What Matters Most
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What Matters Most

Guess what? We, at Coaching and Coffee Talks, have gone that extra mile for you! Our research in this field extends to actually dying and coming back to life again!

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Getting movement back into your daily life
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Getting movement back into your daily life

Before modern industry and agriculture, general movement played an integral part in our ancestors’ lives. For them, movement was not a conscious choice or an optional addition to their day. It was an integral part of their very survival. Whether it was hunting, gathering, farming, or tending to their homes—our ancestors were in constant motion. They traversed vast landscapes, exerted themselves in various physical tasks, and forged deep connections between their bodies and the natural world.

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Depression, PTSD, and Anxiety
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Depression, PTSD, and Anxiety

This blog article is going to get very personal–so family, friends, strangers–if that sort of thing is abhorrent to you–turn back now!

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Self assessment versus assessment by a trusted advisor
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Self assessment versus assessment by a trusted advisor

It’s great to have an unconditional love for yourself, and to feel positive about how you are in the world, but it’s also very informative to have an honest assessment of yourself from a trusted advisor.

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Is strength training all you need?
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Is strength training all you need?

Today, we want to revisit a topic we have touched upon in previous posts: the relationship between aesthetics and health span.

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Use It or Lose It: Proprioception
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Use It or Lose It: Proprioception

Picture yourself at 70 or even 80 years old. What can you still do? Can you imagine yourself still jumping, running, picking up a grandchild, and getting off the toilet?

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The age of the AI—what can it do?
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The age of the AI—what can it do?

The different AI tools have gotten a lot of attention lately, and we wanted to see what the fuzz was all about. So, we thought that we should try and see how we, and you our information-hungry reader, can utilize this new tool.

So, the question is, when you have an all-powerful and a bit confused AI, what do you ask it and how should you ask it? Well, let’s find out.

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Resurrect Thyself!
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Resurrect Thyself!

We thought we would take advantage of the recent Easter holiday to use the theme of resurrection as applied to getting back in the swing of a fitness routine.

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Combating the Sedentary Nature of Screentime
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Combating the Sedentary Nature of Screentime

The average American teenager averages 7 hours and 16 minutes of screen time per day, according to a 2023 survey by Comparitech and Common Sense Media. Kids from lower-income homes spend an alarming average of 9 hours and 19 minutes per day on their screens

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My Genes Ate My Homework
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My Genes Ate My Homework

Today we want to talk about genes—and to what extent our fate is written beforehand.

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Externalities and a Sustainable Life
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Externalities and a Sustainable Life

Today we want to talk about, and maybe introduce you to, the notion of externalities—a perspective often used in economics and philosophy.

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Make a List
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Make a List

Most of the bigger questions can be broken down into smaller tasks, and these tasks can be written down on a task list.

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What you see is what you get
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What you see is what you get

Where we come from and what we’re aiming at are often more relevant notions to explore if you want to understand bad behavioral patterns.

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Anger and Emotional Labor
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Anger and Emotional Labor

A recent coffee talk we’ve had centered on the topic of anger. We were discussing being in situations with other parents–it could be a sporting event or a school-related meeting–and how some parents just seem to show up angry and are unable to regulate their emotions. It seems they are unable to maintain their “public face” as a parent that “has it together.”

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Injury, Infirmity, and Age as a Teacher
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Injury, Infirmity, and Age as a Teacher

Identifying primarily with your physical self is a game we can’t win. Sounds a bit funny in a health and fitness blog, right? Well, the road to this realization was a bit bumpy.

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Cultivate a Killer Instinct
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Cultivate a Killer Instinct

Amateurs hold on to their passion project and try to get it perfect, whereas professionals do the work, get it out in the world, and move on to the next project.

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