I spend a lot of time working on myself to combat the muscle tension created through my day job. I’ve gotten pretty good at it over the years, but it pretty much just keeps my head above water. I just don’t have enough time to focus and really fix the problems. I finally went to see someone who did. This morning I had my first Rolfing session ever.Continue reading
Author Archives: Ben Smith
Static Before Dynamic, Dynamic Before Ballistic
In a perfect world, we would have all learned to move well when we were children and our daily lives would have kept us able to move well. Unfortunately, that’s not the case. So now we have to relearn how to move the way we were designed. And there’s something important to remember while we do it.Continue reading
Don’t Rush, Organize Your Body
Hurry, hurry, hurry through the reps. Fast as you can knock ’em out and move on to the next set. No real awareness and no real control. It’s a scene I’ve seen every single time I’ve been in a gym. When we’re doing movements, we’re constantly educating our bodies how to operate. If we rush through this process we retard that learning.Continue reading
Grow A Little Weed for Your Health
Not that kind of weed! I’m talking about herbs, like the rosemary pictured above. Most culinary herbs aren’t really anything more than weeds. So why should you grow them? There are a lot of really good reasons!Continue reading
What’s in a Pearly Smile?
Teeth. They’re always in our faces… I know, I know, terrible pun. But seriously, teeth are important to us. Just look at all the ads for veneers and teeth whitening. I always thought it was kind of funny that we humans were the one animal that had so many tooth woes and had to see a specialist a few times a year to make sure our teeth made it through the long haul.Continue reading
Organic Isn’t All It’s Cracked Up to Be
Organic has become the standard for healthy food that everyone seems to judge everything else against. However, organic is just a government labeling system. There are standards set by the government that farmers have to comply with. But these standards can change any time the government likes.Continue reading
Take Charge of Your Health!
Nothing will do more for your health journey than taking charge of your health. Don’t leave it to doctors, dentists, nutritionists, personal trainers, or anyone else in the health field. They can all help you get to your best self, but only if you do the work. And how will you find a good practitioner if you don’t know the basics?Continue reading
