This article says much more eloquently (and from a man’s perspective no less) what I have long felt about “fitpiration” photos: reembody.me/2013/09/10/the-6-most-shockingly-irresponsible-fitspiration-photos Interestingly enough, however, what resonated with me today was point 4, know your limits. I thought I KNEW. “The trick is to know your limits. Pain is helpful in this regard. Of course, there’s…
Tag: health
Omega-3 Mania: New Fish Oil from SFH + Discount
You know how there are those things you know you should be doing but you don’t always do? Floss, vacuum more frequently, call a friend back … ok, maybe that’s just me. I’m also exceptionally terrible at taking vitamins, so much so that when I put them out on my counter as a reminder they still…
Austin: Best Dog-Friendly Places
Call it the coolest job ever: blogger Will Kearney and his Rhodesian Ridgeback Mr. Eko are traveling the country for Purina’sPetcentric.com blog Marking Our Territory. They stopped over in Austin during SXSW and awarded the following places with their “Best of Petcentric Places” awards. I have to say, I’m jealous of the job and I more or less agree…
Investigative Medicine: Chris Kresser
Chris Kresser is a licensed acupuncturist and practitioner of integrative medicine. From his site: How do I work with patients? I am primarily a “health detective”. I help people struggling with chronic, complex illnesses that haven’t been able to find help anywhere else. Like all detectives, I use a variety of tools in my investigations, including…
Walk it Out
Confession: part of the reason I wanted to get a dog was so that I’d always have to exercise. Even if it wasn’t running, I’d need to take the poor thing out for a walk from time to time (then I got a house with a backyard … theory shot … then I moved to…
Around the Fitness Horn: Dang it’s been awhile
It’s been awhile since I’ve done a roundup, but some dang good stuff came out in the past few days. Check it: The always-awesome Sage Burgener takes on CrossFit psychology. Love love love. I’m lucky enough to live in Nature’s Garage Gym, so I get to be outside, playing, and mastering bodyweight exercises, all the…
My Favorite Places
For an advisory position I’m fulfilling this coming week (more about that later!), I had to list my favorite places. As I sat down with both Austin and Aspen categories, I realized that the majority of my fave places are fitness-and-outdoors-related. No surprise, right? In Aspen: Bleeker Street, King Yoga, Rio Grande Trail, Jimmy’s, and…
Raw Milk Update: The FDA’s Response
Dear Madame: Thank you for writing to the FDA to express your views concerning the agency’s recent enforcement action against Rainbow Acres Farm in Kinzers, Pennsylvania. In taking this action, FDA was fulfilling its mandate under federal law passed by Congress which prohibits the sale of unpasteurized milk in U.S. commerce. This decades-old prohibition is based on…
Austin: Giveaway! Tix to Advance Screening of Forks Over Knives
“The answer is so simple it’s criminal: people starting to take responsibility for their health.” This trailer is for FORKS OVER KNIVES, a film examining the profound claim that most, if not all, of the degenerative diseases that afflict us can be controlled, or even reversed, by rejecting our present menu of animal-based and processed foods*. *You know that…
Mental Health WOD: Do Nothing for 2 Minutes
Have you guys seen this site yet? How awesome is this? http://www.donothingfor2minutes.com/ Meditation at the computer. Get it where you can!