Tag: mindset
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I’m terrible at estimating distances. I’m actually good at it in terms of my goals — my goal with distance exercise is to make sure I get a minimum, and so I always estimate in a way that ends up “over,” sometimes way over. But I get teased from time to time by other people…
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Tips for Smart Snacking — and More Thanksgiving day is over, and the leftovers have been stacked in the refrigerator or sent home with guests. We’re facing the holiday season in earnest: busy schedules, lots of indulgent foods on every surface, and chilly weather all conspiring to make it hard to eat mindfully. Eat Smart,…
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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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Naps at Work: James Hamblin Makes the Case James Hamblin is a physician who reports for The Atlantic magazine. This is a recent video from his series, If Bodies Could Talk. This charming series takes the form of brief interviews with Hamblin, who is awkward and boyish, interspersed with facts about the subject of the…
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What Does It Mean to Be Full? Every once in a while, I see advice like “Only eat when you are hungry,” or “Eat until you are full.” I recently saw my personal favorite: “Eat until you are 70% full.” Although I am not quite as driven in this area as Louis CK describes above,…
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What Is an Empty Calorie? Empty calories are found in simple foods with little to no nutritional value, like chips, candy, or sugary sodas. Empty calories contain energy but are “empty” of nutrients that support our bodies — you may also hear this referred to as “low nutrient density.” Fluffy — like a marshmallow! Many…
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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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Accounting Without Counting One of the most polarizing issues in healthy eating is counting calories. Some people say it’s the ONLY thing that works; other people say it ALWAYS steers you wrong. Whether you find it easy or get anxious just thinking about it, calorie counting is definitely a complex skill. It’s also very hard…