by Jim Chaput | Sep 27, 2019 | Jim's Blog, Movement Drills
Here is a simple drill to improve proprioception in your hips, knees and ankles. (Proprioception is your sense of your body in space.) Test Range of motion (ROM) baseline:* Forward fold with straight legs (touch your toes or the floor)* Hip rotation to each side with...
by Jim Chaput | Sep 26, 2019 | Jim's Blog
Whether it’s your job, household chores or other obligations, there’s always more to do. What you don’t do today is waiting for you tomorrow. Your good health is different. You need to make it a priority or it might not wait around for you. When you put others...
by Jim Chaput | Sep 25, 2019 | Jim's Blog
Trish and I were discussing health and I said I wasn’t willing to optimize my health. She seemed surprised and asked me why. I want great health, but the cost of optimal health is too high. Some of the food and drink I love doesn’t optimize my health. Still, it...
by Jim Chaput | Sep 24, 2019 | Jim's Blog
You can’t have your cake and eat it too. If you want to eat it, you must accept that it will be gone. I think this lesson is becoming lost in our culture. During the Patriots game, I saw another disturbing pharmaceutical ad. The poor fellow has type 2 diabetes...
by Jim Chaput | Sep 23, 2019 | Jim's Blog
Every benefit has a cost. If you can’t see the cost, it might be building up over time and surprise you later. To get in great shape, you must pay with effort in how you eat and exercise. To build up your savings, you must live below your means. If you borrow...
