Movement category – don’t think of it as exercise, think of every movement your body does all day long, as well as night!
So, over the past few days, a couple of slight mishaps and a whole lot of fun have brought a new round of mindfulness into my movement practices. But first, a little background. 슠I think I’ve mentioned before that I was a competitive swimmer as a youth. 슠 I swam…
I don’t know where you live, but here in Columbus, where the Mudlife Crisis family lives, it’s cold and snowy. 슠My wife, who’s originally from Texas, has accustomed herself to the cold to a point where she’s just happy to see temperatures in the positive column. 슠So that’s saying something.…
And no, I’m not talking about working out on your lunch hour, I’m talking about stopping what you’re doing during the day, getting up out of your chair (or stepping back from the keyboard if you’re at a standing desk) and doing a few reps of a couple of exercises!…
The Tough Mudder race has been releasing its newest bunch of obstacles via video recently,슠and there are some doozies coming for us this year! 슠They started the hype in early January with this video: and pumped up the volume a bit with this: And now, videos for all the new…
Jack Lalanne, the amazing health pioneer of the 50s through the 80s (and beyond, naturally, as his legacy is ongoing), was famous for saying (about aging) “The reason that you can’t do what you used to do, is because you stopped doing it.” 슠He was referring to the myth that…
Saturday was a nice, cold, brisk morning here in Columbus and I decided to head out to our local obstacle race슠practice course at Scioto-Audobon MetroPark here in town. 슠I brought along my video camera to show you what can be done, even when it’s cold out. 슠And, possibly even more…
… but that doesn’t mean it’s time to stop moving! 슠The winter months are a place where lots of natural training mavens can slack off a bit. 슠It’s harder to get out and do what needs to be done, and especially given the weather we’re currently having here in Ohio…
You’ve probably heard the saying “variety is the spice of life.” 슠The creator of that saying knew what he was talking about, without a doubt. I’m in the middle of a great book right now: Move Your DNA: Restore Your Health Through Natural Movement슠by Katy Bowman, M.S. (as I mentioned…
A few months ago, I switched from my normal sitting desk in my cube to a standing desk. Basically, I accomplished this by pulling one of the overhead cabinets in the cube off and setting it on the desk, and putting my monitors, keyboard, and mouse on top of it.…
