Perhaps Katy Bowman said it best in her book, Move Your DNA: “Your body is NEVER ‘out of shape’; it is always IN a shape created by how you have moved up to this very moment. It is constantly responding and shifting to a continuous stream of input provided by your external and internal environments, …
Here is a sneaky way our ego hurts us: It’s impatient. Our identity likes to find quick fixes for our problems. Far from effective in the long-term, quick fixes often fail and leave you worse off than before. In fact, Fixes that Fail is the name of a general pattern, or archetype formally discussed in …
When life gets hard, what are some things to consider if you are to weather the storm? The following are some ideas for staying agile and making the best of what life deals out. Think of these as mental tools or habits of thinking. If you practice them regularly, these concepts will be a key …
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Chronic stress is a killer. It seems that more and more medical research is connecting stress to a large spectrum of mental and physical disorders. An article from the Mayo Clinic summarizes it well by saying “Chronic stress can wreak havoc on your mind and body.” Stress can also cause you to biologically age faster …
After taking some time away from regular exercise, it might be tempting to jump back into activities you used to enjoy. Maybe you used to run more, lift weights, or play your favorite sport. If that’s what kept you fit in the past, that could be the first choice, right? This is where things can …
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