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Although frequent and sometimes debilitating, exercise associated muscle cramps (EAMC) have been poorly understood by the scientific and medical community for years. Many of the theories about EAMC have been from anecdotal evidence, not controlled studies.
Dehydration-Electrolyte Imbalance...
Please enjoy this re-print of an article I wrote for mountain flyer magazine a few years back, original article.
Lying on the couch with fresh stitches in my thigh, as the ice pack begins to drip, my head is spinning from the pain medication. The sun is shining and I can see the...
Use your time in the gym to improve your structural alignment, not ingrain poor posture and compensated movement patterns.
Starting Position
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A staggered stance (1-2 feet apart) accommodates wider hips and larger dumbbells.
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The head, shoulders and hips are vertically aligned with the belly...
Your thoughts and internal dialogue creates your reality and influences your attitude, behavior, and outcomes. Take a moment to notice what is going through your mind right now as you start reading this article. You might be saying … I really should be working and not reading this...
The messages you hear about aging and your physical body are very negative, provoking fear and dread of advancing years. You are bombarded with ads about drugs, surgery and the latest technology that can make you younger. Aging is inevitable! How you age though, is within your control.
What do...
Use your time in the gym to improve your structural alignment, not ingrain poor posture and compensated movement patterns.
Starting Position
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Hand position on the bar is wide enough to create a 90 degree angle from the wrist to the elbow to the shoulder at the top of the exercise.
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Linear line...
As human beings the outcome of all our actions is to meet our emotional needs. The motivational speaker, Tony Robbins, reminds us that we have everything we need. It is the way we go about achieving our needs that can be empowering or destructive. Often these needs reside on a...
In case you missed my article in the Los Alamos Daily Post it is reprinted below.
Sports and exercise shouldn't hurt. For many of us, though, moving our bodies creates symptoms of pain. Consequently, the circle of activities available to us shrinks and we move less. And the less we...
The Stress-Response and Relaxation Response are opposite pathways of our autonomic nervous system. When one is engaged the other is inhibited. The Stress-Response activates the sympathetic nervous system while the Relaxation Response empowers the parasympathetic nervous system. The image...
Flow is the state of optimal experience when the body and mind are pus
hed to the limit to complete a difficult task. It is these moments that bring us happiness and fulfillment in our lives.
Flow is an intrinsic experience of our own making that is not dependent on outside factors. It is a source...
"Human beings are the only species of life which has the capability of interfering with its own growth. The human being tends to block this natural process by doubting his potential. He believes that if he can't do something right away it's because the potential isn't there."
-Fritz Perls, father...
