A bumper issue this week. There’s been so much interesting stuff around that I’d got behind and my links were getting sadly out of date. Hopefully this will bring me a bit more up to date again!
- As you’ll know, I often like to kick off with something inspirational. Mike Hanson, blind since birth, is setting out to hike the Appalachian Trail using only a GPS. Next time you think you can’t do something, think again!
- That’s Fit featured a mother and daughter who worked together to each shed 50 pounds. It’s a fascinating interview, not least because of their honesty about how they gained the weight and why they realised that they needed to do something about it.
- On the opposite side of the globe though it seems that Japanese women are becoming too slender. Thanks to Mistress Krista for bringing this to my attention.
- There’s been a lot of noise made about fish oil supplements. A few weeks ago in the San Francisco Supreme Court, plaintiffs charged fish oil makers and sellers with not disclosing products containing high levels of PCB (polychlorinated biphenyls). You can learn more on That’s Fit.
- I’ve seen some great improvement to my squats recently, and I can measure that improvement in the depth of my squats by squatting to a box. But these aren’t box squats in the traditional sense. I don’t stop and sit on the box, I just have something there that gives me accountability for the depth of my squat. I may not start moving back up out of the hole until I’ve felt my glutes brush the box. Tony Gentilcore has done a lovely article summarising the important things to remember to ensure that you do good squats and yes, he also advocates using a box for accountability in your early squatting days.
- Here are some lovely reminders from Zen to Fitness that it is possible to feel good on a budget.
- I just loved these sketches of different relationship statuses.
- Dr. David from The Heart Scan Blog has posted up some interesting features which stand out in the majority of men with lipoprotein(a), Lp(a), such as low BMIs and above average intelligence. What I found even more interesting was that he hasn’t noted the same patterns in women with Lp(a).
- I love climbing, although I didn’t take well to sport climbing when I tried it, instead enjoying traditional climbing, which can be found all over the nearby Peak District. However, I was pleased to hear that Sport Climbing is now eligible for inclusion in the 2020 Summer Olympics. My only sorrow is that it’s not been granted eligibility in time for me to watch it at the 2012 Olympics in London.
- Robb Wolf announced the release of the Paleo Gourmet food line a few weeks back – ready meals for those on the Paleo diet! While I like the convenience of this, it risks taking people away from being able to cook basic foods again. I’ll refer you the video at the end of this post for more on that though.
- A few late additions to the list of inspirational Olympic women – there have been so many it’s taken me a while to feature enough to do them justice. Firstly, Bree Schaaf a client at Cressey Performance participated in the Women’s Bobsled. Secondly, Gretchen Bleiler who won silver in the women’s halfpipe in Turin in 2006 but came eleventh this year speaks about her performance at Vancouver and moving on.
- Women habitually have small hands and so do some men. Tight Tan Slacks republished a 1957 article on the subject of “Small Hands can be Powerful”. It was very reassuring.
- Finally, I was really pleased to see on the BBC News site that women who drink wine in moderation gain less weight than those who are teetotal. I’m not a big a drinker and don’t often enjoy it but all the same…
It’s been a few weeks since the release of the video of Jamie Oliver’s TED talk, and everyone posted it up at the time so I held off from posting it at the time. Here’s a reminder about why we need a food revolution. Jamie Oliver may be targeting the Americans in this video, but wherever you live the messages are still important.
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