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
Injury-Free Ironman Training Is A Work Of Art And An Exciting Journey Of Self Discovery
Hi folks! Thanks for coming by! The best defense against sports-induced injuries is your mind, assuming your mind makes most of your decisions for you. It's all about selecting the wise choices, sometimes without knowing exactly why a particular action or inaction is appropriate. You just feel it in your bones, but this level of awareness only comes with time and experience. I was out riding my bike with ... Read more
To Fix Sports Injuries You Have To Understand Them And Plantar Fasciitis Is A Great Example
"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 dynamic." Rebecca Amis Lawson, FitOldDog's Dance and Continuum Instructor. Hi folks! Thanks for stopping by! As an aging Ironman distance triathlete, I ... Read more
Born To Run So Don’t Give Up On Barefoot Running
Hi folks! Thanks for stopping by! Remember the Barefoot Running craze? I hear people scoff at it all the time, saying that the podiatrists and chiropractors love the business it brings. You have to do it right for you! I tried barefoot running for over a year and had lots of problems with strained tendons in my feet, even though I went slowly and carefully. I suspect that my particular problems were ... Read more
I Had Pain In My Right Foot And The Fascia Was Inflamed But It Wasn’t Running-Induced Plantar Fasciitis
Hi folks! Thanks for stopping by! When it comes to diagnosing sports injuries, such as plantar fasciitis, it is important to remember that cause and correlation are not the same thing. This is a key feature of safe exercise for better health, body awareness. I was reminded of this fact by a conversation with a friend earlier today. She mentioned that she suspected she was suffering tennis elbow. A ... Read more
Daffodils In The Woods Are Like Unexpected Training Issues That Reflect Your Body’s Physical And Emotional History
Hi folks! Thanks for stopping by! History is all around and within us, which can be an important issue when it comes to safe exercise for better health. Consider your body's history of injuries, including childhood nutritional challenges or subsequent physical accidents, when you start to increase your training load. A chain is only as strong as it's weakest link, so select your sport accordingly, ... Read more
Make Sure Your Perception Fits Reality Especially When Running Trails
Hi folks! Thanks for stopping by! We look at the world, but we don't always see what is actually there. This is because, for efficiency's sake, the brain fills in a great deal of information to make things fit. If it collected and processed all the visual data you'd get nowhere. For instance, when you see a house, your mind creates a 3D image in your mind of the house as a box, even though you can ... Read more
Optimizing Biomechanics: Video Showing You How To Get Out Of A Chair Without Straining Your Back
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
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