Tag: exercise
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Happy Thanksgiving! Thanksgiving came a day early in our house, so today there’s not much on the agenda besides running a Turkey Trot and running the dishwasher! Whether you are celebrating with friends or family (or time-shifting in your household, too), have a happy Thanksgiving! Enjoy the food and the company (and maybe try to…
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Kettlebells! Kettlebells are wonderful exercise equipment. They are relatively small and easy to store, and that makes them seem expensive for what they are (not taking up much space!), but they are a steal compared to a treadmill or a Bowflex, and they offer a great workout that combines strength and cardio conditioning. You can…
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Now THAT’s an Active Commute Pull-ups and chin-ups are advanced bodyweight moves that make many people’s lists of Blue Sky Goals — "I’d love to be able to, but I don’t think it will ever happen.“ They are doable! Check out these options for pull-up progressions: — Nick Janvier’s Start Bodyweight has several progressions available, including…
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A Range of Human Excellence We have a fairly narrow general idea of what “in shape” looks like — generally slim, at least from the hips down, with strong cultural ideas about how men and women “should” look. And few people have a clear sense of performance needs separate from looks. In Athlete, Howard Schatz…
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What’s Your Sport? Here is a fun little tool from the UK’s National Health Service. It says “Olympic sport” in the title (I think it was developed as part of London 2012), but it’s really about exercise more generally. This tool asks you some questions about your interests and invites you to do a couple…
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Yoga Modifications for Larger Bodies Yoga is a wonderful practice. It’s easy to do in lots of different settings. In most cities, there are classes readily available. It offers a range of activities from simple beginner movements to remarkable feats of strength and balance. Almost everyone who attends a yoga class for the first time…
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Building Yourself Up and Tearing Yourself Down This t-shirt celebrates the classic post-race free food for the participants: a table loaded with bananas. Sometimes they have bagels, too, usually several different flavor options. But more races are offering post-race parties with beer, and some are even organized around true junk food. The Krispy Kreme Challenge,…
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Use What You Have Available I’m not 100% sure what this raccoon’s plan is, but sometimes we have to improvise when we want to stay active. It’s not always obvious how to get started, though, so take a look at Mark Lauren’s bodyweight training. The sales pitch is a little aggressive, but Lauren’s You Are…
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Safety Around Dogs Exercising outdoors — or even just walking somewhere — can have risks, and almost every runner has at least one story (usually many more) about being chased by a dog. I have noticed that people whose off-leash dogs chase and jump up onto strangers are often very quick to say “Oh he’s…