As some of you may know I participated in my first triathlon last year. This year I decided to do it again and ended up beating my previous time! The question I am asked the most is “How did I condition my body in the weeks prior to get ready for the upcoming triathlon?” For…
It is easy to get consumed with doing things for others. Kids, spouses, friends, neighbors, coworkers, strangers, and countless others take up so much of our own time. It’s time to put yourself first! Without your own health in tip top shape can you continue on your current path? I hope that over these last…
I have slight memories of Popeye growing up eating his spinach and then getting super strength. I don’t think it got me to eat more spinach but I was definitely envious of his strength. I don’t remember many kids that didn’t want super strength when they were young. That desire for strength didn’t continue into…
When is the last time you heard someone say the phrase “Grow some pecs”? I really hope your answer is never. “Grow some backbone!” Now that is something we have all heard before. Our back is the foundation that so much of our body is built. Our back bone surrounds our spinal cord. For protecting…
Sit-ups are a staple of many ab workouts. I remember doing sit-ups in gym class for the Presidential Fitness Test. To get the Presidential award you had to do so many pushups, pull ups, sit-ups, and the sit and reach. Do they still do this test? I enjoyed every part of the test except the…
Yes, you read that right. I said No to Stretching! Before anyone gets in an uproar, allow me to explain. First off, I’m not against stretching in all instances. What I am against is stretching when, in fact, it’s strengthening that you need to be doing. Stretching is what most of us do in response…
I couldn’t go through all of these days and not bring up Ultimate Frisbee. I have been playing since 2006 when I tried out for Ohio State Leadbelly. That year we played in the college national championships and finished tied for 9th. Ultimate has played an integral part of my life as it was because…
Remember when it was the cool to plank in outrageous places and in odd situations sort of like “Tebowing.” Except it wasn’t really planking it was more just laying stiff as a board on top of things. We should bring planking back, but lets do it right! Planks are, in my opinion, the best core…
I just witnessed my 3-year-old do 10 overhead squats perfectly on cue. If a toddler can do it that means you should be able to do a perfect squat too right? Probably not. Plenty of people think they can perform a perfect squat but more often than not they have something that they are doing…
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