Boxing their own worst enemy
A lovely photo essay about boxers in Brazil captures the cognitive-affective game of training and boxing — that training for fitness and sport is really training mental and emotional strength to overcome oneself — or live to one’s fullest potential.
Beautiful photography brilliantly captures the fact that you can get a kickass workout without going to a fancy gym.
Quote o’ the day
From an article on why women need to weight train — heavy:
“Another reason women need to lift weights is to maintain bone density. Any women reading this who are over 40 years old have probably been emphatically prescribed copious amounts of calcium by their doctor. What the doc neglected to consider is the lack of stimulus necessary for your body to use valuable energy to build more bone. Maybe you should drop off a bunch of lumber in your doctor’s yard without mentioning why, and then get mad at him when he doesn’t use it to build a deck. He’s playing the same game with your body. Why would your body assume that you need more bone density if you never bear loads that would necessitate a stronger frame?”
“I am a 91 year old bodybuilder”
I have two favourite parts of this article:
1. He started at 85.
2. He took up judo to learn how to fall properly.
Weight training for roller derby
Years ago, I sat in academic job interviews, and hiring committees made pinchy faces about my publications. Oh sure, I had three books and a crapton of journal articles, but it wasn’t in Such-And-Such Journal or published by So-And-So Publisher.
Too bad that during those interviews, I didn’t have the publication awesomeness that I have now in my hot little hands: An interview in Five On Five magazine — The Official Magazine of the Women’s Flat Track Derby Association! Yesssss my life could not get more rockin’!!!
Thanks to Maura Buse from the Boston Derby Dames for a great piece, in which I get to say “crap” about ten times.
ADHD: It’s the Food, Stupid
It seems totally self-evident to me that putting crap into little developing bodies would cause problems. Like, duh. But apparently this is a point of contention. To date, there’s still some controversy over the role of diet in ADHD. Not everyone is willing to accept that nutrition could play a role.
Things that make you go hmm: Religious participation and obesity
An interesting conjunction of variables from the folks at Northwestern University’s School of Medicine: Religious participation is correlated with obesity.
Paleo nutrient analysis – full day
Follow up on yesterday’s partial nutrient analysis of a Paleo-type diet. Here’s how I rounded out the day.
Today’s Paleo nutrient analysis
Had the incredible pleasure of attending Robb Wolf’s Paleo seminar in Toronto this past Saturday March 26th. There are so many brilliant insights to share, but here’s one that stuck in my mind: the nutrient density of Paleo-style eating.
Not only is a diet with abundant veggies, fruit, meats, fish & seafood, nuts/seeds/fresh oils tasty, it’s also much higher in nutrients (and nutrient availability) than the standard North American fare. [Clicky to read more…]
Rant 61 April 2011: Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner: Confessions of a Feminist Nutritionist
Today I want to talk about change and transition. I want to talk about the lived realities of our bodies. I want to talk about pain. I want to talk about the ways in which self-transformation and working towards deep health are social justice projects.
Jump with Jill
I love to see folks that are following their own weird little star, finding their niche combining their own unique interests, and doing whatever they love. Jump with Jill is a great example. She’s a “rockstar nutritionist” who’s transformed a love of nutrition, music and performing into an awesome educational schtick.
As Bill Withers sang, “Whatever you do, do it good.”