Beat the Heat or Power Through?

For anyone who’s on the West Coast, you’ll know first hand what I’m referring to as we’ve been in the midst of a mega heat wave for the past week. Should you simply mind over matter it, or err on the side of caution and skip training in the heat? Several factors are worth considering: […]

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What Do You Give A Group of Senior Hikers?

Apparently, you offer them plates of pastries. What? Not kidding, yet I wish I were. A devoted blog reader, who is about to embark on a hike of 230 miles of the Pacific Coast Trail, shared this email with me the other day: “I give a talk about hiking the Pacific Crest Trail, and wherever […]

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Standing Up to Your Doctor

Kind of an unsettling thought, isn’t it? The idea that you’d go to your doc to share the most private details of what’s going on with your body regarding any particular health issue for advice, confidence and a sound treatment plan, but leave feeling like you haven’t been heard, or had  been expeditiously shuffled out […]

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Got Muscle Pain? Get A Move On!

I was rather intrigued to see a headline in a recent issue of one of the scientific journals I receive entitled “Exercise  Your Pain Away”. Some interesting facts were included in the beginning: Up to 50% of adults are affected by various acute pain conditions (ranging from everyday aches and pains to serious injuries)  Roughly […]

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