by Al Boyle | Nov 26, 2023 | Exercise, Health and Fitness, Physical health
“The cold never bothered me anyway.” Let It Go Elsa, singing about accepting her freezing powers, and with it, accepting herself Frozen motion picture soundtrack (2013) You’d have never heard me singing that growing up. Cold exposure was light years from my...
by Al Boyle | Nov 19, 2023 | Health and Fitness, Breathing, Exercise, Physical health
“No one cared who I was until I put on the mask.” The domestic terrorist Bane revealing his identity to CIA agents during a skyjacking The Dark Knight Rises (2012) Restricting air flow during workouts may not be most people’s idea of a good time. That’s what a...
by Al Boyle | Nov 12, 2023 | Exercise, Health and Fitness, Physical health
“Ow! Quit it.” Bart Simpson, each time Lisa, Maggie, and then Homer touch his bandaged arm where he had his tattoo removed. The Simpsons, Season 1 Episode 1 Before I get to custom insoles, part deux, I wanted to say I’m tired of foot exams. They start with Does...
by Al Boyle | Nov 5, 2023 | Physical health, Exercise, Health and Fitness
“You know, I’m still standing better than I ever did Looking like a true survivor, feeling like a little kid” Elton John Album: Too Low For Zero (1983) Custom orthotic insoles weren’t on my radar. In a September 2023 post series (the...
by Al Boyle | Oct 29, 2023 | Health and Fitness, Nutrition, Physical health
“There’s a reason we’re supposed to be afraid of this night.” Officer Hawkins, at the scene of Michael Myers’ latest murder victim, reflecting on the fateful Halloween night in Haddonfield forty years prior when he could’ve killed Michael Halloween (2018)...
by Al Boyle | Oct 22, 2023 | Nutrition, Exercise, Health and Fitness, Mental health, Physical health
“That’s what I’m talkin’ about!” Mary Anne Creed, after her stepson Adonis Creed knocks down “Pretty” Ricky Conklin in the last round of their fight Creed (2015) I’ve never played chess blindfolded, but I’d imagine it’s not much different from...
