Relax to Concentrate

One of the more charming and to-the-point advertising campaigns of our times is NIKE ‘s “Just Do It.” It is at once simple and profound. Implicit in this admonition is the warning not to think too much, not to agonize, not to worry and fret, not to get hung up in circular rationalizations. When it [...]

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Quick Fixes For Aches and Pains

Quick Fixes For Aches and Pains
By Bun Gladieux Jr.
We who exercise or train regularly are generally down-to-earth, practical types, friendly to things that work. So it is not surprising that our confidence in medical care runs to the pragmatic. When we are hurt, we want the fix; we want it now, and we want it [...]

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PREPARING FOR THAT FIRST STEP

PREPARING FOR THAT FIRST STEP
By Bernard L. Gladieux, Jr.

However some people try to make it otherwise, running and other fitness oriented activities are not generally very complicated enterprises. They are, after all, figuratively, if not literally, a matter of putting one foot in front of the other – over and over again. But [...]

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