Ways to follow the recommendations (part 1)

This is mainly for me to track my progress and physical activity, but hopefully you can learn something too and maybe get inspired to try something new. I decided that I want to better understand what following the recommendations for physical activity actually is like. So what I will try to do is to document …

The forest in the morning

If you go out at times when other aren’t typically awake you see your environment in new, yet old ways. Consider those times you wake up early, maybe for an interview or a trip, a late night after the club, wandering the streets with friends in ninth grade. The empty streets shine in another light, …

Sensationalizing Solid Science

I worked hard to not write 3000 words for this article. Enjoy my ranting. My phone regularly pings me with news from outlets that publish articles in areas that interest me. As may be obvious from my blog, physiology is one of those areas. So when a press titled “Why strength training might come at …

Introducing: Recommendations for Physical Activity

I want to preface this by saying that my perspective on exercise is long term. I want myself, and you, to live a long healthy life. Thus, I won’t be giving advice on how to maximize your training for performance. My target is not athletes, but people who do exercise as a means to live …

I chose to study this summer.

Svensk version. In the beginning, studying over summer felt a bit like ripping open the skin off my palms. I’m taking a course that is called KI Summer School in Medical Research. At first, after a long term of studies, it was a bit like walking straight into a wall. Just thinking about reading numerous …

Jag valde att plugga på sommaren.

English version. Att studera över sommaren känns i början lite som att slita upp huden på handflatorna. Kursen jag går heter KI Summer School in Medical Research. I början, efter en lång termin av studier, kändes det lite som att gå in i en vägg. Att bara fundera över att läsa otaliga långa studier framkallade …