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When was the last time you just… played? 🧐Hear me out… ⤵️Somewhere along the way, play got replaced with structured work...
05/30/2026

When was the last time you just… played? 🧐
Hear me out… ⤵️

Somewhere along the way, play got replaced with structured workouts, tracked metrics, and very serious training plans.

All of that has value.

But there’s something we lose when we stop moving for the joy of moving.

Play is where coordination shows up. It’s where reaction time, balance, timing, and creativity get challenged without overthinking it.

You jump, chase, change direction, solve problems on the fly.

That’s some real athleticism.

Kids do this naturally. They just go. 🤸

As adults, we just have to be a little more intentional about it.

Go throw a ball around. Sprint for no reason. Climb something. Try a new sport where you’re not very good yet.

You’ll probably laugh more. (You’ll definitely move better.)

My challenge to you this weekend ➡️ get out there and play. Let me know how it goes for you.

05/29/2026

If you wake up with a dry mouth every morning, there’s a good chance you’ve been mouth breathing all night – and that could be affecting your sleep, breathing mechanics, and recovery more than you realize.

In this clip, Patrick McKeown explains how mouth breathing changes diaphragm function, reduces lung volume, and may even increase the likelihood of airway collapse during sleep.

🎧 Full episode is live now… comment “193” and I’ll send it over.

May was a good reminder that life gets very full very fast.Family. Travel. Healthy aging conversations. Celebrating peop...
05/29/2026

May was a good reminder that life gets very full very fast.
Family. Travel. Healthy aging conversations. Celebrating people we love, even while grieving.

Trying to keep the whole circus moving forward.

A few snapshots from the month. 👇

1️⃣ and I celebrating my mom, Hallie, at her Celebration of Life in early May (she passed in January)
2️⃣ enjoying epic views for days mountain biking in Tahoe
3️⃣ our daughter Caroline at her prom with her sister Georgia
4️⃣ and I at the Podcast
5️⃣ another trip to one of our favorite places — Casa Bonita in Denver
6️⃣ talking about the importance of play at the Stanford Healthy Aging conference
7️⃣ with the Cal Women's Water Polo () team competing in the NCAA finals.

Pretty solid month overall. Grateful for the people in it and the chance to keep doing rad stuff together.

05/28/2026

A sub-two-hour marathon… breathing through the nose. 👃
Eliud Kipchoge crossing the finish line with a closed mouth is what caught mine and ’s attention… and arguably should have made the entire sports world stop and pay attention, too.

We get into it (and a lot more) in this week’s podcast episode with breathing expert Patrick McKeown.

🌬️ joins us to explain how breathing patterns directly influence oxygen delivery, endurance, recovery, sleep quality, stress regulation, and nervous system function.

We get into why so many people are chronically over-breathing, how CO2 tolerance affects performance, and why nasal breathing may be one of the most overlooked tools in athletics and health right now.

The physiology here is fascinating.

With more efficient breathing and improved CO2 tolerance, the body can actually improve oxygen delivery from the blood into working tissues.

That changes how you tolerate effort, recover from stress, and perform under fatigue.

This conversation also goes deep into sleep-disordered breathing, anxiety, asthma, menopause, kids’ development, and practical tools you can start using immediately.

Patrick makes a strong case that breathing training is going to become much more mainstream in sport over the next few years.

After this conversation, it’s easy to understand why.

🎧 Full episode is live now… comment “193” and I’ll send it over.

05/27/2026

Let’s unlock the power of Sprain+ 😎

It’s a phrase we joke about around The Cube, but there’s actually something useful behind the principle.

It can be tempting to allow a diagnosis to become your identity (think: the guy with the torn ACL, the person with the labral tear or broken wrist).

But when you start conceiving of yourself solely as “that guy” you risk pigeonholing yourself around a single tissue injury.

That mindset becomes limiting.

There’s also a whole system around that injury that still needs attention ➡️ the swelling, the loss of motion, the compensation patterns, the surrounding tissues, the rest of the body adapting around the problem.

Enter: the “plus.”

When we frame an injury as “a spain and then some”, we an visualize a path or mode of attack.

We can actually focus more on what we can control AKA decongestion, blood flow, restoring range, training around the issue, keeping the rest of the system strong, and gradually returning to movement.

That shift matters because the goal is to restore function and get back to doing the things you care about.

The best rehab always zooms out beyond the single tissue and treats the whole organism.

That’s the real power of the reframe.

05/26/2026

One of the unexpected things we found ourselves talking about on RECESS is prom season and the growing compulsion for parents to create increasingly elaborate, exclusive experiences so their kids can have something “more special” than everyone else.

’s term for it: “Prom Maxxing.” 😅

A few years ago, one family at our daughter’s school hosted a really elaborate pre-prom party with catering, buses, and a photographer… but only about half the class was invited.

