A study published in The New England Journal of Medicine has shown that healthy eating and exercise habits can substantially cut the risk of heart disease events, even in people who inherit high risk for these events. The researchers looked at four studies involving 55,685 participants. Among participants at high genetic risk, a favorable …
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The Other Four Letter Word
Running injuries don't usually come on like a mack truck. They usually start out small. Quiet, like a whisper. You may feel a twinge, a tingle, a dull ache or stiffness. Sometimes they work themselves out or are resolved with some extra stretching or by implementing a solid warm up and cool down. A pack …
The Reach
Goals are important to me. They are tangible things I can work towards and that really suits my personality. I don't do well when I'm not pointed in a direction. Besides, I'm a validation-whore who needs to have these accomplishments in my memory bank. Or posted on Facebook. No surprise there. I've got some …
Checking In
Here's a life hack to help you reach your goals. It's called a check-in. It can be weekly, every 2 weeks or even once a month. And all the check-in involves is re-establishing your goals and identifying what you need to do to stay on track. Because I'll tell you, it's so easy to let …
What To Do When Shit Hurts
"It's just a flesh wound". As a runner you are going to have things hurt. It's a repetitive, high impact sport. So shit might hurt from time to time. I, like many other runners have "run through" aches and pains and even injuries. But as I get, ahem, older and wiser, I've come to appreciate a …
Accountability Tricks
Forget motivation, try holding yourself accountable and you may find more success. Think about it, when have a deadline at work your boss doesn't care if you are motivated or not, the job has to get done. Here are some tried and true methods to help keep you accountable as you work toward your goals. Watch the …
The Write Stuff
I've been running for over 16 years but never got into the habit of tracking my miles. Never wrote them down, never added them up. Sure, I've had a Garmin since 2006 but until last year wasn't very good about syncing it up and downloading my runs. I think the longest I went without syncing it was …
4 Tips To Get On With It
Today we talk about getting back on track or how you re-boot your workout program. Let’s say you are a runner, and you run 3, 4 or 5 times a week. Maybe you’re training for a race or just trying to stay fit, whatever. Then something happens and you have to take a few days …
Be the Change
So here's the deal. You're in charge of your life, health, welfare. You control the narrative. You are the captain flying the plane or piloting the ship. Sure, you may be working in concert (or opposition) with your spouse or family members but make no mistake, YOU have the power to create positive change in …
Scared Straight
With most of my fav tv shows on hiatus for the holidays I turned to Netflix for some viewing enjoyment. Now many of you know how much I like mindless entertainment. Too much to be sure. But as I was browsing the cue I found a documentary that looked interesting and one begat another and …
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