Did you see this article on breast cancer, To Revert Breast Cancer Cells, Give Them the Squeeze? You should read it because it’s important. “We are showing that tissue organization is sensitive to mechanical inputs from the environment at the beginning stages of growth and development,” said principal investigator Daniel Fletcher, professor of bioengineering at Berkeley and faculty scientist at…read more →
Junk Food: Something you eat that provides short-term satisfaction at the expense of long-term health. Junk Movement: A way of moving that provides short-term fitness benefits at the expense of long-term health. Food, like movement is a complicated issue. I hope that by this point in your internet-reading career you understand the difference — at least in principle — between…read more →
I’m spending most of my free time working on my next book, which means blogging time is scarce. I did, however, just take a break from writing to finish a few last minute items for the blog book this week. Yes, the first 4 years of this blog has been edited, organized and indexed so that, very soon, you can…read more →
I’ve heard that saddlebags, a barfy term for a significant lack of lateral hip tone, are a mystery to many — especially those that exercise regularly. The thing is, they’re not mysterious at all, when you consider gait patterning. And. P.S. I have no problem with the appearance of things, thighs included. I do care about lateral hip weakness though,…read more →
Five years ago a man attended a workshop of mine and mentioned a game, supposedly one that was played by Native Americans, to train the senses. I just got around to playing it a month ago. You can see where I am on my to-do list. What you’ll need are: A big open space, preferably outdoors A drum (or a…read more →
