From the monthly archives:

December 2009

How economic downturns forge better bodies

December 31, 2009

If you can’t afford to buy your clothes, you learn how to make them, says Peter Bregman of CNN.
Remember last year when gas prices rose to nearly $4 a gallon? Phoenix local news interviewed several people who switched from car to bike for transportation to and from work.
Peter lists several more examples in his article, [...]

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How good are you at the Airport Security Dance?

December 29, 2009

Traveling over the Christmas season, I saw several travelers struggle with the Airport Security Dance. Oh, they understood the procedure. It was trying to get compliance with their bodies to bend, pick up, unzip, untie, retie, rezip, etc.
All these movements are simple and basic, but they were being performed awkwardly. And, that was slowing down [...]

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Stop now and condemn yourself to mediocrity

December 21, 2009

The mind controls the body—the body does not control the mind. Your body can trick you and compel you to stop before you should. Push a little bit more and get major progress.

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The strange thing that cured my allergies (I think)

December 16, 2009
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I think deep breathing has cured my allergies. Of course, there are too many variables to truly ascertain what stopped me from sneezing, wheezing, and getting puffy eyes at particular times of the year, so take that as my disclaimer.
Since deep breathing, however, I’ve felt better and more energetic. I feel like I’m able to [...]

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New stuff added – exercises and routines

December 15, 2009

Take a look at the new routines and exercises section on this site. More to come!

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Overdoing it at the first sign of progress

December 11, 2009

It’s tempting. If a little is good, more must be better. But it’s not.

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In life, and push ups, variety is the spice

December 8, 2009

Hey, exercise can be boring. But there is always a way to spice it up and still get results.

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How to perform the kettlebell snatch

December 6, 2009

The kettlebell snatch is a powerful exercise…when done correctly. Make sure you’re doing it right.

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How to remember everyone’s name at a party

December 3, 2009

Have you ever been introduced to someone and immediately forgotten their name?
Chances are, you weren’t really paying attention.
Some disciplines require  practitioners to consider meeting an individual sacred. That might help you to pay more attention and soak up more of the details of this new person. But, maybe your skill of maintaining attention sucks.
There’s [...]

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