Category Archives: Body Awareness

FitOldDog’s Paleo And Acetone Epiphanies With Respect To The Tricarboxylic Acid (TCA) Cycle Carbon Count Mystery - You Can’t Make Sugar From Fat (largely)?

Posted on April 1, 2013 by Kevin Morgan

Hi folks! Thanks for stopping by! This blog is in large part about safe exercise for better health based on the study of body awareness, and such awareness can usefully include a little Biochemistry, which is both interesting and critically … Continue reading →

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A Good Life Is About Recognizing Unhealthy Mind And Body Patterns And Then To Fix Them

Posted on March 31, 2013 by Kevin Morgan

Hi folks! Thanks for stopping by! We each possess and display evidence of many patterns of behavior in our bodies and minds (are the mind and body separate things or one entity? I suspect the latter!). Some of these patterns … Continue reading →

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Wisdom Versus Fear Mongering And Osteoporosis Versus Body Pump

Posted on March 25, 2013 by Kevin Morgan

  “Bone is a dynamic biological system capable of storing and dissipating considerable energy, and this remarkable tissue responds to loads induced by a range of forces, including those provided by the gravitational, inertial and electrical fields of planet earth … Continue reading →

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Don’t Be Blindsided By Lack Of Body Awareness As You Age Or You’ll Beat Up The Only Body You Have

Posted on March 23, 2013 by Kevin Morgan

  Hi folks! Thanks for stopping by! I suspect that improved body awareness applied to safe exercise for better health can open the road to enjoyable endurance racing and an active old age. In my last Ironman race a few days … Continue reading →

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Of Balance And Further Thoughts On The Use Of Valium

Posted on March 6, 2013 by Kevin Morgan

  Hi folks! Thanks for stopping by! As I was editing footage for our video series on body awareness for the FitOldDog Video Store, I came across an interesting photo of a squirrel crossing a power line. The picture was … Continue reading →

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Should You Race If You’re Sick Two To Three Weeks Before A Hard Endurance Event?

Posted on March 5, 2013 by Kevin Morgan

  Hi folks! Thanks for stopping by! Here is a tricky question: After being sick with the flu a few weeks before your race, should you go ahead or pull out? You train for many months, have a great workout, … Continue reading →

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To Fix Sports Injuries You Have To Understand Them And Plantar Fasciitis Is A Great Example

Posted on March 4, 2013 by Kevin Morgan

  ”No Consensus on a Common Cause [plantar fasciitis] of Foot Pain” Gretchen Reynolds, The New York Times, Health/Science. “Short cuts make long delays.” Pippen, character in the book, Lord of the Rings, by JRR Tolkein. “Fascia, like posture, is … Continue reading →

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