Also important to understand that excessive gaming can be a symptom of an overall problem, rather than the cause. When I was a teenager, I spent pretty much every moment outside of school and sleep playing video games. I ended up dropping out of college due to playing video games instead of doing homework.

I don’t know if this is a myth or what, but I always thought that my weight prevented me from being able to touch my toes. Then in comes my daughter. She happens to be a yogi and exercises a lot, for years. She also happens to be a good 40+ pounds overweight. Yet due to practice practice practice, she can easily bend…

Thank you all for these responses.  It seems that the benefits of stretching are highly person-specific.  It seems clear from the literature, however, that it does not reduce injury or improve performance.  Personally I have poor flexibility - I couldn’t touch my toes to save my life - and I haven’t done any…

All I have is anecdotal, but once you reach a certain age (~35-50ish, ymmv) stretching may help you not have back problems.
I even notice a difference from weeks I train and don’t stretch (bc lazy) and weeks I do.

I don’t know “how” flexible we need to be, but I know that often when my lower back hurts, it is because of tightness issues in my lower body (often hamstrings). A few years ago, the back pain was so bad that I had some physical therapy, and we definitely worked on flexibility.
But I am pretty sedentary by nature.…

While foam rolling doesn’t solve everything, it is really good for some things. At one point, I was unable to continue running because I was having such bad knee pains. This went on for weeks and when I mentioned it to a coworker who was also a runner, he told me how to roll out the ligament that runs next to my…

Flexibility and balance are really key to your whole body health. I’m saying this as someone who’s had a lot of back trouble for the last 15 years or so. I find balance and flexibility to be two big keys to keeping my back from giving me the finger whenever it feels like it.

Is there any particular health benefit to becoming more flexible? In other words, is there any real reason that I should invest the time (and, for me, discomfort) in trying to become more flexible?

Oh I understand the value of “lots of glass” in camera optics. (Proud owner of a Canon 200mm f/2.8 monster) But small sensors have also come a long way in recent years, at least in good light conditions, and I’m interested in a comparison by someone who actually has access to the latest Samsung or Apple phones with…

Look for something that can take a bit of a beating. Vortex’s Solo or Cabela’s Intensity models would probably fit the bill without costing too much. There are obviously higher quality options out there, but the price takes a fairly dramatic upturn ($250+). The Solo also comes in a model with a larger objective for a…

Jesus, should probably mention that thing is over $100, for a thing that is probably 90% covered by my phone nowadays. I like the idea, but... jeez

Same on all this. Sunrise simulating alarm clock has been absolutely lifechanging.

Funny enough you’re not alone. Children and teens especially need the most amount of sleep of any human due to our development during that period of life. Teens especially tend to want to sleep a lot but go to bed later for a variety of physiological reasons, making our High Schools really bad for development as many…

A sunrise-simulating lamp has been a life-changer for me.

I’m still rocking the same printer from 2007 I bought for college. I print maybe 25 pages at home every year. Everything else gets printed at work.

I never messed with muscle ups, even when I was really good at dips and pullups — I just felt like that transition was unnecessary risk on my shoulders. Functionally, I can throw a leg up to mount a wall with a heel hook, then rock over. I can’t imagine a real life scenario when a muscle up would be needed (even in…

Have never done pistol squats. Except years ago when I used to ice skate I did them but they were on ice skates and we called it shoot the duck, I believe. It is a challenge on ice skates but it helped me prepare for sit spins. 

Ah yeah, climbing makes sense.

I like tuck jumps as a sub for double-unders on a jumprope (because I can’t do them!). It’s a decent little add-on to a standard plyometric jump that adds a little bit of ab work.

The easiest option is rarely the best option in anything, diet included.