Every day, I post up photos of my whiteboard on Instagram (@nicnakis). These are my workout logs, and sometimes they say something about Yoga. What do I get out of Yoga and why have I been practicing it for 25 years? Mental Practice I guess it starts with learning: learning strange names and words andContinue reading “Why Do I Mess With Yoga?”
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Learn Something New Every Day
When we were kids, my brother and I created a lot of personal rules and orders. I’ve talked in this blog about our personal “health code” that we developed. There were many other vows, restrictions, and challenges we put on ourselves. For example, my brother vowed to make a new friend every day, and IContinue reading “Learn Something New Every Day”
Do I Need to Learn to Use Myofascial Release Tools?
If you’re doing it right, you won’t have to learn how to use this. Here’s a common question that I get: “Should I buy a foam roller?” And the answer, of course, is, “It depends.” For most of my clients, I would say no, they don’t need to buy a foam roller. If they’re sleepingContinue reading “Do I Need to Learn to Use Myofascial Release Tools?”
Time in the Trenches
Sometimes I meet people who have just gotten into CrossFit and they’re super gung-ho about it. (Or maybe they found CrossFit 5 years ago). They’ve watched a ton of stuff on YouTube and watched the CrossFit Games, maybe read a bunch of CrossFit Journal articles. They think know everything and they are unwilling to listenContinue reading “Time in the Trenches”
The George Floyd Rebellion: Killings, Race, Police, and Protests
Apart from COVID, this was the other major disturbance of 2020 (*so far). When I saw the internet explode into stories about police killings of black people, and saw the news about protests beginning all over the world, I at first attempted to avoid the whole thing. I have a very complex relationship to raceContinue reading “The George Floyd Rebellion: Killings, Race, Police, and Protests”
History Lessons
This week, I’m aggregating blogs around certain topics. This is helpful to me to see what I’ve written about and how they all fit together. I think it will be useful to you as a reader as well, because you’ll have an easier time finding blogs on similar topics. Today’s list is all blogs aboutContinue reading “History Lessons”
SMART, FIT, AND CLEAN 