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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...
Protein Shakes – Are They Worth Drinking?
I choked down my first protein shake when I was fourteen-years-old. It was a Joe Wieder (former body building legend) brand protein powder that...
Is it Healthy to Exercise in Cold Weather?
The arrival of winter ushers in a mix of emotions for me. I cherish the ski days, snow shoeing, and running in the crisp mountain air. However, I...