Core

tough runner's planks
Revisiting this photo from a couple days ago. Why? Planks can be difficult. Not having good core strength is difficult too. Pick one. Note: Emma Coburn is a world-class distance runner.

Core.

Core strength emanates outward.

Core strength facilitates and enhances strength.

A strong core helps everything else be stronger.

A weak core causes everything else to be weaker.

Core is underrated and neglected.

Every world-class athlete focuses on their core as part of their larger skill.

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Flexibility

Flexibility.

Bending and stretching improve our mobility.

Bending and stretching improve our functionality.

Who doesn’t want to age with great mobility and functionality?

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One-week countdown, body

Mickey Mouse head watering can
Carpe Diem.

In the history of daily blogging, i had at one time never written five daily, differently-themed blog posts.

Until one day…

A crazy idea appeared.

How about committing to a ridiculous, lofty goal to write five daily, differently-themed blog posts for 100 consecutive days?

And, let’s pick an equally crazy calendar day to commemorate, and perhaps validate, my absurdity.

If it wasn’t for a 30-year old goal, long abandoned and forgotten about, that became a new-found desire to do what i promised to do 30 years prior…

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Strength

Muscles move our body and administer all the physical functions we use to live.

Strength compliments stamina (cardio).

Strength…

We lift. We push. We pull.

Our heart beats. Our lungs inhale and exhale. Our bladder and bowels hold and eliminate.

Our physical capabilities are directly proportional to our strength.

Note: These physical capabilities become proportionately more important as you age. However, most of us won’t over-focus on our strength in our youth and middle age. Older age reveals a poignant truth and reality.

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Cardio

family posing at Disney
Kilimanjaro Safaris, first stop.

Move like you mean it.

Humans are not rocks nor trees.

Humans are made to move.

This is easy to forget in a civilized, heavily-automated world.

Please don’t forget.

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