When I think about reserves, I think about the things I do every day without thinking twice. Making sure the truck is fueled before a long drive into the mountains. Adding a little extra air to the tires before a multi-day bikepacking trip. Keeping the refrigerator stocked before a winter storm rolls into Truckee.
Reserves are just good systems thinking. You build a buffer when you have the capacity to build it — so that when conditions get difficult, or when access to what you need runs out, you have margin to work with.
We do this for everything that matters. Our finances. Our homes. Our vehicles. Almost everything except the most important system we have.
Our bodies.
This series is about correcting that oversight — methodically, and with the full weight of the research behind it.