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9 Healthy Body Habits for Overworked Dads

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Among the (oh-so-many) things that people don’t tell you about being a new dad is the fact that your body will have to adjust to it, and that it will take a toll on you. There are assorted back aches and neck pains, lower back issues for some of us, and if you’re not careful, [...]

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All Work and No Play Makes Dad a Glum Chum

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“Dad is sad.
Very, very sad.
He had a bad day.
What a day dad had!” – Dr. Seuss
Sometimes I feel that way – and then I feel bad for letting it affect how I interact with my kids. If I’m stressed, they can see it. If I’m burned out, it shows.
We forget sometimes, that with the responsibilities [...]

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Meet a Few of My Community of Awesome People

I’m surrounded by talented people, and I want to highlight a few of my community members that are pursuing their passions and inspiring me to think bigger about my own projects.
Each of these people are trying to follow their muse and make the world a better place, and I think that’s an admirable goal. It [...]

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A Slackline for Papa: Homemade Slackline Setup

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Watching my children play always reminds me of how open and free and capable we are as kids. I’m trying to re-capture that feeling by doing things that are pure fun and serve no other practical purpose in my life. Like slacklining.
Slacklining does have physical benefits, but that’s not the point for me. It’s that [...]

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Speed Ropes: 10 Awesome Speed Rope Workouts

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I’ve been spinning a speed rope off and on for the last couple of years, after taking about 20 years off. I learned the basics of a speed rope routine as a wrestler and a wannabe gym rat when I was a teenager, but I never really stuck with it afterward. So I’m rediscovering the [...]

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Natural Father, Natural Fitness

About a year and a half ago, I took a “real” job again.
Before then, I was self-employed as a handyman/odd-jobber, doing everything from putting up fences to permaculture-based landscaping to installing woodstoves and insulation. That was great, except that being my own boss made it too easy to think, “It’s a perfect day for bouldering. [...]

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Jumping Rope is Not Just for Kids

Early this spring, I promised myself that I would keep working at my jump rope skills.
Part of it was to offset all the sitting that I find myself doing these days at work. Another reason was that the indoor soccer season was over for our team, and I knew that I’d need to focus on [...]

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