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Balance

Yesterday, I wrote about my reasons for prescribing healthy lifestyle fixes at this time. And, if you don’t know why I’m talking about time management while the world is burning, please read that blog first. The first Basic Lifestyle Guideline (BLG) I’m going to write about is “Balance”. To quote the OPEX folks: “There areContinue reading “Balance”

Getting Down the Basics

Whoa. Phew. The world looks even scarier today than it has for the past several months. We thought a COVID-19 lockdown was difficult enough, but how about a war on the streets? Deep breaths… Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. So, what would I have others do unto me inContinue reading “Getting Down the Basics”

After the Lockdown

As the lockdowns around the world slowly come to an end, we will all be getting back to work and back in the gym. What does that mean for your fitness journey? Back to Work This was the image I found yesterday, telling me that Skagit County was not yet eligible to move into “phase 2”Continue reading “After the Lockdown”

A Fitness Optimist

I’ve been reflecting on how much fitness has changed in my lifetime, and how awesome that is. The other day on Instagram, I saw a video of an athlete in her 20s doing a tough gymnastics workout on playground equipment and it warmed my heart. When I was doing that stuff 17 years ago, peopleContinue reading “A Fitness Optimist”

Re-Examining Priorities

This is the time to re-examine your priorities: think deeply about your goals, analyze your values, understand why you want to achieve what you want to achieve, re-assess your abilities, and strategize about how to get from where you are now to where you want to be. Why this time? Because lots of reasons. TheContinue reading “Re-Examining Priorities”

Returning From Injury

Getting injured is already tough because of the physical pain and impairment from daily activities, but it’s even more tough mentally when it derails your training plans and recreation. So, recovery from an injury can be a pretty emotionally devastating process when you take all that together. One of the keys to successful recovery, then,Continue reading “Returning From Injury”

Memorial for what?

I stare at a blank page, unsure what to write today. I usually plan blogs ahead of time, but I don’t have anything planned for today. It’s Memorial Day. I figure I should write about that, right? You could say that the discussion of Memorial Day has nothing to do with the topic of healthContinue reading “Memorial for what?”

Reasons to Move

Why do we even exercise? I mean, why do you exercise? What are your reasons to move? I’ve been thinking a lot about this question lately and I can come up with a bunch of good reasons to move: Because you can Because it’s fun Because it’s the right thing to do Because it’s goodContinue reading “Reasons to Move”

Home Gym Essentials: A Coach

I’ve talked about the things in the gym (floor, weights, bars to hang from, machines, blender, books), and about the parts of yourself you use in the gym (brain, body), but now it’s time to talk about the support system that helps you navigate this world of exercise, plans your workouts, nutrient intake, and behavioral changes, andContinue reading “Home Gym Essentials: A Coach”

Applied Metaphysics

What does that even mean? “Meta” is a Greek prefix that means “beyond” or “behind”, referring to something transcendent. “Physics” refers to the physical world. “Metaphysics” is the philosophy of existence. When I talk about “Applied Metaphysics”, I’m talking about the practice of bringing things into existence: using the powers of the mind to changeContinue reading “Applied Metaphysics”