They say that most men overestimate their looks and most women do the opposite I did not grow up handsome or with a particularly aesthetically pleasing body. I knew this because I saw how good looking young men were fawned over as I grew up. That certainly was NOT something I experienced hence the unmitigated …
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I’ve written plenty about exercise over the years, but as with many things, the information, facts and approaches change. This is why there will never be an end to gadgets, programs and “new” ways of thinking. Honestly, I just describe a good portion of my life in just about every venue that makes life worth …
In attempts to uplift I have felt the “collective energy” floundering. How you deal with things is not up to me, only you. I like to inspire as in to take a deep breath in and “fill up” people but of course Yin and Yang says expiration must follow. But hey! You can always take …
Having just returned from the Great White North and having met some “old” friends and some new ones as well I have a different perspective on “Youngness” now that I want to share with you. But first a reminder: There is a test for your Biologic Age that is based on solid science and reproducible …
I had a really interesting discussion/evaluation with a patient the other day. His primary interest was stem cells and TA-65 but we got to talking about some common symptoms he was experiencing that he had questions about. “Doc first why do I need to stretch and do the tissue mobilization stuff every morning? I wake up stiff …
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A few weeks ago I wandered back to our local running club. I hadn’t been there in over 5 years mainly because I no longer consider running the main stay of my fitness routine. I still do it, just not the excess I used to (125km). It was a lot of fun to see some …
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Ok taking a break from the nutrition and supplements to give you some free advice on your workouts. I am not sure if you’ve noticed how the exercise prescription keeps evolving but it kinda parallels the drug recommendations e.g. more and more and more! The current recommendation is for 50 minutes 5 X a week …
High Intensity Interval Training has been the subject of much research and debate over the past decade or so. (I will abbreviate it as HIIT from now on). I have to credit my friend Phil Campbell for bringing back the concept to modern eyes a decade or more ago with his books Ready Set Go!, …
Ok we visited the dream world and the real world in Part 1. Now let’s get to some specifics. If you are middle aged and American, or at least “Western” you probably are overweight. I hope you are not but this is a statistical reality. Another statistical reality is you probably sit too much. When …
True Fitness and Personal Bias For My Friends Over 40 Part 2 Read More »
Well my friend it’s time to visit the fitness question again. If you are familiar with my blogs in the past I have weighed in on the “best” kinds of exercises often. The true answer to the “best “question is always “It depends on what you are trying to achieve!” As a brief review, stuff …
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