The Pleasure Principle: Wellness Unhinged

I refrained from writing a New Year's post this year because I have two articles coming out this month on goal setting and weight loss - in support of what happens after the resolutions slip away. The weeks after New Year's are the ones most fraught with trouble. That first week is a cake walk compared to the rest. 

Below is my article appearing in The East Nashvillian. The basic premise: The way we're pursuing health and fitness is backwards. Bodies are best when utilized and pampered, not conquered. 

If you happen to be in Nashville, I detail countless resources at your fingertips. If not, you might get some ideas for practitioners and practices to seek out in your own area. Happy new year, everybody! Let's take better care this year, seek pleasure over pain... 

     When I was a sophomore in college, I had a professor who took the class outside for a friendly game of tag on the first day of school. Home base was a large oak tree situated at the far corner of an open courtyard. I eyeballed it from beneath the steps of a nearby building. I skulked and schemed and, when I saw an opening, took off running: chest out, chin up, legs pumping like my very life depended on it... more...