The #1 Excuse to not work out
The most common excuse to not work out is: I don’t have enough time to work out.
Oh really?
3 times I hit the wall (and how I kept going)
Hitting the Wall: the most dreaded feeling in all of sports. All the preparation in the world can’t prep you for the moment your energy hits zero and you still have miles to go.
RICE
You’re injured. Firstly, Don’t panic. Secondly, here’s the simplest recovery plan: RICE (Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation). It won’t fix you, but it will compliment long term recovery. It’s basic, costs you nothing, and above all it helps.
The Benefits of exercise (not including weightloss)
Exercise and weight loss are inextricably linked, but unfortunately you can’t out-train a bad diet. It’s not what TV or movies would have us believe. They’re in love with the fitness montage. Shocking. The same industry that wants you to believe Leonardo Dicaprio can play high school basketball wants you to believe you can out-train the western diet.
Race Music: the search for the right Pump up song (and five proven performance enhancing songs)
It’s late in the race. You’re exhausted. Finally the finish line appears; your goal time’s within reach. A defining moment beckons; but you’re redlining. You need something extra. You need the right pump up song.
40 days of no processed sugar (November 2018)
I turned 40 43 days ago. I commemorated this momentous occasion by throwing out the amazing birthday ice cream cake my girlfriend made for me. Why? Because I was searching for a a way to motivate myself to be better. Eat better. Sleep better. Look better (difficult, I know). Feel better. I challenged myself to eat no processed sugar for 40 days, while practicing yoga daily.
Tales from the road
Tales from the road. Running is never boring if you’re paying attention.
IT Band syndrome
You run a few steps and you’re in agony. You have pain on the outside of your knee. Not the hip, the side of the thigh or under the knee cap. The side of the knee. Lateral epicondyle for all you smart kids. Congratulations. You’ve just been diagnosed with IT band syndrome and no one really knows what to tell you. IT Band syndrome is, in the words of Winston Churchill:
‘A riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma.’
The language of Burnout
This kills my pride, but it’s time for an unplanned down week. It’s a case of the dreaded workout burnout.
Oh things were so good just a week and a half ago, in spite of the lousy weather. The type of weather where just looking out the window gets you depressed. It was 33-34 degrees and raining. If you’re from New England you’ve experienced these rain drops. They’re fat, and thick and one step away from being snow. They’ll soak you to the bone one minute; chill you to your bones the next.
An “easy” workout that gets results.
Working out just got easier. 5 X’s easier. This is an “easy” workout that gets results. Even if you’re busy you have enough time for this workout; even if you’ve never worked out before you can still do this workout; even if you’re experienced this workout can improve your fitness. Given all that, don’t you want to know what this workout entails?