Fitness
16 posts
In this Moment Where All Things are Possible!
On perception, attention, and the gap between an event and our response, drawing on Jack Canfield, Isaac Lidsky, and Jon Kabat-Zinn.
Why Worry: You Have a Creative Spirit
A scientifically grounded argument against worrying, turning worry around into positive visualization, from Martin Rossman to David Steindl-Rast on gratitude.
Body Rhythms: Everything in the Universe Moves in Waves
How in sync is our lifestyle with our natural rhythms? From Irving Dardik's wave theory and heart rate variability to Rushkoff's neurotransmitter cycles.
Does Yoga Give You Firm Buttocks or Self-Realization?
The objective of yoga is Self-Realization, not firm buttocks. On focus, attention, and mindfulness as steppingstones to knowing yourself.
Self-Care in this Time of Sheltering in Place
A call to mindfulness hidden inside a familiar phrase, with breathing techniques, guided meditation, shaking, and dry brushing to steady the body and mind.
What is Your Somatotype?
How your body type shapes your workout style and yoga preferences, from the Sheldon somatotypes to the Ayurvedic doshas.
Mindfulness is Developed Many Ways
A demanding Hot Pilates class becomes a lesson in mindfulness, and how the same focus we corral during hard exercise can be brought to a walk to the car.
Do the Math
What we can measure, we can manage. On step counts, pedometers, and mapping a road to your fitness goals, 10,000 steps at a time.
What Are You Planning for 2013? Changes, Adventures, Status Quo?
Resolutions and the science of change, from the five stages of change to habit loops, cues and rewards, and the quiet power of self-efficacy.
What Makes You Feel at Home in the World?
A Thanksgiving meditation on gratitude and the question of where we truly live, prompted by Rob Brezsny's invitation to list the ways life delights us.
Plentiful
The Mediterranean diet may protect the aging brain. A raw zucchini salad and a pesto from an Italian cooking class at Cavallo Point, plus a nudge to move.
The Core: Still Have Questions?
Beyond crunches. Meet the Power House, the three muscles of the core, and a standing weighted routine to strengthen your trunk in real movement.
Nutrition: I Have a Good Diet, I Eat Pretty Well
What does "eating well" really mean? The six tastes of the Ayurvedic system, the discovery of umami, and why a well-rounded diet keeps changing its flavors.
Einstein Said, Insanity is Doing the Same Thing...
Altering your routine can open new vistas. Small ways to do something different this week in your workouts and your food, plus a colorful roasted pepper recipe.
What Motivates You to Exercise?
A client story about working out smart instead of hard, finding your sustainable heart rate "sweet spot," and why it is not as simple as calories in, calories out.
Do Fitness and Relaxation Go Together?
You bet. Why fitness is the ability to respond rather than react, the science of stress hardiness, and Herbert Benson's Relaxation Response.