athletics
Athletics and fitness are the essential ingredients for your body to live a long and healthy life.
Out with the Old, In with the New, for We Are the Only Solution
When One Season Ends When one season ends, another begins. That sounds simple until the season ending is one that carried pain, history, attachment, regret, and people who once mattered deeply. Letting go is not always a clean decision. Sometimes it feels like tearing away a part of life that once gave identity, comfort, or familiarity. The past can become a place people revisit because it is known, even when it is not healthy. Familiar pain can feel safer than unfamiliar peace because the mind knows how to survive what it has already endured. But survival is not the same as growth, and remembering is not the same as living.
By Peter Thwing - Host of the FST Podcast5 months ago in Longevity
10 Ways Pool Chemistry Impacts Health
Pool water can look perfectly clean and still cause problems. You might hop out feeling fine, then notice itchy skin or irritated eyes later. That’s usually not a coincidence. Small chemical imbalances build up over time. At first, they’re easy to ignore. But after a few swims, those minor issues can turn into ongoing discomfort.
By Piper Burch5 months ago in Longevity
Hidden Signs of Low Protein Intake
Walk through any grocery store today and one thing becomes obvious: protein is everywhere. It’s added to popcorn, cereal, bread, yogurt, and even bottled water. With all these “high-protein” products competing for attention, it’s easy to start wondering whether you’re actually getting enough—or if you should be worried at all.
By Vincent Hale5 months ago in Longevity
The Unfinished Life
THE DEATHBED TRUTH 🌙 The people who have spent significant time with the dying, the hospice nurses and the palliative care physicians and the family members who were present through the final weeks and months of someone else's departure from this life, report with remarkable consistency that the conversations that occur at the end have a specific character that distinguishes them from almost all the conversations that preceded them, and that character is honesty. The performance incentive that governs most of human social interaction disappears when there is nothing left to gain from performance and when the finitude of remaining time makes dishonesty feel like an unaffordable waste of the hours that are left 😢
By The Curious Writer5 months ago in Longevity
Preparation Is Not A Delay
There’s a quiet frustration many people carry: the feeling of being “behind.” You see others launching projects, making moves, announcing milestones—and you wonder if you’re wasting time preparing. It can feel like standing at the edge of a race while everyone else has already started running.
By THE GROWTH HABIT5 months ago in Longevity
Nothing Changes When You Remain The Same
It sounds obvious, almost too simple to take seriously: nothing changes when you remain the same. Yet people spend years—sometimes entire lifetimes—waiting for life to improve without truly changing anything about how they think, act, or respond. They hope for different outcomes while repeating the same patterns. And when nothing shifts, it feels confusing, even unfair.
By THE GROWTH HABIT5 months ago in Longevity
Even a Little Heat Can Strain Your Heart
I consider myself in pretty good shape. The dental assistant said my blood pressure was perfect. (They take it before every exam.) That’s good enough for me. I’ll continue my daily walks no matter how high the thermometer reads.
By Marie Dubuque6 months ago in Longevity
