Tag: habits
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Conventional Wisdom and Its Discontents The fitness and weight-loss worlds are full to the brim of “do this! not that!” advice, “one true way"s, and weirdly counterintuitive claims. Here are some closer looks, a little math, and some ways to separate the general strategies (like "eat less, move more”) from the day-to-day tactics that make…
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5-Minute Meals Without Processed Food Well, OK, deli meats and peanut butter can be pretty processed, but mostly these are simple, whole foods. Women’s Health published this nice collection of simple meals, either just sliced together or cooked in one pan. The key to making this work is already having the ingredients on hand, so…
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Exercise and food have both spawned dizzying gadget and gear industries, with product reviews in their millions all over the Web. Fortunately, you don’t require much gear to improve your eating and exercise habits, but a few things can help nudge you in the right direction and keep you accountable to your goals. How Does…
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Exercise Keeps Us Young The New York Times has a nice discussion of an article just published in the Journal of Physiology, “An investigation into the relationship between age and physiological function in highly active older adults” (full article available at the journal’s page). This study looked at a mix of laboratory and other “internal”…
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Getting Comfortable with Gym Going You don’t have to join a gym to get more exercise in your life, but you may find it helps you by providing a “third place” with fewer distractions from the work at hand, access to classes or trainers, or just the external nudge of knowing you paid money so…
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More Kettlebell Fun So you’ve got the kettlebell basics down, and you’re looking for more options. Check out this list from Greatist of 22 kettlebell moves. The list includes a mix of traditional kettlebell movements and other movements that are also familiar to dumbbell and barbell users. Kettlebells are versatile equipment — and easier to…
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New Year, New Resolutions Or the same resolutions again, as the case may be! Here are a few articles from the past year about setting goals in a way that helps you succeed. I’ll be running a couple of more collections like this in the coming week. Set Good Short-term Goals — concrete, simple, accountable,…
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Nine Simple Weight-Loss Tips People who are successful in making long-term changes to their bodies are different from other people. Mostly, they are more mindful — they are more aware of what they eat and their activity. Tara Parker-Pope famously argued in a New York Times aricle, “The Fat Trap,” that their diligence is onerous…
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Sleepless in America National Geographic produced this documentary about the hazards of sleep deprivation, available online. Sleep helps regulate our hunger, gain benefits from our exercise, and remember what we have learned. And modern Western society has conspired against healthful sleep by making light and food constantly available, as well as requiring people to work…