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Nociceptive, Mechanoreceptive And Proprioceptive Awareness, For Healthy Aging Ironman Training

Emotional And Proprioceptive Awareness For A Good Life! "The most common misconception that I come across is the idea that nociception and mechanoreception are the two subsets of proprioception. Nothing could be further from the truth." David Seaman I was under this misconception, until minutes ago. I consider the initial stages, of the progressive condition, popularly known as plantar fasciitis, aka ... Read more

Seeking Leaders In Body Movement Training And Aging Mobility For LinkedIn Group

Body Movement Training Random? And expensive! Can we do better? Body-Movement Training Instructors! Please Consider Joining This LinkedIn Group: Leaders In Body Movement And Aging Mobility My body-awareness and body movement training journey was random and expensive! Can we do better. BODY AWARENESS AND MOVEMENT TRAINING? For me it started way back, in 1973, with a motorbike wreck. This led to 40 odd years ... Read more

Cooking’s Like Training: Know Your Oven, Know Your Body!

You have to know your body to get your diet and training on track. The successful application of a training recipe (plan), as with a food recipe, requires adjustment for actual conditions. No two ovens, or human bodies, are the same. When following a recipe that involves baking or roasting in an oven, you'll need to adjust the temperature setting for your oven. I learned to cook, by trial and error. As I ... Read more

Your Body Knows Best, So Listen: Optimal Cycling Cadence (Or Heart Rate) For An Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (or Coronary) Stent Graft?

"If you decide to try to understand your cardiovascular or aortic stent, and it's potential impact on your blood flow, remember that the heart is not a pump that sends blood around a system of rigid pipes, it is but one (sorry, two) of many driving components of the cardiovascular system, which would probably be best considered as one, highly integrated, continuous pumping network, employing a panoply of energy ... Read more

Skills Needed To Avoid Falling Whilst Walking As You Age Include Balance, Short Stride, Flexibility, Strength, Agility, And Awareness

Hi folks! Thanks for stopping by! I nearly crashed to the ground today, as I stood on a small bag lying on a slick polished floor, lying in wait as a trap for the unwary, or should I say the unaware. Due to a good general level of fitness and agility I avoided injury, but not without some effort. If you watch elderly people walking, you will notice that they tend to take tiny steps, for fear of falling, I ... Read more

As Exercise Or Training Load Increase Risk Of Injury Climbs Exponentially So Monitor Your Body And Especially Your Pulse Daily

“The primary cause of unhappiness is never the situation but your thoughts about it.” “Awareness is the greatest agent for change.” Eckhart Tolle, A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life’s Purpose Hi folks! Thanks for stopping by! Endurance training is seasonal, with periods of more or less effort, and when the load is high risk of injury is at it's highest, making it even more critical that you monitor ... Read more

To Understand Your Body You Need To Understand Life So Start By Asking Questions

A passing conversation, whilst walking the dogs with family and friends. Darian: "Are you taking photos of nature with your iPhone?" FitOldDog: "No, I'm jotting down a thought for my blog." Darian: "Will you share it with me?" FitOldDog: "Sure, I was writing, 'Life is sculpted emergence," and then I thought, "but who is the sculptor?" So I later posed this question to Darian. Darian: "I think it is the ... Read more

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

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 are conscious, such as my overwhelming discomfort with having my back to a room full of people, some are unconscious. But all of these patterns, including destructive tapes running in our ... 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.