The Three Most Common Causes of Overuse Injuries

The Three Most Common Causes of Overuse Injuries

It was six weeks from my first Half Ironmam event and training volume had peaked. As I barreled downhill toward the end of a long trail run, I felt a sharp pain on the outside of my knee. Not understanding what my body was telling me, I pushed on for a little longer,...
How to Eat Fat to Improve Your Health

How to Eat Fat to Improve Your Health

If we don’t want to become overweight, we shouldn’t eat fat, right? Not quite. Many years ago, fat was vilified and all kinds of different foods changed up ingredients to proclaim either low fat or nonfat status. People enjoyed fat free snacks and desserts believing...
Is the Way You Think About Food Harming Your Well-Being?

Is the Way You Think About Food Harming Your Well-Being?

Do you think this burger looks delicious, but consider it “bad” for you? Will you feel guilty if you eat it? Eating is connected to a powerful psychology within us and it is so important to be mindful of the relationship we have with food. There is an...
4 Steps to Help Your Children Achieve Their Goals

4 Steps to Help Your Children Achieve Their Goals

My family moved from Massachusetts to Palo Alto, California the summer before I began first grade. There were a lot of cool new things to enjoy after the move, like the beach and the three crazy older boys who lived around the corner, but Stanford University, which...
The Best Way to Improve Your Child’s Sports Performance

The Best Way to Improve Your Child’s Sports Performance

In college, every practice is filmed and not a single drill escapes the video camera lens. This leads to some embarrassing and even hilarious moments in the meeting rooms where players and coaches go through the practice video together. However, these film sessions...