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We made it to March 20, 2023 – First Day of Spring, also known as the Spring Equinox, when days share roughly the same amount of daylight and darkness. The Southern California winter has been more extreme this year. Rain, snow, cold and wind have kept us indoors – with some even experiencing hints of […]

Today we borrow from three of my favorite reading worlds: Longevity fitness, spiritual practices and the game of pool, sometimes referred to as billiards. In Pool a “Combo” shot means the white cue ball is aimed at a colored “object” ball such that the first object ball predictably, if the shooter is skilled enough, hits

Sometimes we don’t know what to do with our body.Research and evidence supporting strength training as a contributor to vibrant longevity can be found almost every where. Are there simple, fundamental moves we can do at home to keep us fit and fancy all our days? Yes. Good strength building, with or without weights, is

We like to think that fitness goals or any other projects will result in upward progress and straight-line personal growth. However, as today’s graphic demonstrates, growth happens more or less along a moving, sometimes uncertain line.Often we may feel that life is offering bumps in the road – obstacles – to keep us from accomplishing

On Federal Holidays we abbreviate our health and fitness post in order to acknowledge civic importance of days which have been set aside for national recognition of an event or person(s). Since any person born in the United States of America or its territories may aspire to becoming President of the United States, let’s consider

I remember being fascinated when first introduced to overlapping circles, as shown in our graphic below. The circles’ innermost center clearly could identify the union, the integration, of what was most important about concepts or actions in regards to choice, direction or next step in life. A few days ago I ran into two almost

In a YouTube video interview Alex Pagulayan,1 world class pool player, said… It hurt so bad that Thorsten beat me…after losing the 2003 WPA World 9-Ball Championship to Thorsten Hohmann, another top pool (billiards) competitor. During the next 12 months, in preparation for the 2004 Championship 9-Ball event, Alex gave up every lifestyle practice, which

Here we are – January’s last couple of days have arrived. Some of us might be feeling our Beginning of 2023 intentions slipping away. Return To The Form is a phrase I learned many years ago in Karate class. The saying translates Kata, a Japanese word, which refers to a choreographed pattern of martial arts

Normally a comma does not separate VO2 and Max. Purpose of the phrase VO2 max — or your oxygen uptake — is to show how much oxygen your body absorbs and uses while exercising in a high capacity aerobic or cardiorespiratory manner.V is for volume, O2 is for oxygen and max is for maximum. As you can

As regular readers know, Federal Holidays mean a day off from our regular weekly health and fitness topic emails. Today we give full gratitude to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. – and the courage and faith exemplified by his life. The general public first heard Dr. King’s famous speech on August 28, 1963, at The