Rant about town
The worth of words
I don't like words that hide the truth. I don't words that conceal reality. I don't like euphemisms, or euphemistic language. And American English is ..
The things we lose when our environment ceases to support random play
By a WHO estimate, 85 per cent of girls and 78 per cent of boys get less than the 1 hour of recommended activity level a day.In our drive to track ste..
The important of tolerance
Your tolerance for boredom during long walks, rest between sets and doing exercises you suck at. Your tolerance for challenges when you encounter..
How informed we are is paralysing our ability to participate in any action
Did the Lancet estimate of inactive Indians surprise you?If it did surprise you, what did you decide to do?Have a conversation about it?But conversati..
The role of FOMO in wanting to move more
A good holiday, a good movie, a play a good meal, an old school reunion, a nice aquarium visit, a great beach, night sky or a really good drink. ..
The great, moderately sized outdoors
A few days at Singapore have more than convinced me that apartments might be better served having more space to walk around, hang, play and run around..
Friction for NEAT
Here’s what an effective city seems to do: have plenty of interrupted stretches of walking pathways, pedestrian paths, overpasses and generous room fo..
Physics envy
You must have heard some version of this:Fat loss is xx percent exercise and xx percent nutrition Muscle gain is xx percent exercise and xx perce..
Idiot index
Elon Musk’s Starship paired with the Super Heavy was just a terrific sight. As someone who watches the Saturn 5 launches on loop, watching..
Longevity is the easiest pitch.
No one wants to die an untimely death. And our perception of what is untimely has been extended in the last 100 years thanks to basic advances in medi..
