Oh man, I'm getting messages from the Universe again. Too bad my back had to start aching for me to pay attention. Sometimes we are just not listening. Back in August 2012, I heard Jimmy Moore interview Dr. Joan Vernikos on his Livin' La Vida Low-Carb Show podcast. Dr. Vernikos, the former Director of NASA's … Continue reading Why Being a Sitting Duck Will Kill You
Category: Exercise
Grow Pecs, Ditch the Bra? (TMI warning)
I'm going to start this post off with some oversharing - I hate bras and always have. I'm sure many women secretly agree with me. If you are local to me, please don't stare - I follow convention. Sadly. But there may be hope for people like me. I imagine the French scientist who made … Continue reading Grow Pecs, Ditch the Bra? (TMI warning)
In Praise of the Humble Kettlebell
Confession: I totally love kettlebells. I like walking, I like running, there is definite pleasure to lifting other kinds of weights. I despise all machines, including treadmills and ellipticals. But I LOVE kettlebells. I'm not sure why, but there is something incredibly satisfying to me in swinging a heavy kettlebell. Currently my record is swinging … Continue reading In Praise of the Humble Kettlebell
Running, Again.
Some of the oldest posts on this blog are about running. I have such a love-hate relationship with that activity. I no longer aspire to any kind of distance running (my Primal sources say that's not healthy anyway), but I'm going to run a 5K today. In this blog post from August 2011 I talked … Continue reading Running, Again.
The Core of the Matter
Today I had an FMS test. That stands for Functional Movement Screen, based on the Functional Movement System. It's a method for gauging a person's movements, to see if any of them need correcting. The trainer had me do all kinds of motions while he took measurements and wrote down a score on a form. … Continue reading The Core of the Matter
Running for the Cure
I've been trying to become a runner for quite a few years now - pretty much every summer I pull out my old running books and try to get myself going. I run a couple of times a week for a few weeks and then life interferes and I'm done. Also, I found that I … Continue reading Running for the Cure