Our glutes aren’t what they used to be. These are the largest, most powerful muscles in the whole human body and most of us barely use them.
It’s not really our fault though. All the sitting and driving have made them weak and stupid. Here’s a really simple glute exercise with several variations to help get them back into prime form!
With all the photo and video I’m doing these days, my current laptop just wasn’t keeping pace. So I started shopping around and quickly discovered that a new laptop was way too much money right now. So what I did was started shopping used instead.Continue reading
Soil health is the most important factor when it comes to your nutrition. Did you know that? Everything you eat is dependent on soil health. Whether it’s fruits, veggies, or critters… it’s nutritional content is directly related to soil health.Continue reading
I try pretty hard these days to avoid products with artificial fragrances. There’s really no way at all to know what chemicals they’re made up of. And if they’re in anything I’ll be putting on my body, I’ll be absorbing them through my skin. Not really what I want.Continue reading
We use our hands constantly. We use them a lot for repetitive motions and also hold them in fixed positions for long time periods. This can lead to shortened muscles and tendons that leave your hands less mobile.
Here are some simple stretches, strengthening exercises, and coordination drills to help you restore your hands to full working order!
I’ve been sleeping in a regular bed for the past 3 years or so. I know what you’re thinking. So have I, but what do you mean 3 years? To be honest, before my most recent bed purchase, I’d been sleeping on the floor for almost a decade. And I’ve arrived at the conclusion that I much prefer the floor to a bed.Continue reading
Recipe:
8-10 tomatoes
1 large red onion
2 jalapenos
small handful cilantro
salt amount equal to 5% of produce weight
Here’s a really simple fermented salsa recipe! I love salsa and put it on all kinds of things. I practically live on eggs so salsa is my go to condiment.
The extra benefit of this salsa is that it is fermented so it keeps longer and also has beneficial bacterial to help out you digestion! Give it a try and let me know what you think.
I often find myself marveling at the technology around us. The leaps we’ve made just in my lifetime are nothing short of staggering! Most everyone carries around all the information in the world on their cellphones. You can learn just about anything on YouTube. Even people who don’t have much money have climate control. But what have we lost in this process?Continue reading
We’re told on a regular basis something to the effect of, “a new study shows that people with better grip strength live longer.” By the way, this is a real study that was presented just this way. In order to understand what this study shows, we have to go way past the headline.Continue reading
Active stretching, or PNF stretching, can really help you increase your flexibility very quickly. In this video I’ll talk about the basic concept of active stretching and demo the technique using a hamstring stretch.
PNF stretching is often done with a partner, but it can be done without a partner too! Even though I’m using a hamstring stretch to demo the technique, the principle applies to any stretch.
