Hi folks! Thanks for coming by! Here is a short movie that was fun to make, and my dogs helped too. It takes 10 to 20 seconds to load, as the link is via the Viddler site, which provides good visual resolution. This is a free introductory video, designed to wet your appetite for our upcoming video series on Body Awareness, the first of which, Posture, is available in our video store. You think ... Read more
Tennis, Running, The Inner Game, And When Feeling Is Better Than Thinking
Hi! Thanks for coming by! Whilst running at the track the other day, I was struck by the similarity of my foot strike on the ground to the impact of a tennis ball with the racket. Either, carried out incorrectly, can induce serious injuries, so you have to learn to flow with the action as opposed to resisting it. I haven't played a lot of tennis, but I spent years working on my racket ball game. It's a lighter ... Read more
Sports Injuries Make Sense When You Understand Bodily Connections And Respect The Speed Limits
Hi folks, The trick to making sense of sports injuries is to work out what the symptoms really mean, which comes down to body awareness, knowledge of human anatomy, and a deep understanding of how everything is connected to everything else. For instance, if you have a pain in your butt after running, cycling, swimming, or even just sitting, you may wonder what is going on. Well, the choices ... Read more
Planning A ‘Run Smarter Workshop’ In Carrboro NC USA To Include Expert Training In FELDENKRAIS®, Continuum and GYROKINESIS® Methods
Hi folks, There are two main kinds of sports, those that get you in shape and those for which being fit is a critical prerequisite. For instance, as a teen-age boy in England I played water polo at a local swim club in the evenings, for which the training and matches were physically intensive - it kept me in shape. However, at school I was forced, literally, to play cricket, which I hated. It was ... Read more
The Best Defenses Against Sports Injuries And Business Challenges Are Your Mind And Your Heart
Hi folks, The world is always changing, and I've seen a few such changes. Take the article shown on the right (click for detail) and the poster below, who would have believed it in 1952. The race was on to unscramble the genetic code, involving the world's best scientists back then. Now we have kids making 'Lego' models of the double helix. Then came computers and all the rest (I wonder what is ... Read more
Jack Heggie Was Right When He Recommended Soft Feet For Endurance Running
Hi folks, My feet are sore as hell, my quads are tight, as are my calves, and I need to sleep, but no blisters on my feet, which isn't bad for a 69-year old guy who just ran 20 miles on asphalt. Damn that hurt, especially the last few miles, but it had to be done to prepare me for the New York City Marathon. Ten days ago I had an 18-mile run scheduled, but I had to pull out after 15 miles due to ... Read more
Holistic Versus Reductionistic Thinking About Body Structure And Function And The Danger Of A Fixed Mindset Concerning Sports Injuries
"Everything popular is wrong." by Oscar Wilde in 'The Importance of Being Earnest.' Cited by Tim Ferriss in The 4-Hour Workweek. Hi folks, When you study a scientific discipline for years there is the temptation to think that you understand what is going on, when nothing could be further from the truth. This is especially relevant when it comes to understanding causes and finding cures for ... Read more
Introductory Video Lesson On Yoga Toes From FitOldDog’s Continuum And Dance Teacher For An Endurance Athlete
Hi folks, I recently published a blog post about the effect of Continuum training and yoga toes on the health of my feet and my shoe size. This generated some interest from Pauline, an endurance athlete who introduced me to the AAA Facebook Page, of which she was one of the creators. As the real key to the use of yoga toes is how they are applied, which requires some training, I asked Rebecca, my ... Read more
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