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Fitness Factor 4: Emotional Fitness
By Roland Pankewich Up until now all of our factor focuses have been what I would consider tangible things; food, sleep, and breathing are all things you can influence by changing external habits and behaviors to get some aspect of measurable change. External feedback if you will. This month’s topic is somewhat of a departure as it is exploring the world, YOUR world internally. The world of emotions. When I say it’s a departure I don’t at all wish to imply that this topic is any less important to those who are in the world of health sciences. Although we cannot measure or...
Fitness Factor 3: Respiration
By Roland Pankewich First there was food, then there was sleep. Now, we breathe. What a dramatic way to introduce the 3rd fitness factor for the month and the last aspect of the basis of our human existence; eat, sleep, breathe. Truth be told this topic was a little bit of an enigma for me when I started thinking about how to prepare for it. How can I do it justice without putting you all to sleep with talk of tidal volume and respiratory quotients? How can I write an article on the most autonomous thing we all innately do; breathe...
Fitness Factor 2: Understanding the Importance of Sleep
By Roland Pankewich Welcome to the 2nd installment in the fitness factor series for our 2023 focus. I hope you enjoyed last month’s deep dive into diet and ALL the nuances that can be involved with deciding upon how you want to relate to and construct your diet. You might be thinking that sleep doesn’t require the same approach and nuance as diet? On the surface, I could simply say; “Make sure you sleep well, and life will be good!” The end. That idea of “sleeping well” says so much more than what is obvious because sure we know that poor...
Fitness Factor 1: Nutrition
By Roland Pankewich The world of nutritional science is an interesting place to be. For those who are fascinated by all the different permutations of diets and their intended uses; keto, paleo, vegan, carnivore, the list goes on. At the same time, given all those options and the inevitable emotional attachment to said frameworks, swimming in the world of nutrition can be similar to swimming in a piranha-infested pond. The challenge for industry professionals AND health warriors alike is separating fact from opinion. True science from anecdotal dogma. The reality of the situation I think we all must accept is there...
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