Was there anything worse than a coach making you stretch before practice? It seemed awful and a waste of time when you were young and supple. Reaching down and touching your toes was hardly a task back when you were in the prime of your life. You could probably run a mile with little effort and get out of bed …
Have you heard the term biohacking but aren’t quite sure what it means? Like most people nowadays, you know the term hack because someone hacked your email or Facebook page. Recently, hackers attacked a major U.S. oil pipeline, beef supplier, and T-Mobile, holding their data for ransom. “Why on earth would I want to hack my body and brain? I have enough trouble remembering …
You love salt. You crave salt. Salt, more specifically sodium, is a vital human nutrient. We’ve depended on salt for the very survival of our species and as a foundation of civilization. Why do we now think of salt as harmful? History of salt Anthropologists believe the use of salt originated long before its recorded history, dating back to around …
Do your goals feel more like dreams? Does it seem like whatever the plan, your focus wanes after the initial excitement, and then the next shiny object grabs your attention? Having the right strategy is the best way to reach your goals. Have you employed micro-strategies yet? “There’s only one way to eat an elephant: one bite at a time.” – …
Do you know how to breathe? Of course, you do. You’ve been breathing all your life. But, are you breathing correctly and maximizing the benefits of oxygen and carbon dioxide? That’s right, the evil carbon dioxide that causes global warming is as indispensable to life as oxygen. Did you know that the average man takes 17,000 breaths per day and …
When you read the headline, do you think, “caffeine is harmless,” or does the word addiction give you pause? Many Americans believe that caffeine is vital to their daily functioning but don’t go as far as labeling their habit as an addiction. Isn’t anything that you regularly consume and suffer the effects of withdrawal an addiction? Okay, maybe you’re of …
As we get a little longer in the tooth, our dreams of looking like a fitness magazine cover model slowly fade as our waistline expands. Let’s be honest, that dream had about as much of a chance as becoming a billionaire and flying into space on the company rocket. So, what does fit look like for a man over 50? …
How many times has your doctor told you to protect yourself from the sun? If you’re over 50, you likely spent a large part of your life working and playing in warm rays of sunshine. What changed over the last twenty or thirty years that, like almost everything else, suddenly the sun is bad for you? As kids, if the …
Did you check yourself out in the mirror this morning? We bet you probably did. It’s also fair for us to assume that you found a bit of dissatisfaction with the image staring back. Maybe it was not as fit as you’d like with a few more wrinkles and hair popping up in places it’s not supposed to grow. Do …
