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The Path To Wellbeing
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With the abundance of self-help resources available today (more than at any other time) on so many health and wellness topics, why aren’t we thriving as a nation?
This is the essence of the question Garret Kramer posed to start his presentation, “Why Stillpower Always Works Better Than Willpower...
In case you missed my article in The Weekly Sun of the Wood River Valley (pdf) or the Los Alamos Daily Post it is reprinted below.
When we hurt we often assume the worst. We become afraid and tentative with our bodies, telling ourselves that this much pain indicates major damage and will require a ...
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Do you fear. . .
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Injuring your body or suffering pain while participating in sports or activity (e.g. cycling, walking, cooking, weight lifting, gardening…)?
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Losing your job and having to relocate?
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Being last or not finishing an athletic event you have signed-up for?
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In the past few wee...
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.
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Dehydration-Electrolyte Imbalance Theor...
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 mountains from my ...
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 be
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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 … I don’t talk to ...
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 you ...
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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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 subconscious/unconscio...
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 move, the harder...
