Some Biochemistry of Nose Breathing
In “The Health Benefits of Nose Breathing,” Ruth Allen (Behavioral Medicine Practitioner) writes: It has been estimated that approximately one third of people don’t breathe …
Science
Some Physics of Jumping
In “Jumping From a Height,” someone in the physics department at MIT wrote a good analysis of jumping and landing for a Physics 8.01X class …
Valsalva: Usually, But Not Always
In “The Valsalva & Stroke” (10 Sept 2013, Starting Strength), Jonathon Sullivan, MD, PhD, SSC, writes: Athletes who engage in serious, programmatic, heavy resistance training …
Exercise Standards
We should not measure our exercise and movement only in terms of calories and weight. That is limiting and confining. We should also measure in …
Move For Health — and Cognition
We need to move more and sit less. We need to think on our feet. In “What Nobody Is Telling You About Natural Movement & …
Science Right and Wrong
What is usually called “the scientific method“ is a platonic delusion. Real science is the conceptualization of and generalization about the things, actions, and causes …
Move Well, Move Much
If you workout In a gym, sweet. Gyms have some benefits. But have you had any complex movement today? if not, up your game and …
Just Sleep
Good stuff. Give it a listen. Sleep is a necessity for even basic function, never mind optimal function. It is neither optional nor dispensable. (And …
Environment Matters For Us Humans
Life, including the human, is conditional. Our lives have requirements and occur in a biological context. We have a specific, objective nature. We need species-appropriate …
Got biology?
Physics and chemistry are lifeless. Biology matters. It’s what survival is about. And it’s what education needs to be based on; it’s what makes education …