10 Best Practices for a stronger, healthier you

10 Best Practices for a stronger, healthier you

1. Safety first Stress is a positive force that challenges the body, and in doing so, helps sustain physical resilience and build strength. Strain is an excess of force that causes deformation (including injury). We want to stress the body, but not strain it. ...

Maintain posture

Gravity is one of the many forces of the physical world working against us. It constantly pulls at us. So, pull back. Without doing so, slowly over time your skeletal frame will bend to the will of gravity.  Routinely assess you posture while sitting, standing,...
Monitor personal performance

Monitor personal performance

As the saying goes, what gets measured gets done. So, however you plan to attack learning more, consider a means of tracking your performance. Are you going to read more? Consider the book and page reading metrics in Goodreads. Are you going to study a new language?...
Take pride in the physical you

Take pride in the physical you

Positive feedback in many forms can motivate new behaviors and prompt different decisions. Accordingly, a little bit of personal vanity can be a good thing. Take time to… Look in the mirror and assess improvements made and opportunity areas to be pursued. Stand tall...
Ready to design a more active lifestyle? Try these ideas.

Ready to design a more active lifestyle? Try these ideas.

Thoughts on improving your physical capability are constantly evolving. Consider the following when designing a new and more active lifestyle. Find and use online workout videos/sessions. One solid, perhaps less intimidating, option is www.fitnessblender.com Find and...