Adventures with Gravity
My knees and hips are forward, my head and shoulders cantilevered backward, and I am falling. It's New Year’s Eve at Tacoma’s...
Keeping Your Balance in Unsettling Times
Albert Einstein may have said it best: “Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving.” And...
Four Mistakes that Shorten Your Lifespan (And What to Do Instead)
Most Americans don’t realize how much lifestyle choices made starting in their early 20s can speed up or slow down the...
Survival Impulses
The impulse to commit suicide can strike anyone. Successful people who think of themselves as survivors are not immune. “I...
What the Heck is Pickleball?
I’m an addict. I know this to be true, because I meet all the criteria for addiction: I can’t stop, even when I...
No Bad Breaks
Now is the Best Time to Bone Up on Osteoporosis Osteoporosis is a completely silent disease that affects millions of people,...
Play – It’s Not Just for Kids
We all remember when our mothers, fed up with having us in the house, told us to “go out and play!” Play is not just...
Undercover Exerciser Uncovered
I do undercover exercise. Sometimes it is so undercover that even I don't know about it. No, really, when I wake up in the...
Time to Join the Knee Too Movement
Welcome ladies, gents, and joints. I've decided to start the Knee Too Movement. The Me Too Movement has had some good...
Getting to Seven
The 20-something coach of the boys crew team smiled up at me hanging 8 feet off the ground. “I sure wish my boys could...
