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We have national pastimes, such as the Super Bowl, and personal interest pastimes. As a result of pandemic stay-at-home orders, last year many of us chose to deep dive into previously neglected activities, hobbies and second career projects which had been set aside for “when I have time.” Now we discover that pastimes are gifts […]

“…you can’t fake your way to a new body.” This half sentence from the book, Golf Anatomy, on fitness and performance, jumped out at me. The truth shone out stark, clear, devoid of flattery. According to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) quote found on Study.com “physical fitness is defined as ‘the ability to carry

Remember the Seventies when a new acquaintance would ask “What’s your sign?” Today we’re talking about the Sixth Vital Sign;* the one not measured by your doctor. That Sixth Sign is brisk walking, defined and measured as gait speed. In his book Reverse Sarcopenia: An Easy-to-Follow Program to Keep Muscles Strong and Youthful While Reducing

Little Richard wasn’t thinking about fascia when he adapted and performed “Slippin’ and a-slidin’, peepin’ and a-hidin,’been told a long time ago…” sung by John Lennon in the Youtube clip below. Slippin’ and Slidin’ is a good description of how our fascial connective tissue (click here for 25X video enlargement) contributes to muscles moving smoothly

Just in time to divert our mood, this week we welcome national Rubber Duckie Day, which arrives on Wednesday, January 13, 2021. Rubber duckies represent hope for the future in every home with a yellow ducky balanced on the bathtub rim. Sesame Street Ernie teaches us, as he sings to his Rubber Duckie pal, click

No. We don’t plan to re-run 2020. However, repeating our Ten Tips for A Happy, Healthy Life flier, that originally posted on the first Monday of 2017, feels like a good way to keep us on track for the coming year. Let’s joyfully practice these Ten Tips in 2021. Share them with family and friends

On March 23, 2020, I re-started TrueToMyBody’s blog – twelve days after the COVID-19 national shutdown began. Many of us felt like the person lying face down in the cartoon, which was used in that first blog post; but 2020 changed us. Now we are strong, resilient, hopeful and focused on being a force for

Today’s blog post features the two submissions for our My Best Gift Ever contest. Both entries warm the heart…Please enjoy them. It happened a long time ago, but it remains a very fond memory. I was a lonely graduate student in Providence, R.I. My boyfriend (now my husband of 58 years!) surprised me by visiting

In regards to vehicles, boats or rodeo barrel competition “Turn on a dime” means the ability to execute really tight turns on a small circle. The phrase also can mean radical change of focus or switching to something new in an instant – which occasionally can be a useful life skill. Since this is a

Last week we had two Oops! Monday morning’s blog post describing the My BEST GIFT EVER Contest did not go out and the REPLY button on the mid-week re-send of that same post did not work. Hopefully, my tech specialist now has fixed those issues. Since most of us have fond memories of receiving our