And honestly? It created a lot of hurt feelings.

In response, the school’s Parent Teacher Association started hosting an official pre-prom event that was actually really awesome:
• all the kids invited
• parents and grandparents included
• food, drinks, professional photos, buses to prom
• a true community celebration

But this year, Juliet started noticing something:
families were now throwing elaborate pre-pre-prom parties before the inclusive pre-prom.

Multiple parties.
Professional photographers.
Catering.
Exclusive guest lists.

And something about it just felt… off.

As Juliet says in this episode:
“It felt to me like there was a lot of parents who were like, ‘I need to create an opportunity for my kid to be extra special.’”

Maybe we’ve just reached peak performative parenting culture.

Maybe we’ve lost the plot a little.

In this episode of RECESS we talk Social Connection, School Recess, Rachel Entrekin’s mindset during Cocodona 250… and why Prom Maxxing gives us the ick.

New episodes every other Thursday.
Comment RECESS and we’ll send the link right over.

05/26/2026

How you understand the terms of foam rolling will determine whether or not this strategy works for you.

Foam rolling is soft tissue mobilization.

What we’re really talking about is input.

Can you improve how tissues slide and articulate?
Can you desensitize an irritated area?
Can you restore awareness, motion, or position?
Can you help the nervous system downregulate?

Those are the types of outcomes we are looking for.

Humans tend to respond really well to touch, pressure, breath, and proprioceptive input.

I think one of the underrated pieces here is agency.

Learning how to work on your own body and change how you feel is powerful. That matters for performance, recovery, confidence, and understanding your system.

So maybe we stop obsessing over whether “foam rolling works” and ask a better question:

What input does this person (or myself) need right now, and does it improve how they (me) move and feel afterward?

Harness that agency and see what happens.

05/25/2026

The research is ongoing… 🔬

but based on the most recent testing, the Pink Leopard T-shirt is likely to increase your mobility and speed by a whopping 7%. 🐆

It’s just the science.

We’re only dropping 100 of these bad boys during the Memorial Day Weekend Sale… so be like a Supple Leopard and act quickly.

If really cool swag isn’t your thing, the sale also include 20% off mobility tools, bundles, and other apparel.

And remember… if it’s your calling, don’t let anyone bully you into NOT wearing this iconic tee: https://thereadystate.com/product/unisex-t-shirt/

05/24/2026

When an injury happens, most people go straight to worst-case scenario. 🫠

But what if you… didn’t?

One of the first shifts I make when working with injured athletes is to start from a place of curiosity. 💡

Instead of assuming the worst, we treat it like a sprain until we have more information. That alone creates space to think clearly and take action.

From there, the question becomes: what can you *still* do?

Setting new goals early changes everything.

It gives you direction, restores a sense of control, and keeps you moving forward instead of feeling stuck.

Injury doesn’t have to mean hitting pause on progress. It’s often a chance to refocus and build in ways you hadn’t considered.

Check out my full mini-lecture on the Psychology of Injury on YouTube through: https://youtu.be/XnPfU6o-no0

05/23/2026

Everyone wants to know the “best” time to do mobility. ⏰

The answer is less complicated than people expect.

The best time is when you’ll actually do it consistently.

What we tend to see is that different types of work fit naturally into different parts of the day. ⤵️

A little soft tissue work at night while you’re winding down. Some positional work around your training session. Maybe a short reset in the morning to get things moving.

It doesn’t have to live in one perfect window (because believe me… it won’t always).

It works better when it shows up in small ways throughout your day.

You’re always preparing for your next position, your next movement, your next session.

That’s the lens I work with.

Not sure where to start? Comment ‘TRIAL’ to check out a free week on the Mobility Coach app.

You can follow along with my Daily Maintenance videos whenever it fits your schedule.

The fashion statement of summer is here. Yes, it’s true (I can barely believe it myself)... the Pink Leopard tee is back...
05/22/2026

The fashion statement of summer is here.

Yes, it’s true (I can barely believe it myself)... the Pink Leopard tee is back. 🐆

I thought we’d never see this thing again, but enough of you kept asking, bribing, negotiating… so we brought back 100 for old time’s sake.

That’s it though. Get ‘em while they’re hot.

At the same time, we’re running 20% off mobility tools, bundles, and apparel through Memorial Day weekend.

Which means this is a good opportunity to replace:
🔹 the lacrosse ball your dog stole
🔹 the floss band living permanently in your car door
🔹 the Supernova that looks like it’s been through a battle

Or finally grab the setup you keep borrowing from your training partner.

No codes needed. Just stock up and keep your body moving well.
Sale runs May 22–25: https://thereadystate.com/shop/

And no, the Pink Leopard tee is not discounted. Some things transcend economics.

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