Using A Video Camera To Fix Your Swim Stroke – What’s Your Diagnosis?

  Hi folks, As Rick Fee has improved my swim performance by focusing on conditioning, rather than technique, we noticed that my pull boy times are much better than when I swim without. The difference can be as much as 11 seconds over 100 yards, taking me from a 1:28 to 1:41. I hate that, and I wondered why it was happening. I feel the same, either way. But as we say in Feldenkrais, "Just because it feels ... Read more

Think Globally But Eat Locally Because Quality Nutrition Is Important For Exercise And Health

  Hi folks, My online work is nicely complemented by involvement in the local grocery store, coffee shop and general hangout, Johnny's Gone Fishing, in Carrboro, North Carolina, USA. The advantage of this business activity includes meeting lots of interesting people, whilst one disadvantage is the fact that emergencies happen, and then you have to deal with them NOW! Such an emergency occurred a few ... Read more

Conversation With A Tick About Enjoying One’s Place In The Universe

  "The supreme good is like water, which nourishes all things without trying to. It is content with the low places that people disdain. Thus it is like the Tao. In dwelling, live close to the ground. In thinking, keep to the simple. In conflict, be fair and generous. In governing, don't try to control. In work, do what you enjoy. In family life, be completely present. When you are content to be ... Read more

Nick (14) Teaches FitOldDog (68) How To Run

  Hi folks, A lot of things have to come together for a good run technique, especially if you want to remain injury free. I've worked on this for years, and had plenty of problems, but once I focused on learning low impact, non-heel strike running the major injuries became a thing of the past, and I just work with minor strains from time to time. One thing that does help me a lot is to watch other runners, ... Read more

Whether Running Or Blogging If Things Don’t Improve Change Something

  A Definition of Insanity: "Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." Albert Einstein (attributed), US (German-born) physicist (1879 - 1955) From: The Quotations Page. Hi folks, Remember the Pareto Principle, so much admired, and rightly so, by Tim Ferriss, author of that great book, 'The Four Hour Workweek?' Well, I suspect that it is true of strain placed on the ... Read more

Train Your Observational Skills To Improve Your Sport Or Generate Blogging Ideas

  Hi folks, In the study of the Feldenkrais Method and Continuum, body scanning, or looking inwards to see what your body has to say after a maneuver, is a key component of the process of learning to become more aware of your body. Such awareness is both an inherent and an acquired skill, but it can be honed to a high level of proficiency. Awareness really depends upon one's observational abilities, ... Read more

Where I Find Blogging Ideas On Safe Exercise For Better Health By FitOldDog

  Hi folks, People ask me from time to time where I find my blogging ideas for a daily post. The answer is pretty simple. The same place I found my research ideas for a happy and productive 40-year science career. All around and inside of me, and I don't mean in my innards, though they provide food for thought occasionally. My approach reminds me of a movie I watched years ago, called 'American ... Read more

Nasal Versus Oro-Nasal Breathing As You Exercise

Hi folks, For a number of years I was a kind of nose expert, being invited all over the place to talk about noses, from the toxicology perspective. I even made a movie of mucus flow in the nose, but one thing I did learn during all those years of research was that there is always something else to learn. This turned out to be true of the nose in my latest Continuum lesson, which is teaching me a bunch of new ... Read more

Disclaimer: As a veterinarian, I do not provide medical advice for human animals. If you undertake or modify an exercise program, consult your medical advisors before doing so. Undertaking activities pursued by the author does not mean that he endorses your undertaking such activities, which is clearly your decision and responsibility. Be careful and sensible, please.