Category Archives: Coach Michelle

Tiny Changes for Big Impact in 2025

“Tiny Changes for Big Impact in 2025” by Coach Michelle

With 2025 just weeks away, it’s a great time to think about things you’d like to change in your daily life.  Maybe you’d like to declutter or meditate or read more or connect more with your friends.  As we all know, change is almost always accompanied by teeth gnashing, feet dragging & complaining…oh, the complaining. 

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Celebrate Awesome, Expect Good & Question Meh

“Celebrate Awesome, Expect Good & Question Meh” by Coach Michelle

Every athlete knows this scenario.  You head out the door for your workout & within 15-30’ish minutes you know…you know whether it’s going to be an awesome workout, a good workout or just a meh workout.  As a coach I wish my athletes could have awesome workouts every time.  As an athlete I wish I

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Wanna Look Younger? Start by Walking Well!

“Wanna Look Younger? Start by Walking Well!” by Coach Michelle

American society is obsessed with looking younger.  Just take a look at commercials, ads & billboards & you’ll see companies selling all sorts of anti-aging creams, lotions, wrinkle removers, fat dissolvers, nutritional supplements & guaranteed-to-make-you-younger exercise fads.  With all these options just a mouse click away, you could easily spend a fortune chasing “the younger

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Fit Training into Your Life...Not the Other Way Around

“Fit Training into Your Life…Not the Other Way Around” by Coach Michelle

There’s nothing like a local Ironman to bring the triathletes (and triathlete wanna-be’s) out of the woodwork.  And so, with the return of Ironman 70.3 Boise, the phone calls & emails are starting to come in from folks looking for training help.  It’s awesome!  I love the energy & the desire of each person interested

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Top 3 Aging Hacks for Your 50th Decade & Beyond

“Top 3 Aging Hacks for Your 50th Decade & Beyond” by Coach Michelle

At the end of November, I’ll turn 56 yrs old.  Although I generally don’t put much stock in numerical age (I care much more about how I feel), I will say that turning 56 carries a bit of additional weight.  I’m definitely “middle aged”, I have fewer years to live than I’ve been alive (although

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Take a Planned Workout Break

“Take a Planned Workout Break” by Coach Michelle

For many athletes the 2024 race season is quickly coming to a close.  And when the last race comes & goes, the very next question is often “Now what?”  My answer?  Always, always, always take a planned workout break.  A planned workout break…what the heck does that mean…exactly?  Well, it means pretty much what it

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If You Want Something, Ya Gotta Practice It

“If You Want Something, Ya Gotta Practice It” by Coach Michelle

Sometimes the most basic concepts are the ones we need to hear…again…and again…and again.  I had that feeling while listening to Sept’s “Hour of Power” with Renee Yomtob of Athletic Mental Performance.  In her “Winning the Mental Game” talk she detailed six different modalities (hypnosis, Mental Emotional Release, yoga, breathwork, meditation & visualization) that can

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