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ATTENTION WOMEN: How Much Fat is Enough?
Yeah, guys can read this too. But for women, it’s critical. In the first three months of every year, the media slams us with images of women in bikinis who look like they just squeaked through puberty.
Continue readingA Primer on Priming from a World Class Runner
I’ve talked about and taught the importance of priming – using movement to loosen the body, warm up the joints, tendons, muscles, and ligaments (as opposed tostatic stretching) prior to training
Continue readingThe Paradox Of Body Image
People exercise or “workout” for lots of reasons. I conducted a survey s few years ago and found there were five main reasons: Positive health (to have a healthy body) Strength and
Continue readingIs This the New Cigarette?
If you watch the AMC show, MadMen, you’ve probably noticed that in nearly every scene, someone is smoking. Back then, in the 50’s and 60’s, it was cool to smoke. Hip. Gave you something
Continue readingQuestion about P90X
“Recently, I’ve begun doing P90X. I’m 57 and a former distance runner who has stayed in relatively good shape, although I now have osteoporosis. I’m seeing good results from this new
Continue readingWhy Exercise is the Ultimate Recycling Service
Once a week, I dump a large plastic bin full of paper, cardboard, bottles, and plastic into an even larger trash container and shuttle it out to the street. The City of Austin provides a great recycling
Continue readingMaster This Movement For A Stronger You
This article is about how to use the squat as a drill to improve trunk, hip, and leg strength. Take my advice and get this down before you try adding much weight to the movement. The extra weight will
Continue readingKeep Your Back Feeling Good With This Exercise
What should you do to keep your back healthy and feeling good? Especially if you have a history of back trouble? Or do you really need to do any at all? Could you just ignore the extra effort and
Continue readingThe One Thing You Can Do To Dramatically Improve Your Diet
….if you want to lose the excess body fat, reduce your risk of Type II Diabetes, and generally feel better. There’s a growing body of research that strongly suggests that this one thing, one
Continue readingHow Often Are You Dancing?
Truth be told, only in the privacy of my music room…alone…in the dark. I think my dancing is best summarized by this: But, there’s a solution. These. These are pair of shoes that a parent
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