A Thought: On the Power of Inclusion

There are few things better at motivating one to great change than feelings of loneliness and exclusion. Read more!

To the Grunters...

If you must grunt every time you do a rep, you've either got too much weight or too little attention.  Either way, it feels like a personal problem, so please stop.  Thank you. Read more!

A Thought: On a Life Worth Prolonging

Before you make a change to your life with the primary intent of lengthening it, make certain that the change will be worth the sacrifice.  What is the sense in potentially living longer if those years will lack the joy that you may otherwise experience? 

Mind you, I don't mean continuing bad behaviors with no real benefit, nor am I discouraging positive changes which only suck for a little while, but with the recent surge of "life-lengthening" fad diets and regimes, I feel it's necessary to remember that life isn't about how long you live, but how much you live, and it may perhaps be of more use to conquer one's fear of death than stifle one's ability to live. Read more!

National Cancer Control Month (With some jokes in)

I don't normally make much a big deal about awareness campaigns.  They're a dime a dozen and while I'm a strong believer in getting involved, I sometimes feel like the sheer number of them somehow makes it so that they can get lost in the crowd.  That being said, though, this month is National Cancer Control Month.

The thing I like about this particular campaign, that I tend to dislike about a lot of others, is that it doesn't just focus on letting everyone know that the problem's around, but rather how to do something about it.  And that's more important when it comes to cancer than most other things, as the likelihood that you or someone you know will develop it.  While there's no cure, statistics almost unanimously agree that knowledge and a few simple things can drastically improve your chances of early detection and survival.  Cancer is the ultimate reason to avoid the terrible adage that what you don't know can't hurt you.  Well, okay, that and the demonic clown hiding in your closet, waiting for you to go to bed so it can eat your soul.  But, yeah, cancer's totally bad, too.

So please, I urge you to check out the official website, which you can find here.  Be knowledgeable.  Be safe. Read more!