Hey friends,I wanted to dive into your blood pressure question. Because mostly, I’m a nerd So, here…we…go… Why is blood pressure important? It can turn your life expectancy from 76 years old, to 55 years old, with a small difference in blood pressure.A 35 year old with a blood pressure of 120/80 will live on averageContinueContinue reading “High Blood Pressure? Let’s fix it.”
Tag Archives: exercise
Running and Fitness
The fitness community likes to sit on a pedestal. They’ll say 90% of people shouldn’t run. They tell you it’s high impact and bad for you. Or that you can see greater benefit from lifting weights and functionally training your big toe, as long as you track your macros and use PR glue. I setContinueContinue reading “Running and Fitness”
Try Something Difficult – Change Your Life
The fitness world is fraught with inconsistencies. Butter used to be bad. But now it’s good. Eggs are terrible for your cholesterol. But actually it’s not! Squats kill your knees, don’t do them. But actually, do them because you have to every time you poop! It’s a world full of noise. It makes living aContinueContinue reading “Try Something Difficult – Change Your Life”
Intro to Arthritis – Foods that Fight Inflammation
Yoyo!! Today, I bring to you some information to share, about foods that fight arthritis! And not in some magical, wipe away your pain with a wand type of way. But more in a – this food doesn’t cause your inflammatory response to get thrown out of whack – type of way! As an overarchingContinueContinue reading “Intro to Arthritis – Foods that Fight Inflammation”
Volunteered Hardship
In today’s world, we come up with activities to mimic our ancestral struggles. As humans, we’ve evolved to leverage tools and technology to answer the call of inconveniences. Instead of running from bears, we go for a jog or a luxuriously paved hike. Instead of hunting for food, we go to the grocery store. InsteadContinueContinue reading “Volunteered Hardship”
The PPSC and Humility
There is something positively contagious about learning something new. An impulse to open up and share new knowledge with the world. Everyone should know about X, and there is no reason you should not apply X, immediately! Flash forward to when you open your mouth and tell someone (my wife) and you come out soundingContinueContinue reading “The PPSC and Humility”
Why Weight Loss?
There was a morning you woke up, looked in the mirror and decided you didn’t like what you saw. You grab the extra little flab between your thumb and forefinger, wishing for it to magically disappear. You step on the scale, disappointed, as the number stares at you like some kind of toddler taunting youContinueContinue reading “Why Weight Loss?”
I Am Lost and Don’t Know What Exercise to Do! What Type of Exercise is Best for Me?
I sit down to talk to a prospective client. “What are your goals?”, I ask. “I just want to lose weight”, they say. “Why?”, I clap back. “I’ve always been overweight and I hate exercise.” They say. It’s a common obstacle. And every single day, someone will tell me how much they hate something, don’tContinueContinue reading “I Am Lost and Don’t Know What Exercise to Do! What Type of Exercise is Best for Me?”
Heart Rate Response: Conditioning vs. Illness
Hey all! AWESOME DATA on a followup to a post I made a couple of weeks ago. The preceding graphs are tracking resting heart rate. The picture on the left is my own heart rate in the last month. Last weekend, I came down with a non-covid illness. Though not drastic, there is a definiteContinueContinue reading “Heart Rate Response: Conditioning vs. Illness”
Breaking out of a Workout Rut
What are some general reasons people fall into a workout rut? There are so many ways you can fall into a rut with your workouts! One of the most important pieces of the ‘health puzzle’ is integrating a realistic plan at an appropriate intensity. Especially at this time of year, individuals are motivatedContinueContinue reading “Breaking out of a Workout Rut”
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