You can adapt to living with aortic disease. Here's my aortic aneurysm story, what's yours? It's been eight years, and I'm not dead yet! Having a support group is a great boost to confidence. They can also help you to make the right treatment choices. Here are some sites that you might find useful. There are lots of helpful people out there who've been through it and worse. They understand how you feel, ... Read more
Body-Awareness Skills Test Try this hokey little movie by FitOldDog Don't feel anything? You have work to do! It's certainly going on. As Caroline Joy, an expert in body physiology, says, “Proprioception refers to the body’s conscious awareness of itself …” “The proprioceptive system is responsible for maintaining reflexive control of muscle tone and posture.” “As you read this, your trunk is ... Read more
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Less Pills Is Fine With FitOldDog Funny how a book can change your world view. This is certainly true for The Hidden Life of Trees, by Peter Wohllben. Never took a walk in the woods again without feeling I was meandering through one massive living organism. It's probably watching me, Ents or no Ents. Then along came Winning The Story Wars. I had no idea about the massive impact of marketing schemes designed ... Read more
Avoid Waste For A Sustainable Body This brief post is about two events related to sustainability, when it comes to the planet and our bodies. ONE, avoid wasting stuff: I went to take out the trash and recycling this morning. Glancing into the 'landfill bin,' I noticed that it was empty, after a whole week of living. Then I noticed that there was very little recycling, but I took that one down to the road. The ... Read more
Speedplay Hips For Better Foot Float A 'So-Called Plantar Fasciitis' Insight? Believe it or not, this crudely made, old video has had over 15,000 hits! Those eight years of research on so-called plantar fasciitis drew my attention to the role of hip muscles in freedom of rotation of our feet. During today's 5k road race, I had an epiphany. It's just like those Speedplay pedals. It's all about float, or freedom ... Read more
Please consider filling out this survey. It could save people's lives. You have to use a desktop, not phone here OR Go to this Facebook page and scroll down on your phone. Create your own user feedback survey All help much appreciated, kev aka FitOldDog ... Read more
Easy Vegetable Gardening? Easy vegetable gardening! Oxymoron? It's all a matter of letting nature (or gravity) do the heavy lifting.Each time I have such a task, I run a mental benefit-risk assessment.Do it myself or go get assistance?It's easy to strain your back in the vegetable garden. This is avoidable. For instance, forget double digging. You leave that to the worms. Furthermore, just like Ironman ... Read more
So-Called Plantar Fasciitis Research? 'So-Called' is clearly explained in the book. With which I'm pretty happy, on re-reading it. If you can enjoy re-reading a book you wrote, you're either insane or it's not too bad. There are already six reviews on Amazon, of which this one interested me. Why am I perplexed? Only three stars for a positive review. Is that a mixed message? Fascinated me, anyway. It was the ... Read more
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