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If one move can get you into pain then one move can get you out. Sounds crazy, I know, but since I learned it in Z Health I’ve seen it over and over. It may take a few tries to find the right move, but give me your belief, some patience, and enough time I can find it. Now I have plantar fasciitis. Time to put my money where my mouth is. Is there one move to cure my plantar fasciitis?

Certain questions have dogged health professionals for years. Questions like ‘does acupuncture actually work?’, or ‘Can you lose weight and gain muscle at the same time?’ Another one you hear often, ‘Is the treadmill an effective training apparatus?’ Let’s have a look.

You’re flipping channels when inevitably one of those movies draws you in. You know the ones I’m talking about. They’re always on. You tell yourself you’re only going to watch for a few minutes, or to the next commercial, and end up blowing off plans to finish the whole thing.  Money ball is one of those movies for me. It’s a quintessential David vs Goliath story, only in this one David (the small market Oakland A’s) win by outsmarting the mega market Goliaths (Boston and NYC). They couldn’t out-spend the bigger teams, so they found valuable players by looking at stats differently.

Want to accomplish everything you dream: set goals. Goal setting makes you 10 times more likely to achieve your dream. Writing down your goals makes you 40%+ more likely to achieve them. Those who set goals are 30% more productive in their work.

9 Tufts Lacrosse players were hospitalized recently after a 45 minute training session with a newly minted Navy Seal. Naturally I was excited because it gives me a chance to talk about 2 important training concepts: progressive overload and pain as language.

All you can think about is the couch. Peaceful sleep and recovery. You’re hungry, tired, stressed, overworked or all of the above. The only place you want to be is on the couch.  To sink deep into the cushions, feel your eyelids get heavy, your breathing slow down; this is bliss.