How presumptuous is it for anyone to declare ‘reality’ in the context of weight loss and eating disorders (ED)? Well, let me answer by sharing my philosophy first, my reasoning second, and reality third. Philosophically, …
Point
This issue comes up often in lay magazines and other venues: how do you choose a personal trainer? Actually, this could also be asked as to how you choose a massage therapist, a psycho-therapist, or …
The Confusion of Science
The following article, about a recent study showing body shape impacts kidney function, is noteworthy for not just its thoroughness for the science behind it but for its use of two terms that have fallen …
An Old Idea Gets Aired Again
Below is a letter to the editor of the IDEA Fitness Journal. It got published this month, June 2013. a little background may help. Several years ago, as I first started associating with psychologists who …
to stretch or not to stretch… that damn question keeps coming back up
I’ve addressed this issue before so you’re welcome to go thru the archives and read what I wrote then. Today, I write nothing different.The question at hand was inspired by a recent article in the …
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In Praise of Diversity
In 1986, when I, as a PH.D. candidate nearly completing my studies, was considering career options, a colleague of mine, who eventually became my biz partner in this personal training endeavor (only to be bought …
Are there any strength exercises we should all do, somehow?
The world of fitness and exercise is full of charlatans, pseudo-experts, and experts – often the same people at any one point in time. I know: I have been one of these at some point …
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Striking Out Against Strokes
Fitness, exercise, healthy diets, overall wellness, regular medical check ups, chilling out – these are all related to better health and even longevity. Many of us have given some thought, usually based on life experiences …
Can you run too much? can you exercise too much? can you ….. too much?
The world of fitness and exercise is full of mythologies, and this one keeps cropping up: you can run too much for good health. Ken Cooper, M.D., the father of aerobics, from Dallas, TX, said …
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branding my brand
Inspired today by an article in the sunday NY Times about psychotherapists branding themselves with websites. This is done by changing the wording, and some of the offerings, about what they do. That is, instead …