This past weekend I met with a good friend willing to help me edit my thesis. He is an Exercise and Movement Scientist and Sport Psychologist who is not only an incredible writer, but engages me in stimulating conversation on the topic of Exercise Science for...
Today’s blog is a challenging one and I’m not sure where to start. I feel a little background is necessary so I will go with that. Two weeks ago, I submitted the first draft of my research on the science of stretching – a full 150 pages...
Let me begin this blog by saying two things. 1. I have never properly addressed what this blog is all about. I will do that today. 2. When it comes to the human body, there is no definitive answer. When I review and interpret research, the answer is always...
UPDATED POST (08/18/2017) Welcome! If you are reading this blog today, please note that I wrote this post in 2014. Years ago. And at a time when I was looking for answers to one big question: Why? I scoured the exercise and sport science literature looking for reasons...
I’m updating this blog for two reasons: 1. Jeff (the boyfriend/husband) came home last week with epsom salt because he was told by a medical professional, scientist, random someone out there in the scientifically illiterate world that it would help...
A few blog posts ago, I promised to talk more about range. Here it is. In mechanical terms, range is how much strain (deformation) a material can withstand while stiffness is how much stress (load) something can withstand. Basically, range is how far something can...
