Hi folks, After years of training, plenty of injuries, and extensive (but always incomplete) study of the way my body works with respect to locomotion, I think I finally get it. Unless you are one of those rare people who naturally have perfect biomechanics, if such a person exists, which I doubt, you will struggle with tight muscles, sore tendons and ligaments, and repetitive injuries from training (or ... Read more
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
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
A New Approach To Water Running And Moving From Your Inner Lines
Hi folks, Water running is one of the most boring things imaginable, except that my Continuum instructor, Rebecca, taught me a new water running approach that has really helped to relax my hips. This water running method involves holding a mouthful of cool water, whilst moving your tongue around to explore the water spreading through your mouth until you find nooks and crannies never before noticed. ... Read more
Driving To CostCo Reminds Me Of The Cardiovascular System
Hi folks, Your blood supply is important for every little piece of your body. It just takes one clogged or broken artery and you have a problem, unless the affected region of the body has an accessory (secondary, other) source of blood. The blood carries oxygen from your lungs, hormones from your endocrine glands, food from your gut, vitamin D3 from your skin, waste products from your liver, kidneys ... Read more
Jonathan Livingston Seagull Revisited In The Pool
Hi folks, Many years ago I read a story about an intrepid seagull, Jonathan Livingston Seagull, who was determined to break the sound barrier. Given the known limits of terminal velocity I had no idea how he intended to do this, but I did notice that he pissed off the 'powers of the day' by being presumptuous enough to attempt it. He crashed many times, but he kept at it, constantly making minor ... Read more
Lest We Forget The Great Forgetting And It’s Influence On Our Lives And Training
Hi folks, There is a tendency to think that people thousands of years ago were primitive, not as 'civilized' as we are today. Forget that! They didn't have iPods or worry about their blogging ideas, but they could see the planets and the stars way more clearly than most of us ever will. Can you imagine this planet without electric light pollution? I can't, but I am sure that it was a different world ... Read more
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