8 minutes until we board our flight to Kona and I’m happy, focused a little jittery but most of all, excited to see what the day brings. It’s been three years since the last time I had the opportunity to race on triathlon’s sacred grounds and the time away has allowed personal growth, revisiting the […]
Read More ›I’ve written before about how it was only this past year that I began incorporating meditation into my daily routine. Well, there was something else I was very remiss until very recently, and I’m embarrassed to admit it, given the career path I’ve chosen. I wasn’t stretching. Hardly ever. I was barely foam rolling and […]
Read More ›With September already half over, the kids are back to school by now and the fall routine has begun. Along with homework, extra curricular activities and going from soccer practice to piano lessons, the young ones are around lots of other people, often in close quarters and it just takes one child to start coughing […]
Read More ›Today is my 42nd birthday! I’ve never been one to hide my age; after all, there’s nothing anyone can do about the number of years ago we happen to have arrived on this planet! Anyway, age is a state of mind… If we nourish our body by eating real, food, move it through our favorite […]
Read More ›Turns out fat was never the culprit that was causing heart disease… it was sugar. No way! Yes, I’m being sarcastic, but really, come on. How is it only now being divulged that we are finding that the sugar was the true bad guy behind heart disease (not saturated fat)? In an article in today’s […]
Read More ›How many times have you heard it, read it… even done it? Fueled up the night before a race, a training day or even a not-so-long event with pasta and bread, perhaps far beyond what you could comfortably consume? The original technique of ‘carb loading’ was developed in the 1970s and was used by many […]
Read More ›One of my favorite rituals is my morning cup of coffee. And it’s not just me; the average American drinks 2.1 cups per day and a whopping 52% don’t add sweeteners, which, when I found this out, was music to my ears! (1) I have lost count of the number of clients who, when they’ve […]
Read More ›We all think of New Year’s Day as the time to start off on the right foot, adopt healthier strategies for eating and exercise and approaching our day with a more positive mindset. Well, why not do the same today, on Labor Day? Perhaps the kids have already gone back to school; if not, they’ll […]
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With Ironman a mere five weeks away, the next three weekends of training are crucial in terms of sharpening, fine tuning and still getting in a few last big volume sessions prior to the taper shortly before the event. If you’ve been reading my blog over the more recent posts dating back a year or […]
Read More ›Ever notice that right around 3 or 4pm, the line at the local coffee shop is out the door and around the corner? Wonder why that might be? Several reasons could be playing a role here. IMBALANCED MACRONUTRIENTS Not planning out mindfully where your calories are coming from earlier in the day often comes back […]
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