Over my 10 years of driving a truck for work, my neck, upper back, and shoulders have steadily gotten tighter and tighter. It’s become so tight in the past year that it even interferes with my breathing from time to time. I’ve put it off for too long. Let’s be honest… I’ve been lazy. It’s time to do something about it.Continue reading
Your Foundation, Build Smart Feet
Your feet are the basis for almost all of your movements. Even when you consider the movements that involve your hands, most of them still involve your feet. The fact that we don’t really use our feet much creates major issues for us.Continue reading
Hiking The Little Devil Stairs
I went out to the Little Devil Stairs this weekend. It’s one of my favorite hikes! I usually hike in my Lems boots, but this time I decided to try out the Five Fingers.
Despite spending lots of time in minimal shoes, your foot just works differently in the Five Fingers. I’m actually a little sore today. The hike is around 6 miles if I remember right.
The first couple miles are a combination of hill climbing, rock scrambling, and creek crossing. It’s a great place to work on your balance! You can extend the trail a few miles onto an offshoot trail, but I decided not to this time since it was my first real test in the Five Fingers.
After you get up the stairs you have a nice easy walk back to the car down the fire road. Bring some snacks and plenty of water. If you have a water filter, there’s plenty to scoop up through the stairs. After that water gets a little scarce.
If you want to try this hike, get there early so the parking lot isn’t full! Keysir Run Rd, that leads to the parking lot, is off Gid Brown Hollow Road in Washington, VA. Happy Trails!
Use Your Words
I was listening to a podcast today and the topic was breast feeding. The guest kept bringing up how science keeps talking about the benefits of breast feeding and that the wording was incorrect. She pointed out there are no benefits to breast feeding. Breast feeding is the norm. The other options are substandard and should be measured against breast feeding. This made me think about moving and exercise in the same way.Continue reading
I Don’t Know Is a Great Answer
It seems odd to me that so many people seem terrified to answer a question with, “I don’t know.” I don’t know could be the best answer you could ever give. It means that you’re acknowledging that you have a knowledge limitation. Answering I don’t know could spur you on to something amazing!Continue reading
I’m Back from Iceland!
Despite my best efforts I’m back from Iceland! What an amazing country. Driving around, it’s an all-out effort to not wreck while trying to take in the scenery.Continue reading
Moving While Traveling
I’m currently out of the country so I haven’t had a chance to do much writing recently. Everyone here’s passed out and I’m waiting for my phone to charge so I can go into town. Sooooooo I thought I’d jump on and offer a little insight to keeping moving while traveling.Continue reading
Stretch of the Week: Back of the Neck
We spend a lot of time hunched over things. All this hunching tends to shorten the muscles on the back of the neck. Here’s a really simple stretch that can help lengthen everything back out.
All you need is something overhead to rest your hand on, like a door frame. With nothing more than that and a few minutes of your time you can do a lot to help restore these muscles to their natural length..
Here’s the link to the referenced blog post: How’s Your Headset
Balance Is a Skill Too
It’s generally assumed that by the time people reach adulthood, they have an adequate ability to balance. But is that really true? Balance is a skill that requires practice and refinement. We spend most of our time walking in over-built shoes on very well-groomed surfaces.Continue reading