Science | John Sifferman

Why Certain People Are Hard-Wired to Hate Exercise (and what to do about it)

Discover The So-Called Physiological Reasons Why Some People Are Hard-Wired To Hate Exercise And Learn The Simple, Rarely-Acknowledged Solution To Overcome This Predicament Note: that photo cracks me up every time. I know a few people who just hate exercising. Period. And truth be told, I can’t blame them. Exercise can be both boring and […]

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The Massive Public Health Problem That Nobody Is Talking About

So, what is it? Heart disease? Cancer? Diabetes? The black death? Surprisingly, it’s none of those things. And truth be told, you’re probably not going to like the answer. The biggest public health problem of the 21st century may, in fact, be physical inactivity. Right now, you may be thinking “Duh! That’s why I train

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How to Leverage Stress to Max Out in Life

I tend to care about things that I can use to improve my health, make me stronger, and ultimately better prepare me for the future. If you’re in the same boat, then I’m going to share a concept with you that may challenge some of the things you know about training, stress, and adaptation. I’m

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How Sitting is Killing You and What to do About it

Thanks to Chris at Conditioning Research for bringing this to my attention. The dangers associated with prolonged sitting is an important subject that we should not overlook. It was discussed here on Physical Living in an article from early 2010: Too Much Sitting = Too Bad For Your Health. Have a looksie at the morbid

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Natural Movement Doesn’t Come Naturally: You Weren’t Born Perfect

Natural movement has become a trendy topic these days with the rapidly rising awareness of parkour, freerunning, primal fitness, barefooting, and most recently, MovNat, which teaches the “natural movement training system.” Just the phrase itself, natural movement, begs an explanation. What is natural movement, and more importantly, are some movements more natural than others? If

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