by Mens Health | Feb 6, 2014 | Life
20 December 1996, dawned clear and cold. My father, a runner for 40 years, woke early, laced up his shoes and hit
the bike path near the cottage he shared with my mother. Less than an hour later, two policemen knocked on the door and asked my mom if her husband had...
by Mens Health | Feb 6, 2014 | Life
Training is too often vanity based. We must tap into something bigger. Do another kilometre or another set not because you have to but because you can. Take that action for someone or something else. Dedicate your workout. Do it with intention and purpose, and to the...
by Mens Health | Feb 5, 2014 | Life
My old man is in pretty good shape. I’m not sure he fancies being called the “ol’ man” but secretly I think he likes the underdog status of a fit old guy. Nearing 70, he’s a gym regular – lifting weights and cruising a few lengths in the pool most mornings. And he’s...
by Mens Health | Feb 4, 2014 | Life
First, have an argument. State a proposition and defend it, “even if that proposition is, ‘Jorge is the most lovable screw-up I ever met,’ ” says Jay Heinrichs, author of Word Hero (R164, Kalahari). Next, tame your imagination. “People always say, ‘Picture the...
by Mens Health | Jan 30, 2014 | Life
The trick is to put your back into it, man! Good posture
is the secret to a commanding delivery, according to Aaron Kall, director of the University of Michigan’s championship debate team. When your spine, shoulders and neck are all aligned, your diaphragm drops,...
