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The Best Approach to Weight Loss
I mentioned the concept of poco a poco (Italian for little by little) in my last post. The results of getting started with small steps towards any...
How I’m Getting Back Into Shape After Baby
For the first 9 months after our son was born my workouts fell from 4 per week to 2. Each session at the gym was solely strength training with no...
Navigating Life’s Twists: 5 Strategies for Managing Major Life Changes
Change. It is often so difficult, heartbreaking at times, essential, and a certainty for all life on earth. I learned to fear and even hate change...
How Does a Boy Become a Man?
How does a boy become a man? What exactly is the rite of passage? Does he drink the blood of a deer felled in a hunt? Lose his virginity? Turn...
Hate Jogging? Fartlek for Cardio Success
Fartlek is a Swedish word meaning "speed play" and is a type of interval training used by experienced runners to improve their pace, running economy...
3 Leg Exercises to Improve Your Running
When we run, each leg falls from the sky absorbing all of our body weight before we bound off the earth once again on a single foot. And we do this...
Carbs are Bad…Really?
I've been listening to and discussing the war against carbs for over 15 years. It started with the Atkins diet craze of the early 2000's. This diet...
Is Cardio the Only Way to Lose Weight?
Cardio can help you shed some unwanted weight, but it's definitely not the only way to do it. You actually don't have to do any cardio at all if...
4 Huge Benefits of Intermittent Fasting
There are four predominant fasting methods, which are collectively defined as a willing abstinence/reduction in food and specific beverages for a...
The Truth About Fruit Sugar
Sugar has a bad reputation, but it is not a harmful substance. One component of it, glucose, is a vital energy source for our bodies. When consumed...