November 2010
Born to Run
Beyond the very extreme of fatigue and distress, we may find amounts of ease and power we never dreamed ourselves to own; sources of strength never taxed at all because we never push through the obstructions.
I finally mustered up the motivation to start reading this book I’ve heard a lot about recently. It’s called Born to Run. I’ve been reading it for a little over a week...
Food for Thought
One of the first thoughts I had running through my head when I broke my clavicle just over 3 weeks ago was how could I not gain weight during this time if I were to be inactive for a while. Looking at the situation now, I’ve actually lost a few pounds and have noticeably lost a little bit of body fat (I notice even the smallest changes). I was completely sedentary for 8 days after the...
Injury Update
Yesterday I visited my orthopdic doctor to get an idea of how I’m progressing. I had a new x-ray taken to give the doc a view of what’s going on inside of me.
The first thing the doctor did when he came into the room was walk over to me and start pushing (firmly) on my broken bone. He then lifted my arm and moved it all around, lifting it over my head and swinging it around like a...
It's like riding a bike... you never forget
So it’s been exactly two weeks since I originally broke myself. Today was the first day that I rode my bike outside on the road. They say that you never forget how to ride a bike, and I think part of that is true. The first 30 feet of riding really made me question my decision to get back on my bike. Going from riding every day all over the place to two weeks of not riding a regular bike...
Progress Report
It’s been 9 days since my clavicle snapped like a twig. Looking back I would say that I’ve come a long way. I could barely lift my arm a week ago. I remember waking up last Tuesday morning in great discomfort. I think that was the lowest point of this whole ordeal. Now, I feel great. I can lift my arm a decent amount comfortably. I’ve been riding my bike on my indoor trainer. I...
Throw your hands in the air...
You don’t know how badly I want to be able to throw both my hands in the air like I just don’t care. If there is one thing I’ve learned over the past week it’s for us to be thankful for all of the seamingly meaningless things that we can easily do everyday without thinking twice about. Be thankful that you can put on socks in under 10 seconds or dress yourselves. Those...
Common Misconception
Within 5 minutes of breaking my collarbone I had someone say to me “be sure to drink your milk to heal that bone”.
Sorry to break the news to you all but the idea that milk helps bones grow is a big load of crap. The countries that use t he most cow’s milk and its productts have the highest fracture rates and the worst bone health. It’s highly documented. It boils down to...
You gotta start somewhere
I’ve had this idea for a while now. I’ve wanted to write a blog about the how being a fit and healthy person in the U.S. makes you a minority it seems like. There is a show on CNN called “Black in America” that aims to show the struggles that African Americans face in this country. This helped to inspire my idea.
As an aspiring fitness professional (exercise physiology to...
