Functional exercise.

A loyal reader asks: I have been looking for resources on Functional Exercise lately. Sure I've found some. But most of them make me sign up for stuff or lead me to other sites. It's annoying. Help!

For those, like me, who don't know what Functional Exercise, GoAnimal defines it like this:

Technically speaking, a functional exercise is multi-joint and multi-plane; this is the definition favored by physical therapists. More broadly, a functional exercise is one that is relevant to real-world challenges. An exercise is considered functional when it prepares us for some movement challenge that we are actually likely to encounter.

Thanks for asking....

Speaking of GoAnimal, it has a nice list of exercises.....see them here. You'll find hover steps, skating steps, touch low/reach high, partner-resist core squats and more.

About.com again does a great job. See Best Ab Exercises and Core Exercises

Physical Therapy Connections has a nice list of exercises to try with very clear directions.

Getfitsource. Sure, they sell products. But they have some great videos and workouts here for download - fa-ree!

I'm tired just thinking about it all.
Good luck :)

Achoo!

A loyal reader asks: With all this talk about TB, I'm starting to feel a little paranoid - I mean sick. How can I find out what's going around in my neighborhood?

Glad you asked.

There's a new application called Who is Sick? It's kind of neat. A little creepy? Maybe.

"Who Is Sick was started in 2006 with a mission to provide current and local sickness information to the public - without the hassle of dealing with hospitals or doctors. With a strong belief in the power of people and a faith that user generated content can be extremely valuable, our team set out to create an entirely new system for tracking and monitoring sickness information."

All of a sudden, I feel a little under the weather.

The system needs to be more populated. I put in my sniffle symptoms and now it looks like an epidemic in my zip code!