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  • 1 week ago | wellness360magazine.com | Ted Spiker

    Last night, I attended an event that required a suit. One friend saw me and said, “Are you ok?” Another said, “Did you run here?”I knew my brow was dripping faster than a coffee maker, and my head hair was matted down in a slick that looked like it had been greased with hair product. I flashed my foldable fan I snuck into my suit and flapped it at nose height. A third friend in the conversation circle grabbed the fan and aired me out it.

  • 1 month ago | wellness360magazine.com | Ted Spiker

    While I’m not especially proud of slipping into the hard-headed aging-male stereotype of avoiding an annual physical, I have some friendly amendments for how we could conduct our checkups. Why? Maybe there’s an opportunity to improve the experience, the quality of assessment, and the behavior change that could happen in conjunction with the diagnostics.

  • 1 month ago | runnersworld.com | Ted Spiker

    As runners, we often think that more miles always equals better running. But one thing we often undervalue that really helps those miles take hold and progress our training: rest days. Giving your body time to rest is just as important as running. That’s because rest days help strengthen your body, sharpen your focus, and reinvigorate your spirit so that you actually want to keep training.

  • 2 months ago | wellness360magazine.com | Ted Spiker

    This morning, I woke up before my 5:30 a.m. alarm. On my docket: Run, lift, get ready, and hustle my potato – padded butt to work. On my mind: The immediate tasks I need to take care of, the emails simmering in my inbox, and the minor aches that coax me into believing that staying horizontal trumps getting vertical. For the first six weeks of the year, I’ve stuck to my pre-work exercise routine, my better diet approach, my goals for damp January, and more.

  • Jan 26, 2025 | wellness360magazine.com | Ted Spiker

    Despite the inspirational words that come from motivational speakers and flashy Instagram quotes, sometimes you have to realize that certain fitness feats will never happen. I accept, for example, that I will never be able to dunk a basketball, qualify for the Boston Marathon, or perform a king pigeon pose — no matter how much I want to or how much I try. I have too much baggage (mentally and posteriorly) to do so. But where is the line between the possible and the impossible?

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Ted Spiker @ProfSpiker
9 Apr 25

RT @JeffDarlington: Go Gators! 🐊 ⛳️

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Ted Spiker @ProfSpiker
8 Apr 25

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6 Apr 25

Power Rankings, Walt/Walter 1. Clayton Jr. 2. White 3. Cronkite 4. Disney 5. Whitman #MarchMadness #Gators