If only the Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León had known that the true Fountain of Youth was muscle mass! Muscle tissue is one of the body’s most precious resources. Those vibrant & calorie-hungry muscle fibers support our metabolism, hormone levels, strength, endurance, posture & so much more. Simply put, muscle mass – both building
When life-long athletes realize that they no longer are the athletes they used to be, it can be a bit of a shock. When we find ourselves less fit than we expect, it is so easy to start questioning our “athlete-ness”. It’s a slippery slope because how you think about yourself often becomes your reality.
Question: Who out there wants to get more fit?? I’m guessing that all y’all raised your hands!! It seems that no matter what our current level of fitness we always want more – more strength, more endurance, more leanness, more…more…more! In my book, the constant search for improvement is always a good thing. But our
Picture this scenario: You’re in the middle of a cardio workout that consists of completing multiple reps of a set distance on a set time with a set rest (i.e., swim 10 x 100 yds each in 1:45 & take 10 sec rest in between each rep). As you work your way through the set
“I’ll admit to being nervous about how the Rock ‘n’ Roll Las Vegas 5K & Half Marathon would go for me. I am experimenting with lower volume, higher intensity training & the longest I had run since Oct 2022 was 6.5 miles. Truthfully, I wasn’t 100% onboard with this new training plan & I was