I grew up playing mostly team sports. I understand and appreciate being a team player. You are a spoke in the wheel, a cog in the thingie. A whole that is greater than its parts. To pile on the analogies. As a runner there's no team, it is a solitary endeavor. But I'll tell you, it's a …
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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 …
HIIT Benefits
High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) are short but intense (and effective) workouts that provide HUGE health benefits. The key is to hit it hard and strong (with great form); this is not a steady-state, low heart rate activity. You'll definitely break a sweat. HIIT workouts include the following types of exercises, including (but not limited …
How to Love your Heart
Happy Valentine's Day! Today I'm sharing the love with a quick tip to keep your ticker strong. But first, some very simple science. Cardiovascular exercise increases blood flow and volume. This higher volume of fresh, oxygenated blood will, over time, force the left ventricle to adapt and enlarges. (The body is amazing at adaptations, if you haven't …
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 …
Getting What You Need
I've always been able to rely on running as therapy. It's how I process things; work stuff, family stuff, parenting stuff, etc. No matter what else is going on I can go for a run and feel better. My sadness would lift, my anger would dissipate, my frustrations would yield to solutions and I'd come back …
Greet the Day – Sun Salutations
Today we're doing Yoga! Sun Salutation, to be exact. This series of poses warms up the body and the more times you repeat the cycle the more flexible and open your body becomes. Aim to do the cycle 4 or 5 times. Below are step by step instructions (courtesy of http://www.verywell.com), and an infographic. You …
Move It Monday
Happy Monday! We are in the final week of our Holiday Hustle 25 Day Challenge! It's a busy week at my house so I reckon you may be feeling pinched for time as well. Luckily this workout is only 10 minutes! The takeaway is that no matter how busy you get, you can always find …
#HolidayHustle
Happy Friday! The Holiday Hustle Challenge continues! This week has been pretty challenging so today we're keeping it simple. The Plank Start on all fours with your hands under your shoulders Walk your feet back so you're balancing on the front part of your foot Stay in a high plank (on your hands) or slowly …
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