4 Tips To Keep the Holiday Weight Gain Away Here’s a thought for the holidays. How about this year we don’t gain any weight!! Not 5 pounds, not 3 pounds, not even 1 pound! How shall we do that…rather…NOT do that?? Well, here are a few ideas: Keep exercising…no matter what! Even if you can’t
Learning to swim is one of those fundamental skills that, as humans, we need to know. Not only because our safety is at stake, but also because water is so very much a part of who we are – we come from it in the womb, our bodies are on average 60% water & we
Fall is on its way…which makes me think of Halloween…and skeletons…and bone density!! Bone health is something we all should be thinking about…and don’t wait until you have osteoporosis! Fact: Your bone density begins to decline when you’re in your 30’s. Fact: Age-related bone loss averages around 0.5 to 1% per year with those rates
Improving Efficiency by Slowing Down Many athletes (myself included) have goals of going faster in our sports & setting Personal Records. When trying to shave off time, often our go-to answers are intensity & speed work. In fact…haven’t you heard the popular phrase “Train fast to go fast”? What about the lesser known phrase “Train
For endurance athletes, proper nutrition & hydration are ESSENTIAL for solid performance on a day-in, day-out basis. Unfortunately, these two areas are often full of confusion & misinformation. Here you have tried-and-true information to help guide you to better refueling before, during & after exercise. What to Eat Before Exercise To help make your next
Successfully Training with Kids OK, parents…let’s talk time management. You have a family, you work full-time AND you’ve committed to training for a substantial event like a triathlon, marathon or century ride. How do you do it all? Well, successful parent-athletes know that it comes down to superb time management and the art of multitasking.
It’s Spring! The temps are warming up, the flowers are popping, the birds are singing…and the trails are getting ready to ride!! Get ready for the dirt with these mtn bike tips! Tune Up Your Steed If you’re like me, at the end of last season you put your trusty mtn bike into storage in
Recovery with Coach Michelle For athletes, being injured is one of the hardest phases of life to deal with. We get used to following a plan, feeling in control, watching our bodies get stronger, expecting improvement. However, as a coach, I believe that our injury time, and the associated recovery time, are some of the
Rest Days In my humble coach’s opinion, rest days are just about the most critical days of training for athletes. Does that surprise you?? Do you feel like you spin your wheels on rest days? Do you feel like downtime is a waste of your time? Here are 4 Tips that will give you some
These days diet options are a dime a dozen. Everywhere you turn someone’s promoting their diet as the latest, greatest & best way to eat. Current fav’s are: alkaline, paleo, whole30, rice cake…oh, wait…that last one was from the ‘80’s! Personally, I think the big food companies benefit when we’re all really confused about what