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About this blog, in 2013

Once upon a time (in 2007) this blog was written for about 20 people who had taken my certification course, as a way to answer questions, continue education, etc. Then, somewhere along the way, it became popular with people I’d never met. In places I’ve never been. Like Wisconsin. And Bulgaria. Which was both weird and extremely cool. Writing this…read more →

29 Dec, 2012

Alignment, in a sentence.

They say that if you really know your stuff, you can write about it in very concise statements. Well, “They,” I accept that challenge and will attempt to answer the following questions from Facebook in one sentence, keeping in mind that my extensive science training has left absolutely no time to learn what constitutes a run-on-sentence and where it is…read more →

1 Jun, 2012

Kickin' the tires

Question from Amy via Facebook: Have you written about CrossFit anywhere? I know walking is king, and stretching his queen, but I just…just… I want to flip the tires. Just curious about your thoughts on this movement, since it’s gained popularity so fast and seems in line, at least philosophically, with a natural movement lifestyle.

As payment, a limerick: I am…read more →

21 May, 2012

Blogging is the New Cardio.

If you don’t get AARP magazine or if you’ve been avoiding reading the health headlines of almost every major newspaper, you might have missed this: Sitting is the new smoking. The research is in (over the last, like, 30 years), and it says pretty clearly, that the sum total of your other good habits aren’t enough to undo the damage…read more →

4 May, 2012

The "HOW MUCH DO I SIT" Quiz

All answers must be in minutes and should relate to an average day (not that one time you had the day off and took a long walk and forgot to check your email 17 times.) Commute time to and from work: _______ Commute time for kids to after school activities: _______ Sitting a day at work: _______ Sitting eating breakfast,…read more →

29 Mar, 2012
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