Commuting every day will not turn you into a professional race car driver. Antonio Gonzalez “In 2023, I took on a personal challenge to ‘run every day’ in preparation for a marathon. It showed commitment, self-discipline & grit. It also fell into the commute every day = race car driver fallacy & supported the idea
When you’ve experienced an injury, your body heals it in a predictable pattern that advances through 3 different stages of tissue healing. (For more info on these healing stages, read ‘Let the Body Construction Begin’.) Pain, however, does not always follow in the same suit. Although pain is an unpleasant experience, it is a protective
“About a year ago I listened to a podcast by Dr. Stacy Sims. You may have heard of her – she is a leading researcher in women’s health & fitness. I can still hear her voice ringing in my ears. She explained that, as women get older, they are not able to maintain their desired
“This year’s VinFast IRONMAN World Championship event at Kona will go down in history for so many reasons. It was the first-ever women’s only championship. Lucy Charles-Barclay broke the Course Record with a time of 8:24:31. Anne Haug‘s time of 2:48:23 broke the Run Course Record. 100% of athletes completed the Swim Course. An amazing 97.23%
“Your body has an incredible ability to heal itself after an injury. It follows a predictable pattern of healing passing through 3 distinct stages of tissue repair. One leads into the other & each stage must be completed before the next begins. You cannot speed this process up, but you can certainly slow it down.
“As the days grow shorter, school starts & the temperatures finally cool off, skiers eagerly anticipate the arrival of ski season. I’m decidedly one of those people who can’t wait for ski season! Whether you’re a skier or a boarder, the thrill of gliding down a perfect snowy slope seems tantalizingly close. However, before hitting
The purpose of setting goals is to win the game. The purpose of building systems is to continue playing the game. True long-term thinking is goal-less thinking. It’s not about any single accomplishment. It is about the cycle of endless refinement and continuous improvement. Ultimately, it is your commitment to the process that will determine
“I don’t know about you, but I have had my share of ‘bonking‘ episodes during endurance events. Bonking refers to the depletion of glycogen or basically the condition in which your muscles run out of fuel. This year I decided to get a handle on this by going from bonking to glucose monitoring. I started
“Just like in the gym where we consistently work to improve our fitness, we can do the same with our nutrition. Nutrition is the key to better (race/game/competition) performance & overall long-term health. If your performance and/or your health has plateaued (or even degraded), it might be time to take a good look at your
“Picture this: Sitting, soaking, relaxing in a steamy idyllic Idaho hot spring in the middle of February with friends. Lazily gazing around, you see a flowing river with pillows of snow balanced on top of river rocks. Do you ever get a wild hair to take a quick full body (head, shoulders, knees & toes)