Given all the lively press that vaccines and vaccination have been generating lately, I thought another visit to the topic was in order to see what has changed. My stance on the topic has always been (at least since med school) one of healthy skepticism. There is a ton of varying viewpoints and evidence to…
When you think about it, there is a chemistry between time and the athlete. This mixture comes in a variety of forms. Some of these interrelationships occur over the short-term, while others develop over the course of a lifetime. Reflecting on some of the possibilities can be interesting. An Idea During a Workout I do…
As an older athlete, I do try to age gracefully. This is a feat full of puzzlement, disappointment and plenty of detours, but one that ultimately has me asking, “Where DID everybody else go?” Okay, I get it. I am weird. I eat “healthy”, avoid those fun things (junk food, alcohol) that youth forgave until…
Whether getting into shape for the first time, maintaining gains, or peaking for competition, attaining fitness involves lots of rest and recovery too. As athletes, we do tend to focus more on the active aspects of training. Intensity, duration, equipment. Rest and recovery are on the list but not usually highly ranked. I often thought…
I was wondering whether cultivating healthy screen relationships could be an interesting choice for a post. So much of our daily communications are with these apps and nothing seems to be broken. Everything in social media paradise is hunky dory. At least, that is what our screen relationships tell us anyway. Let’s go question some…