Yesterday, we launched our 3rd app - MoveWell - the personal mobility coach you can take with you anywhere. It's the fastest way to feel better in 15 minutes or less and it's free. :) Today I'm going to share exactly why we built the app and some of the goals I had in creating MoveWell. If you've been under a rock, here are past few apps we've been actively developing (and we've got a couple more on the way) App #1 - The Cold Shower Therapy App ...
Archives for 2015
Lessons From The 7 Day Integrity Challenge
7 Days. Done. 7 days of gym and 7 days of mobility work on a foam roller. #boom The past 7 days have been sort of meditative for me. And besides realizing I have a ton of tension through my mid-back and abductors, I discovered a few other things about myself as well. Taking Care Of Myself Is The #1 Priority When it comes to projects, it seems the first things I always want to sacrifice are the things that are probably most ...
Learning To Celebrate The Wins (Plus a HUGE Thank You)
One of the hardest things I have to learn is how to actually celebrate the good things that happen in life. When something ships on time or goes great, I, like many people, dismiss it out of hand and tell myself, “Finally, something went right,” then move on to the next thing. Meanwhile, anything that doesn't go perfect slams you upside the head and requires several days of scrutiny, fixation and penance. As a result, all the amazing things get ...
7 Day Integrity Challenge
It’s 4am and I cannot sleep. I got my tinted glassed on, taken magnesium and nada. Zilch. It's been an issue for a little while now, and while I'm naturally a night-time person, I've found that sometimes, when I can’t sleep - it’s not a physiological problem, it’s psychological. In other words, there’s some idea bouncing around in your head that won’t let you rest until you get it out. I've had something like that happen to me the last few ...
How To Harness The Power Of Reference Points – A Practical Guide To Pushing Your Limits
Today’s topic is something that I’ve talked a lot about - pushing your limits. I’ve talked about this a thousand times in various interviews, but I’ve never written it down anywhere on the site. Today, that changes. Buckle up - this one’s a doozy. How To Push Your Limits - The Power of Reference Points 5 Years ago, when I first decided to stop settling for the “possible” and try pushing my limits, I didn’t think I could do anything. I was broke, ...
50 Years For 70 Bucks
A year or so ago, I was driving through Yellowstone National Park with my brother. Snow had piled up quite high and there was an avalanche warning in effect as long as the sun was up - so all the cars coming into the park had to wait until sunset to pass through. We parked the car outside the gate and got out of the car to stretch our legs. We had a good amount of time (over an hour) until the sun went down so naturally, we started talking to some of ...
Concerning “Real Life”
Over the past few months, I've received a lot of emails that say something like this: "What you're doing is cool but, you know, eventually you have to come back to real life. You can't do this forever..." This isn't new. When I started this blog, people said the same thing, but it seems to have picked up even more as of late. Over the years, I've experience a range of emotions when facing this comment: Originally, I got mad. Then I got ...
Productivity Advice From My 16 Year Old Self
I didn’t realize it then, but when I was in high school, I was somehow crazy productive. I sometimes look back and wonder how I fit everything all in. I did basketball, volleyball, 2-a-days, school, advanced classes, honors society, music, and friends - all at once. And I still had free time to jack around - despite having a large part of my schedule dictated for me. Of course now, I have much greater control over my day. I can control ~100% of ...
This Simple Exercise Made Me A Better Runner (and Only Takes 10 Minutes)
Over the last couple of months, I've been doing a lot of recovery work. After getting my tendon messed up during the first race of the 777 project, I realized that I'm going to have to do a lot of active recovery in order to stay healthy while putting my body through hell. I'm not going to go into a full mobility routine prescription (don't worry, that's coming up soon), though I do want to share a very basic strength routine that I've been doing for ...
The 2 Bags I’ve Traveled Around The World With
I traveled A LOT in 2014. And these two bags have completely changed my travel experience. I used them extensively, both internationally and locally for when I'm in San Diego and Chicago. Both bags are on my list of 97 things, and I frequently (and enthusiastically) recommend them to anyone looking for a superior travel bag. These two guys have been with me on 4 continents now, a dozen countries and countless airports. My go-to traveling gear ...