Funny how every life experience demands a label these days. In healthcare and fitness circles, complex physical conditions must first be reduced to a pathology with a trendy sounding acronym. That “disease”, and I use the term loosely, astonishingly happens to be best addressed through the use of the products they just happen to be…
Our modern healthcare system is just that. A system. Driven by business concerns and a lot like a visit to Las Vegas. The operation of the system favors the system itself, not the participant. Okay. Probably not news to any of us. As users of healthcare, we can be content with what we get, try…
I freely admit to being an exercise data junkie. Looking for those extra miles, personal records (PR’s), King of the Mountain (KoM) stats to post online. It seems that every workout became an attempt at furthering ones bragging rights. Using portable computers to passively record and publish those emotionally charged numbers for us just makes…
If you have been exercising for the past few years, you likely know how fitness technology has expanded its presence and influence in our workouts. From wearable technology that can track our number of steps, to GPS that can map and track our movements on the globe, tech has really taken hold. While I too…
Have you ever had to make a public speech? A serious situation, right?
Butterflies-in-the-stomach, sweaty palms, sleepless night before. All classic symptoms of stress that thankfully resolve right after the dreaded event.
But what if you had a steady diet of stressors like this every day? Each day piling on more anxiety. You’d think something would have to give.
It does.