Be sure to check out Metaphors of Mind and Money over at the Psy-Fi Blog. It’s a great overall read, but what caught me was the section, “Humans Aren’t Stats”: This probably doesn’t seem like a big deal, but psychology embraced the concept wholeheartedly and great swathes of the subject were suddenly devoted to assuming [...]
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This is primarily a swimming-related piece, but I’m cross-posting it at my other site since it also touches on fitness. In early 2008, the editors over at The Science of Sport did a fantastic two article series on Exercise in the Cold. I’m going to focus on the second part of the series since it [...]
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Mark Sisson has a great extended piece on the “low carb flu,” something most people experience when eliminating grains and sugars from their diet. I recommend you read the whole thing. However, transitioning from a carb-based diet to a fat-based one – while ideal – is not always practical for those of you doing heavy [...]
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For those of you doing higher intensity training (which should be all of you), you may wish to start adding more fresh ginger into your diet. Not only does it taste good, but it also appears to have anti-inflammatory properties. A recent study at the University of Georgia found that daily consumption of ginger (both [...]
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Be sure to check out this new study by the American Chemical Society which details the benefits of “green exercise.” Essentially, just five minutes of exercise out in a natural setting (versus a gym) significantly improves one’s mental health. What I found particularly noteworthy was that the presence of water seemed to play a significant [...]
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I’m very selective when it comes to recommending books. But I think you should definitely check out The Sight Edge by Jeff Olson. The essential point of the book is that if we were to view the sum total of a person’s life choices – be they related to health, finances, or relationships – we [...]
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Here’s a bit of inspiration from “The Godfather of Fitness” to start off your week on a high note! Share
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The good news is that the mainstream fitness community is more aware that the body mass index (BMI) standard for measuring human health is indeed flawed. Check out this blurb over at Livestrong.com which talks about a recent study proposing the waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) as a better measure than BMI for assessing obesity and cardiovascular [...]
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When I wrote on the brown fat phenomenon over a year ago, there was a fair amount of media hype about how activating our stores of brown fat could be the key to triggering effortless weight loss. My conclusion at the time was (and still is) the following: As you can see, these brown fat [...]
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Here’s a cross post from my other site, Power Law Fitness™. It’s a cut-and-paste job right now. I’m experimenting with various plugins that don’t require this, but I have yet to find one that works. So if any of you are WordPress.org mavens, I’d welcome any advice on this! __________________________________________________________ In the “ridiculously obvious but [...]
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