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Philosophy

It takes a different frame of mind to be healthy and happy in the modern world - there's a lot to undo. Here's some advice.

Movement

Conventional Wisdom has weird ideas about how modern humans should move. Let's see what really works!

Food

What we put into our bodies is amazingly important - moreso than the food industry would have you believe. Learn more here.

Family

Having that big "why" is so important to finding your reason for doing things. Your family is one of the best ones.

Community

The people we have around us are vitally important in our growth and happiness. Make sure your community is positive!

Races and Events

Using a race or event as your goal gives you a deadline for your goals - and also gives you a community to rally around with your goals!

Have you ever written your own obituary? I’ve been reading Joe De Sena’s latest book Spartan Up: The Spartan Way: Eat Better. Train Better. Think Better. Be Better (which is outstanding, by the way). In it, he talks about the 10 most important factors in being a successful human being…

Don’t Hold On…If it’s Stressing You Out

I always like it when different parts of my life come together in a common theme or idea. This happened a lot after reading Mark Sisson’s The Primal Connection: Follow Your Genetic Blueprint to Health and Happiness, and comparing it to what I’ve learned via MorningCoach.com. The ways that J.B. Glossinger and…

Go-to Gear for Your Holiday OCR Shopping

We’re coming up on the holiday season. And, at the risk of horrifying all the folks who normally don’t like talking about this stuff till after Halloween, many of us are starting to put together holiday shopping lists and the like. In that spirit, here are some ideas on OCR…

Bye Bye Forum, Hello Facebook Group

I’ve been perusing this idea for a while now, and I think it’s time to get on with it and just pull the trigger. And that trigger is Facebook. I don’t know about the rest of you, but for me it gets very challenging to keep up with a healthy…

How to Change Who You Believe You Are

As many of you know, I have a couple of teenagers in the house. And a common theme among teenagers, it seems, is the search for who they are. Everyone likes to belong to something, and many people do it via beliefs about who they are – and teenagers, as…

Fitness as Preparation, Not the Goal

So it’s been a while. I’ve run a couple of races this year already – the Tough Mudder Kentucky and the Mud Ninja, both of which I will have posts up on in the near future. But I wanted to touch on something today that has been bugging me a…

Rise to the challenge

Create your positive circle

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