Hyper-Minimal WODS: Daily Workouts, Redux

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Exanple of a daily workout by Dan’s Plan[/caption]

There are many good ways to exercise. If you’re training for skill performance, it’s smart to…

Vitamin D Revisited

Recently a few articles and studies have come to my attention that have expanded my understanding of vitamin D metabolism, and raised a few questions as well. As previous posts on this blog have advocated relatively high doses of vitamin D3 supplementation for various conditions (especially…

A brief primer on Behaviorism — don’t be afraid…

This past month I was shocked when I received the June issue of the Atlantic in the mail and the cover read, “THE END OF TEMPTATION: How the creepy science of behavior modification is reshaping our desires.” WTF?! The end of temptation? The…

Kicking the habit: The Fix interview with Charles Duhigg

There’s a diagram in every chapter of the book that is a simple line drawing of a habit loop. Can you explain what that is?

What we know from neurological experiments is this: there’s a cue, which is a…

Happy May Day — time to celebrate the 8-hour workday

As commutes and workdays have grown longer and longer, precious time has been taken away from other parts of our lives. Primarily, away from the time that we spend sleeping. If one is lucky, work can be an important and fulfilling part of…

Social jet-lag: The difference between the social clock and the biological clock

What do exercise and wild foods have to do with evolution? Watch this 13 min video

What is a “functional movement?” This kid gets it

There is value in performing “functional” or “whole body” types of movement. First, functional movements can save you time if you’re looking to exercise multiple parts without spending all day or week doing so. Second, life is whole body and…

Tragedy to Triumph: The book All Things Caregiver