Fighting Sugar Cravings
Drawing on the advice of my personal nutritionist (Jill), I recently completed a month-long period in which I attempted to totally cut my consumption of refined sugar. I was undertaking … Continue reading
Strong Like Bull.
To combat her hyper-mobility issues, Jill has been given some exercises from our friends at Timberlane Physical Therapy. It was the therapeutic recommendation of Leslie Bell, DPT, that Jill become … Continue reading
Proprioception: Cultivating your Superpowers
Full disclosure here, folks: I first became interested in proprioception because it sounds like something you’s find in an X-Men comic book. And while the realities of proprioception may not … Continue reading
Montage in the Making: Getting Jill in Shape
Jill and I braved the extremely snowy Vermont weather today to get over to our neighborhood fitness and martial arts center, Combat Fitness! I sometimes supervise classes at Combat Fitness, … Continue reading
Gastrocnemius Strengthening!
In my recent post regarding the Gastrocnemius, we learned a little bit about the function of this muscle and one simple method of stretching and relaxing it via autogenic inhibition. … Continue reading
Muscle of the Week: Gastrocnemius
As we pointed out last week with a bit of help from The Onion: bones are cool. We at Level Up maintain our position on this issue, and earnestly hope … Continue reading
A Brief Introduction to Tai Chi as an Exercise Practice
As you can probably tell from the pictures on this blog, I’m a big proponent of practicing Tai Chi. In my experience, the slow, fluid, and circular movements of Tai … Continue reading
Since We’re Talking About Bone Health
Inspired by the conversation regarding calcium sources, I thought I’d take a moment to point out that in addition to nutritional measures, resistance training is an essential element of maintaining … Continue reading
Kickboxing Workout
It looks like I’ll be fighting for the Vermont Muay Thai Association’s 145lb Title this April! Admittedly, I’ve been sticking primarily to USA boxing for the past few months to … Continue reading
Opposing Force Boxing Club 2014
Me and the boys backstage at the 2014 Vermont Golden Gloves tournament. I couldn’t quite score the victory this year, but with these fine chaps to train with for another … Continue reading
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