Respiratory Physiology, the Brain, and How to be Better Today Than You Were Yesterday
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Respiratory Physiology, the Brain, and How to be Better Today Than You Were Yesterday

Breathlessness Background: Dyspnea & Affect As athletes who push ourselves, we all know what it feels like to be out of breath. Bent over, hands on knees, gasping for air, trying not to choke ...

FITNESSLaw Enforcement Fitness For the Long Haul: Rookie Season

Law Enforcement Fitness For the Long Haul: Rookie Season

The police academy got you all skinny, now the streets are going to get you fat. Ever heard of “the Freshman 15” phenomenon in college? It occurs in the police world as well, and for the exact sam...

Die LivingWhat's All The Fuss About Your Gut?

What's All The Fuss About Your Gut?

A Johns Hopkins expert referred to the gut as a second brain hidden within the walls of the digestive system. The gastrointestinal tract is lined with over 100 million nerve cells, and scientists ...

FITNESSTime to Get Off Your Ass - Literally

Time to Get Off Your Ass - Literally

Many studies over recent years have highlighted something that is hopefully quite obvious: lots of sitting is bad for you. Since many Americans have moved into office jobs that require sitting at ...

MINDFULNESSThe List: How A Warrior Remembers

The List: How A Warrior Remembers

I carry a list. We all do. Some of the names on my list are more prominent for me than others. Some were friends; some I knew in the way you know and like people you work with but couldn’t say the...

FITNESSLow Back Pain isn’t Normal! Here’s How To Fix It

Low Back Pain isn’t Normal! Here’s How To Fix It

We have covered how important the feet and having good toe dexterity is for everyone, especially tactical athletes. In this post I’d like to consider another major part to the human body: Core Sta...