by David | Oct 23, 2019 | blog
Last year I purchased a new Subaru Crosstrek after my 2004 Volvo wagon unexpectedly reached a point where it was no longer drivable and the costs to repair were prohibitive with no guarantee that fixing it now would extend its usable life. I love my new car and was...
by David | Oct 15, 2019 | blog
“Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves. We must believe that we are gifted for something and that this thing must be attained.” – Marie Curie It’s easy to come up with...
by David | Aug 9, 2019 | blog
Watching martial arts movies is not the same as stepping onto the mat and training in martial arts. It’s easy to be the critic on the sidelines: “That was dumb – why did he do that? I would never do that.” “I could have won that...
by David | Aug 7, 2019 | blog
Why exercise? Is it to look good? Lose weight? A social thing? Here are 3 primary reasons that I came up with for why I exercise: (1) Maximize Health: Do the things that keep me healthy for the long haul and increase resilience (the capacity to recover quickly from...
by David | Aug 5, 2019 | blog
Brad Stulberg shared “The 9-Word Ultimate Fitness Manifesto” summarizing the new physical activity guidelines by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in November 2018: “Move your body often, sometimes hard. Every bit counts.” ...
by David | Jul 26, 2019 | blog
Sir Isaac Newton proposed his First Law of Motion, the Law of Inertia, in 1687: A body at rest tends to remain at rest. A body in motion tends to stay in motion. Bodies will continue in their current state, whether at rest or in motion, unless acted on by a greater...
