Because we live in a very harmful “diet” culture, I need to discuss calories. The way most people understand it, weight loss is a matter of basic math: burn more calories in the gym than calories eaten and the weight will come off. I am…
“Although the world is full of suffering, it is full also of the overcoming of it” – Helen Keller A big incentive for my dad when I joined karate was my personal safety. At 8, I thought nothing of that. I just wanted my…
If you’re reading this now, you’re obviously breathing—but what if I told you there’s a good chance you’re doing it wrong—or in better words, inefficiently—no matter if you’re reasonably fit or otherwise? A good majority of people chest-breathe, which is shallow and doesn’t maximize oxygen…
“You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, ‘I have lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.’ You must do…