Dynamic Warm-ups Created inNewsletter Library In a common occurrence, you bend over to pick up the pencil you inadvertently dropped on the floor. Or you bend over to pick up the soap bar that has slipped through your fingers in the shower. Or you bend over to lift a bag of groceries out of your…

Yoda and Yoga Created inNewsletter Library,Healthy Tips In the film classic “The Empire Strikes Back,” the iconic Jedi master Yoda inscrutably refers to “the Force” during training sessions with his disciple, Luke Skywalker. Yoda informs Luke that he “must feel the Force around you.” Yoda himself is frequently seen assuming what may only be described…

The Quest for Strong Abs Created inNewsletter Library,Exercise & Fitness The abs rule. As a result of this not-so-subtle imperative, a flat abdominal musculature is one of the primary goals of all exercise programs. Flat abdominals have great aesthetic appeal, not only to the “owner” of those abs, but also to the person’s spouse or…

The Skating Rink Created inNewsletter Library,Exercise & Fitness In his 1856 journal, the great American philosopher and naturalist Henry David Thoreau wrote, “I love the winter, with its imprisonment and its cold, for it compels the prisoner to try new fields and resources.” Thoreau, a fearless explorer of inner and outer landscapes, welcomed opportunities to…

Your Own Personal Trainer Created inNewsletter Library,Exercise & Fitness Back in the day, there were no personal trainers. If you needed to learn how to exercise, you got a subscription to one of a few well-known “muscle magazines” and read several issues from cover to cover. Then you joined a “Y” and began to discreetly…

Yoga, Cardio, or Strength Training? Created inNewsletter Library,Exercise & Fitness Which type of exercise is right for me? Is lifting weights going to give me the best result? Maybe I should concentrate on running – that will really help to strengthen my heart. What about yoga – everyone says yoga is good for flexibility. All…

Yoga – The New Fitness Created inNewsletter Library,Exercise & Fitness Every five years or so a new fitness craze sweeps through the culture. Television news anchors blather on about the latest, greatest exercise programs. Newspapers and magazines publish features in their Sunday sections, filled with pictures of glistening, glowing, glamorous celebrities hard at work on…

When Bad Things Happen to Good Exercisers Created inNewsletter Library,Injury Rehab & Prevention “There I am,” a very fit patient is saying, “out on my five-mile run, motoring my way up a steep incline. Suddenly, I feel a throbbing pain in the middle of my right shin. Oh, no, I think, not again.” As things…

Walking as a Lifestyle Choice Created inNewsletter Library,Staying Motivated Everyone knows he or she “should” be doing regular exercise, but most people have not exercised in so many years that they don’t know where to begin. As a result, people start and stop various training programs and routines. They join gyms, buy workout clothes, spend…