by James Gorman | Dec 11, 2020 | Uncategorized
Sustained improvement (in anything) typically requires starting small, building consistency, and accumulating incremental successes. We brush our teeth for two minutes twice a day to improve our dental health. Training for a marathon requires several runs a week,...
by James Gorman | Dec 4, 2020 | Uncategorized
I can read a map. An old-fashioned paper map I mean. I can navigate a route and I can follow a compass bearing. But only if I know where I am. And that’s the bit I struggle with. Once I’m (even slightly) lost, I’m rubbish at identifying my position...
by James Gorman | Nov 27, 2020 | Uncategorized
Vegan diets are better than omnivorous diets for athletic performance. So says The Game Changers movie. However, there is very little evidence to support this claim. And the ‘evidence’ presented in the movie is unforgivably misleading. Throughout the movie...
by James Gorman | Nov 20, 2020 | Uncategorized
It’s only a very short segment, but it’s a crucial pillar in The Game Changers movie’s argument that a vegan diet is optimal for health and athletic performance. The narrative goes something like this: Animal foods impair endothelial (blood vessel lining) function and...
by James Gorman | Nov 13, 2020 | Uncategorized
As a parent or teacher, I’m sure you’ve observed that children and young people are more alert, happier, and better behaved after some (any!) sort of physical activity. There is now a convincing body of evidence showing a causal link between physical activity and...
by James Gorman | Nov 6, 2020 | Uncategorized
When you think about threats to your long-term health, heart disease, cancer, and dementia probably spring to mind. And for good reason. Most of us will die from one of these diseases. They are the biggest threats to our quantity of life. But when it comes...
by James Gorman | Nov 1, 2020 | Uncategorized
What we eat can have a material impact on how we feel and perform. Many of you, I’m sure, have experienced this. The lethargy and negativity after eating fast food or cake. The energy and positivity after a meal of fresh, nutritious produce. Food affects mood....
by James Gorman | Oct 23, 2020 | Uncategorized
Listen to your appetite. Eat what you feel like eating, when you feel like it. This appears to be the cornerstone of ‘intuitive eating’ – the new, trendy way to eat yourself to your ideal weight and better health. Of course, there’s nothing new at all about intuitive...
by James Gorman | Oct 16, 2020 | Uncategorized
It’s interesting that one of the most famous movie quotes of all time is about feet. Here’s a reminder of the iconic scene of Forrest Gump commenting on a nurse’s shoes at the bus stop. The irony here is that Forrest himself is wearing Nike Cortez...
by James Gorman | Oct 9, 2020 | Uncategorized
We’re now well into Autumn. It’s getting colder, wetter, and windier. But that makes for more interesting – and challenging – camping. I’ve spent the last two weekends in a tent. One in the Yorkshire Dales and one in the Lake District. Very different trips, but both...