Remember when your parents taught you how to crawl? And to walk? And to reach your arm out to grab something? Actually, you don’t…but not because your memory is failing you. You don’t remember because it never happened. I mean, you did those things, but you were never actually taught to do those things. You […]
Remember when your parents taught you how to crawl? And to walk? And to reach your arm out to grab something? Actually, you don’t…but not because your memory is failing you. You don’t remember because it never happened. I mean, you did those things, but you were never actually taught to do those things. You […]
Ever stop to wonder what your knee cap (patella) is there for? It’s somewhat of strange thing to think about–and there’s generally not much reason to until something goes wrong with it, like dislocation or fracture. But despite being a bit of an oddity, its presence is certainly not incidental. Given the remarkable design of […]
Functional Health is about using your body’s design to your advantage, and stretching should be no exception. There’s nothing wrong with the tried and true method of holding a muscle in a stretched position for a sustained period of time (generally 30 seconds). But one way to get a more effective stretch is by doing […]
If you have painful arthritis, you may feel like you’re caught in a catch -22 dilemma: you need to exercise, but it hurts to move. The truth is, not only can you exercise with arthritis…you need to exercise for the arthritis. Regular exercise will help you minimize the pain, debility, and in some cases, the […]
Casey! She correctly answered that running is defined by never having more than one leg touching the ground at one time. For roughly 20% of the walking cycle, both feet are on the ground–a period known as the “double-support” phase. That percentage decreases as speed increases. But when you stride in a way that you […]
For the most part, it’s easy to determine whether someone is running versus walking. I would venture to say that most of you would approach 100% accuracy on making that call. But would you be able to put into words exactly how you were able to tell the difference? If you’ve ever seen race walkers […]
For the most part, it’s easy to determine whether someone is running versus walking. I would venture to say that most of you would approach 100% accuracy on making that call. But would you be able to put into words exactly how you were able to tell the difference? If you’ve ever seen race walkers […]
For the most part, it’s easy to determine whether someone is running versus walking. I would venture to say that most of you would approach 100% accuracy on making that call. But would you be able to put into words exactly how you were able to tell the difference? If you’ve ever seen race walkers […]
As A. O’Connor’s recent New York Times article states, a normal adult resting heart rate is considered to be anywhere from 60-100 beats per minute (BPM). But like most things related to the human body, there are plenty of notable nuances and exceptions. O’Connor’s article does a nice job covering the medical considerations related to […]
…without a really good choreographer:
Cycling 1 mile (fast)……..35 calories burned Eating 1 oz of almonds (24 of those little suckers)……..163 calories consumed And each one takes roughly 5 mins. Those kinds of realizations are always just a little bit depressing to me! Far more motivating to work out for better function than for weight loss…
