Spend a lot of time sitting at home, in the office, or both?  Check out this NY Times Health article, The Men Who Stare at Screens.  Your regular workout may not be as effective as you think in preventing heart disease.

“Let me embrace thee, sour adversity, for wise men say it is the wisest course.”  ~William Shakespeare
Philosophers and sages throughout the ages have consistently extolled the virtues of facing adversity for the purposes of becoming a better, stronger person.  No matter what form this adversity takes, wisdom dictates that it must be faced head-on, weathered through, and successfully beaten by coming out the other side, maybe scarred, but assuredly battle-hardened and spiritually tougher.   Oftentimes, adversity comes to us unbidden simply due to the path we choose to follow, or even …

At the suggestion of my good friend, and West Coast Buyu, Dave Furukawa, I am presenting a look at one of my daily workouts.  Please see Dave’s comments on my previous post here for reference.
This is a record of my activity from yesterday, Memorial Day 2010:
Morning
Life begins early here, even on long holiday weekends, since our 19 month old, Juliana, doesn’t distinguish weekends from weekdays yet!  So at 6 am I was up making coffee and searching through her Elmo DVDs to find the particular episode she wanted that morning.  As the …

Ever wonder how to put it all together?  How do you fit in conditioning, strength, core exercise, joint mobility, breathing exercises, solo martial arts practice and class time in one complete program?  Here’s an example 7-day program I created for a friend that integrates all of the above.   This program will require a set of dumbbells and a pull-up bar.  The repetitions may be adjusted up or down depending on your level of fitness. 
Warrior Fitness Longevity Program
Please remember that there are no “one-size-fits-all” programs and that this was created specific …

Ever have one of those mornings when you have to be up early for work or school, but simply can’t summon the energy to start your day?  This is a routine I have been using successfully for years to shake out the cobwebs and get me moving on the mornings when just a cup of coffee isn’t going to do it.  Back when I was travelling for weeks on end and putting in long hours every day for consulting work this routine was my morning staple in the hotel room …