Improved Health Through Taxation
General Health, NewsIf you haven’t heard there are proposals for a tax on sodas. This “sugar” tax is similar to the various tobacco taxes. From experience with taxing tobacco it is pretty clear that taxation reduces usage. The taxes would lead to price increases…
You Don’t Know What You Can Do
CrossFit, General HealthEverybody: you have no idea how fit you are. This is a pretty funny statement, considering that we stress the importance of knowing your times and remembering how much you can lift. We even have a fancy program (the athletics log) that can…
Running Barefoot Is Better
CrossFit, General HealthRunning barefoot, or at least with minimalist footwear reduces injury rates and encourages better running mechanics. We’ve talked about this quite a bit. Harvard just released the results on a study supporting this. Our shoes are causing problems.…
Being Fit Just Feels Good
CrossFit, General HealthSeveral years ago I was doing conditioning after one of my gymnastics workouts. A coach at the gym I was training at walked up and asked me “Why do you do this to yourself?”. The first thing that came to mind was “Why don’t you?”.…
Pride
CrossFit, General HealthIf you said that training for several months hasn’t changed you physically, I would doubt you. If you said that training with us hasn’t brought about a psychological change, I’d call you a bold-faced liar. The way that we train does some…
How Was Dinner?
General HealthKatie distributed dinner for a bunch of folks today. Easy pick up from the kitchen, bring it home and eat. Pam and I were included. We want feedback. We have a few questions for those that took advantage of the offer. Send the responses to me…