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Cold Showers and Tackling the Hard Stuff: Crushing the 30-day Cold Shower Challenge
Today I completed a challenge that I told myself was impossible : the 30-Day Cold Shower Challenge. But the question everyone asks me is… Why? Why? Why would I do something so obviously uncomfortable to myself every morning? Well there’s actually a good bit of research into the health benefits of cold showers. These include : increased…
Hurray for Rain!
OMG it's raining. Man, do we need it.
Alex Parker Falls & WINS AGAIN at Dragon Swing 2015?!?
Okay this is becoming ridiculous. Alex Parker, this time with partner Natalia Eristavi, fell again during a competition. And yes, HE WON AGAIN. This is seriously becoming Alex's signature move. This time it was at the Dragon Swing competition in Krakow, Poland. I got word of this and link to the GIF from Katie Latter, who says…
If You Dread Holiday Family Time
My family isn't perfect. I guess no one's is. But I am feeling grateful I generally feel safe and accepted when I am home with the relatives. It's maybe 70% pleasure, around 20% boring, and at most 10% awkward. I know that is not the reality for everyone. For some people, being with family means…
Exercise and Mental Toughness
I was running this morning and thinking about what the point of exercise is. I realized that beyond the obvious health benefits, that there's a lot of mental / emotional power-ups that exercise gives to you. I've long known that certain kinds of exercise effects my general sense of well-being, confidence, and happiness. Dancing, running,…
17th SF Hip Hop Dance Festival Recap: Academy of Villains, Hilty & Bosch, Dutch B-boys and More!
This weekend is the 17th annual San Francisco Hip Hop Dance Festival, a raucous celebration of street dance held at the beautiful Palace of Fine Arts. I saw "program A" of the show last night and it's one of the strongest years of the HHDF I've ever seen. Micaya the indefatigable organizer does an incredible…
A Retrospective on 60 Episodes of “SwingNation”!
Watch this awesome retrospective on sixty episodes of "SwingNation," the internet's only weekly talk show on swing and lindy hop. Lots of great moments in there, from "I Charleston" to chatting with Al Minn's son. Produced by the super talented Manu Smith.
Health Update + Five Tips for Meeting Your Health and Fitness Goals
So for the past year or so, I have been doing a number of health and diet interventions to live more healthily and energetically. I've tried to avoid crash diets and short-term interventions, and instead focus on small, incremental changes that might have longer-term benefits down the line, as well as more immediate improvements today. I'm…
Parris Goebel and Request Dance Crew of NZ: “Sorry” by Justin Bieber
I can take or leave Justin Bieber. But damn, that singer just gave his entire music video for his song "Sorry" over to Parris Goebel and her ReQuest Dance Crew. So mad props to him. I typically don't like this style of shake it and twerk it dancing. But damn if Parris and Request don't…