30 Day Countdown Starts Now!

Don't let the next 30 days turn into a free for all. Here's a 3 step plan to help you fit into your jeans on Jan 1st. Schedule your workouts NOW. Only eat your favorite, favorite, FAVORITE holiday foods - skip the things you can have anytime. Look at your holiday party/dinner schedule for the …

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Question of the week

Welcome to "Question of the Week", a new feature to the Marin BreakfastKlub Runners Blog.  I get a lot of emails asking for advice on running and fitness as well as people who just need a kick-start to get moving so I've decided that each week I'll select a question from the mail bag and …

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How to fix what ails you

I've always said I don't want to stop running because I never wanted to start again.  The last time I had to start from scratch was after the birth of Jack, now aged 7 and I've kept running every since. Of course I've waxed and waned on my mileage and frequency, but haven't had to …

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Pushups Rule!

I incorporate pushups in every class I teach.  I find that the pushup is a remarkably effective strength move that fires every muscle in the upper body, including your abdominal region. This week I did a max pushup test in my class (how many pushups with good form can be done in a minute).  I …

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Time’s a changing

Don't forget to set your clocks back 1 hour this weekend.  Ideally when you got to bed on Saturday night so you can get that extra hour of slumber and wake refreshed instead of confused on Sunday morning! While there are pros and cons against this setting the clock back thing, I'm all for having …

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October Challenge

Early in October I posed a fitness challenge to my 5:30am boot camp group.  On October 31 I would have them do a 5 minute plank and a 5 minute wall squat.  I wanted to ratchet up the intensity a bit and provide an end goal that everyone would be working towards, together. The longest …

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What is your payoff?

Sticking to an fitness program requires a lot of "shuns"; dedication, motivation and perspiration.  Surprisingly, what it doesn't require is that you enjoy any of it. Shut the front door!  What? There are many people who don't like to exercise and they struggle with those feelings every time they drag themselves to the gym.   …

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