Phil Daoust

2 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Phil Daoust

I’ve broken just one bone in my 61 years – my fibula, the smaller of the two that connect your knee to your ankle. I was skiing, I caught my left foot on some ice and the rest of my body just rotated around it until something snapped. Yeah, ouch. I made a full recovery, but I’d rather not break anything else. I definitely don’t want to become so frail that might fracture a rib, or gravity alone could crack my spine.

1 month ago | theguardian.com | Phil Daoust

If you can’t do push-ups – or if you’re still scarred by being forced to do them as a kid – it can be hard to see the point of them. Sure, they look impressive, especially the “explosive” variety that launches you into the air, but even the standard version is so demanding that armies use it as a punishment: “Drop and give me 50!” Then there’s all the macho, chest-beating rubbish that surrounds them. It is no surprise many of us avoid them, or think we will never master them.

2 months ago | msn.com | Phil Daoust

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2 months ago | theguardian.com | Phil Daoust

Only an idiot would claim to love every form of exercise. At 61, I believe it’s the only way to delay the body’s slow crumble, but ugh, so much of it is unpleasant, or dull, or just not for me. I don’t think I will ever not hate Bulgarian split squats. I’m bored to tears by the static bike. Football, rugby, tennis, cricket? Been there, done that, burned the T-shirt. But that’s OK, because there’s a lot that I adore. Running. Lake swims. Yoga. Skiing, snowshoeing, anything snow-related.

2 months ago | tanea.gr | Phil Daoust

1      ΠερπάτημαΟ,τι κι αν κάνετε για να παραμείνετε σε φόρμα, το περπάτημα πρέπει να αποτελεί τον ακρογωνιαίο λίθο. Οχι μόνο θα ενισχύσει την καρδιά, τους πνεύμονες και τους μυς σας, αλλά θα σας οδηγήσει και σε διάφορα μέρη – και μάλιστα δωρεάν. Τι θα χρειαστείτε: Τίποτα, εκτός από τα συνηθισμένα σας ρούχα για υπαίθριες δραστηριότητες, εκτός αν αναπτύξετε μια προτίμηση σε κάτι πιο ακραίο. 2      ΤρέξιμοΗ απλούστερη μορφή αερόβιας άσκησης.