The New York Times tells us that a study conducted by BrainReserve in 2004 found that 65 percent of people were using diet to treat an illness, whether through a low-fat regimen, a diet of organic food or a higher intake of certain kinds of food.  Because numbers like that […]

Why is it that a search for weird new workouts never needs to go beyond the LA Times?  This week’s technological breakthrough is called gliding discs, and they are described by Times’ staff writer Janet Cromley as 9-inch "Frisbeeish plates" held beneath the balls of one’s feet and used to […]

For unicycling wildman Kris Holm, less is more, or, to be grammatically correct, fewer is more fun, at least when it comes to wheels. The New York Times recounts Holm’s unicycling exploits (a plunge down Mexico’s highest volcano, a trek through the Himalayas) and touts his inventions, such as the […]

That’s right. Exercise balls. Why not? Almost anyone can use one, and almost anyone can benefit. The ever-reliable Moving Crew appears roundly impressed with the results of a recent study, which looked at six men and five women age 20 to 45, and found that doing trunk (core) exercises on […]

Still have to pick up a few holiday gifts? Geezer feels your pain. This holiday shopping thing was a lot easier when you could please 80 percent of your friends with a stop at a single liquor store. Nowadays, the ordeal requires a bit more imagination. Geezer’s rule for healthy, […]

The age-old conviction that stretching before exercise will reduce the chance of injury turns out to be, well, a stretch. The Los Angeles Times reports on a study published in the Journal of Athletic Training that concludes that pre-exercise stretching doesn’t seem to decrease injury and that post-exercise stretching doesn’t […]

In an earlier post, Geezer found evidence that the best exercises for relieving low back pain have little to do with the lower back. Rather, a recent study found, relief came from doing things like walking–several times a week. Now another study suggests that back pain sufferers are even better […]

In this just overdue trend piece with several useful links,  the LA Times looks at fitness podcasts, and at the beginnings of a movement that threatens stock the Web with audible advice about how to do everything perfectly. (Geezer awaits the podcast on How to Keep Cynicism in Check.)  The […]

Geezer regretfully acknowledges that while "Running in Snow" sounds like the title of the latest overwrought German film, it is, in this case, just another post about–you guessed it– running in snow. So, running in snow. What about it? Well for one thing, running in snow is a lot harder […]

Why is that, for some people, living dangerously is synonymous with living well? Are those people more courageous than the rest of us, or are they just dumb? The answer, apparently, is none of the above, although it does have something to do with brains. Psychologist Marvin Zuckerman of the […]