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new years – finding your new viscious cycle

admin — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 13:01:32 +0000

New Years is about resolutions, and everyone is talking about how fit they’re going to be in the new year. I’m all for it. Here’s some more food for thought.

In this Scientific American piece – Eat Exercise & Be Merry keeping a weekly journal of what you have to be grateful for, seemed to help folks in the study exercise more and keep a positive attitude. I would agree that thinking positively leads you to be more optimistic, and try a little harder, and that leads you to push a little more in your workouts, which in turn will give you better results.

So putting yourself into a little positive feedback loop, a viscious cycle turned on end if you will, doesn’t sound like such a bad idea for the new year!

PERF – produce, exercise, relaxation & fiber

admin — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 13:00:50 +0000

Interesting article over at www.lifehacker.com discusses monitoring your own health in between doctor checkups.

Among some of the other interesting points in the article are to check your urine color – ie check your hydration, check your sleepiness, monitor your heartbeat after exercise. The PERF acronym is to remind people to get produce (fruits and veggies), exercise, relaxation (laughter and fun time for 15 minutes…) and fiber (beans, grains, you know the drill)…

Think PERF To Monitor Your Health.

Blue Zones – recipes for healthy living

admin — Mon, 11 May 2009 13:00:08 +0000

Sanjay Gupta talks with Dan Buettner author of The Blue Zone: Lessons for Living Longer From the People Who’ve Lived the Longest. A blue zone is a place around the globe with a disproportionately long living population, and Buettner goes to these places to study what makes them different. His three rules: 1. eat a mostly plant based diet 2. Regular low-intensity exercise 3. Invest in Family and Friends

Jack Lalanne Talks About Diet & Exercise

admin — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 13:00:35 +0000

This guy is a recent discovery for me. He’s old school, we’re talking b/w 50’s old school. He’s great. Talks about how to “Stop being so Tired”… Exercise, right calories + diet, and reduce your tension. Wise words for any generation!

training and the over-obsessed

admin — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 13:00:48 +0000

There’s an interesting article in the NY Times talking about how obsessed people can get in their training. For Those Not Running, Training Can Be Just As Taxing.

One guy is a running-obsessed husband who despite his family being a bit cash strapped, buys a new $900 electronic muscle stimulator. His wife is understandably frustrated. Another guy trains triathalons and never has time for his wife.

To be sure there are a few rare ones who are that obsessed, but for the rest of us, we have to keep pushing!!