Author: Milo F. Bryant
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Moving the future: Diagnosis of ADHD is too easy to make
Stop with the Ritalin, Conceta, Metadate and Methylin, and play with the children. Pass on the Adderall, Vyvanse and Dextrostat, and instead corral the kids, find a ball and get outside to kick, hit, throw, catch and run. Those are some of the drugs given to folks, including a lot of children, diagnosed with Attention…
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Moving the future: Body mass index is a faulty tool to measure health
Let me put it out there: Body mass index is the devil. Scratch that. It’s worse. Lucifer probably is working out more, getting fat shamed, going to counseling and rededicating himself to better nutritional standards right now because his BMI crept from the overweight category into the obese realm. Silly scene? Sure. Probably belongs in…
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Moving the future: To move forward, welcome your failures and nuture your passions
Look in the mirror when you finish reading this. The person looking back is the only person on the planet who can get you into those jeans and reppin’ this summer’s hottest looks. The opposite holds true, too. That mirror image is the only person with the uncanny ability to make you loaf more when…
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Ruining the athlete
Soapbox in place. Stepping onto it. We should be ashamed of ourselves. Early specialization among our young sports enthusiasts is bordering on an epidemic. Call it the systematic killing of the great athlete. And we are the culprits. “We” refers to the adults among us who force children to play one sport, forsaking all others;…
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Moving the future: No equipment? That’s no reason not to exercise
Don’t have time to work out? Don’t have space to work out? Don’t know how to work out? Don’t agonize! I’m here to take away those excuses. Did I really write that? I meant that I’m here to take away “reasons,” one column at a time. Personal research on the following movements has been conducted…
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Moving the Future: How to avoid weight gain this holiday season
Halloween is just around the corner – and those bite-sized candy bars and other sweet treats are so tempting, and they’re everywhere! But that is child’s play compared to the real monsters that await: Thanksgiving. Holiday parties. Look around; some of us gained 5 pounds just reading that. We go through a year of ups…
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Moving the Future: Most of our overeating is driven by emotions
It can be extremely gratifying to sink your teeth into a delectable morsel. But that same endorphin rush can lead to serious weight gain. We’ve all been there at some point. Food does that. Psychologically and biologically, we know the outcomes of eating. But we eat because we’re hungry far less than we eat for…
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Moving the Future: Why are we so afraid of muscle?
Why are we so afraid of muscle? Do we not like to lift heavy stuff? Are women so bothered by the hackneyed “looking like a man” idiom that they’d rather have a fragile frame for their adult lives? Unless bodybuilding or fitness modeling or competing in a world’s strongest behemoth contest is a means for…
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Training with a partner is one way to break out of fitness rut
Sometimes, even with the best of planning, we can get stuck in a fitness rut and can’t seem to find our way out. Here are a few tips to help: – Get a partner (Part 1). Train with somebody stronger, faster or more experienced than you. Throw away the intimidation and possible embarrassment and find…
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More than just a goal: Find your passion
Passion is a powerful producer of progress. No, I’m not trying to throw a tongue twister on you this morning, but I was reminded recently of the power of passion. One of my high school friends posted this status on Facebook: “Yikes, I think I am becoming a tennis addict. I simply love it. I’ve…