On days between cardio and weight sessions, as long as my body feels up to it, I like to go to the gym and work on balance, not just in terms of being able to stand upright in tricky situations but in terms of making sure all the planes of the body are [...]
Balance: It Does a Body Good
Posted by ONLINE on Tuesday, February 26, 2013
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Achieve Now; Harvest Later - A Cardio and Balance Session
Posted by ONLINE on Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Stamina - the ability to sustain prolonged physical or mental effort. (Definition courtesy of Apple Dashboard Dictionary)The Graveyard Race in the Carolina Cup is just under 13 miles...so not only do I wish to get stronger but I want to be able to breathe [...]
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A Power Workout for the Podium
Posted by ONLINE on Monday, February 18, 2013
Everybody is dealing with winter, even the folks down in Florida have issues with the fluctuating weather. I have to chuckle when I read about fluctuations between 80 and 50 degrees as winter...but no matter what the case may be any change in what you [...]
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Compression Apparel and the Linus Blanket Syndrome
Posted by ONLINE on Thursday, February 14, 2013
I have always had an addictive personality. If something tastes good, sounds good, looks good, or feels good I will go all in until I become the definition of the word gluttony, which doesn't just apply to food. Give me a great song on my Ipod [...]
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Pain - Your Body is Speaking but It May Not Be Saying Stop
Posted by ONLINE on Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Pain...we all feel it. For those of us over 40 we may feel it a bit more regularly than we did only a few years ago in our late 30s. A friend of mine told me that everything changes after 40. For me, that was all too true as I have explained in previous [...]
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Are Decisions Sacrifices or Making Right Choices?
Posted by ONLINE on Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Getting healthy usually means giving up and letting go of certain aspects of our lives. When a thorough and no-holds-barred evaluation of the way we live our lives is undertaken, and if we see a clear picture of the results, we might be shocked by what [...]
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Advancing Health and Fitness - A Broad Stroke
Posted by ONLINE on Monday, February 4, 2013
If you are so inclined to improve your overall health and fitness I strongly suggest you get to know the teachings and philosophies of Dr. Phil Maffetone. Last summer I became a student of his methods as I trained to conquer the SEA Paddle NYC race and [...]
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Date Day and the Preventative Pedicure...Ugh
Posted by ONLINE on Friday, February 1, 2013
This fall I could barely walk. I thought I had another case of the gout because the pain in the big toe on my right foot was excruciating. At this point in time I had not completely given up overindulgences in coffee, expensive beer, mint chocolate chip [...]
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