I switched to the high-fat, "bulletproof" morning coffee for awhile, which is adding 1 T of grass-fed butter and 1 T of coconut oil to your coffee, every morning for about 3 months. Then a new coffee creamer came out that looked absolutely wonderful; I had to try it. All I could taste was chemicals.... Continue Reading →
What Functional Fitness Means to Me: Motivation
In "What Functional Fitness Means to Me: Background," I explained how functional fitness benefited me personally, mostly at work. I talked about how I was switched from Pre-physical Therapy to Exercise Science with a complementary minor. Let me tell you a little more about that. My partner and I were called to drive a flight... Continue Reading →
What Functional Fitness Means to Me: Background
When I first became an EMT, I fell into the trap that so many in emergency response fall into: I thought that the work alone would be enough exercise. After all, in a 12 hour shift, we move thousands of pounds of human weight. We carry that weight up and down stairs; that's cardio, right? ... Continue Reading →