Some Pastors imply you aren’t praying hard enough to heal your mental health. They suggest asking God to fix your mental struggles, and it will be done. There’s also the gym-bro mindset that suggests you should focus on crushing your … Read More
Fitness
Progress Happens One Rep at a Time
Do you find yourself peeking back at your past and marveling or horrified at your progress? A while ago, I was an asshole who didn’t take any responsibility for my actions, and got wasted and stayed out all hours of the … Read More
Why Health and Fitness Really Matter
Here are some definitions of health and fitness to pay attention to. Please read carefully. Health: Is “a state of optimal physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease.” (1) Fitness: The condition of being physically … Read More
Aging Disgracefully
When you’re young, you cannot wait to be older; when you’re getting old, you long for the days when you were young. That’s the thing about aging; when we’re young, we want to speed it up, and when we’re older, … Read More
Your Health Bank Account
I’d say that almost everybody wants a healthy bank account. Opening your bank statement online or by mail and seeing that you have money to cover life’s expenses with a bit extra for ‘fun’ provides a sense of security. Financial … Read More
5 Exercises For Better Health
When you’re getting after it ( you do go to the gym?), you’re thinking entirely about your health, right? Yeah, I thought so, but if you’re anything like me, you think about moving, feeling, and looking better. Health, well, it’s … Read More
9 Ninja Tips And Tricks For Improved Fitness
I’m not skilled in the Japanese art of ninjutsu or a person who excels in a particular skill unless breaking things is a skill. Here, I’m referring to how ninjas operate: quiet, stealthy, and in the background. You don’t know they are there … Read More
You Can Have It All, But Not All At Once
Don’t you love those ‘professional lifestyle gurus’ who tell you you can have it all: a house, family, money, fame, fortune, friends, and yadda yadda? It would be nice to have it all, but that is rarely the case because … Read More
The Forgotten Role of Mobility Training
I didn’t realize I needed more mobility training until it was too late. I was standing over a barbell, about to do a Sumo deadlift, thinking I had covered everything. Besides lacking technique, I lacked the hip mobility to hinge … Read More