I’m a day late with this – sorry! This past week was a zoo, but I think I’m starting to settle now… We’ve talked quite a bit about the importance of breathing on this blog, and I want to add to that again today by discussing two new breathing exercises: panting and resistance breathing. +++ +++ Panting What it Is: “Nose panting...

Felt: great Via: Treadmill Distance: 2.28 km Time: 00:40 This felt great. I was able to keep my heart rate at a nice, steady pace without needing to adjust my speed. Did the “workout” part at 5.5km/hr. Still not fast, but that will come. I also spent the workout time listening to the audio version (unfortunately, abridged) of Tim Ferriss’ new book...

Walking is known as a great destresser. However, when most people start walking, they start with great gusto, high energy, and bounce right into “power walking” before giving their body a chance to catch up. This can quickly lead to overtraining, the symptoms of which include: poor athletic performance structural injury secondary to muscle...

One of the things I’ve learned through reading Dr. Phil Maffetone’s books is the importance of aerobic training. If you’re like me, the phrase “aerobic training” conjures up pictures of running, cycling, swimming, dancing, and the like. That’s all well and good, but when you train at too high a heart rate level you risk injury,...

5 months from tomorrow (April 16) I will celebrate my 50th birthday. I’ve thought long and hard about how I’d like to mark that day. I’m actually rather excited about reaching that momentous landmark in my life, and am looking forward to celebrating. Most of my life I’ve struggled with excess weight and some real issues with fatigue. I have...

It’s been a wild and crazy time here at the Hull household.  Back in March/April the kids and I decided to test out a business idea helping small businesses get some extra exposure through social media and local online marketing.  We had a few people we were working with as we tested tools and created systems that would make life easier and profits higher...