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?
Training Career Advice: How to land your first training client?
You love fitness.; you want to share that love; You passed your fitness certification. Now for the hard part: how do you get people to pay you for your expertise? This is how to land your first training client?
First off what are you selling? People hire a trainer for 7 main reasons:
The Great Workouts: The Best Treadmill Tempo Workout
I am not a huge fan of running on the treadmill. An hour can feel like two (three?) when you’re on the tread. But it has it’s value. Case in point: Thursday’s workout. I’m officially naming it the best treadmill tempo workout.
Certification Advice for new Trainers: Advance your Training career vol 2
Advice for new Trainers- which certification
Here’s some advice for new trainers – Which certification should a Trainer hold? The answer is like an ogre. Or an onion. It has layers. The first layer comes in the form of a question: where do you want to work?
Superstitions are the way
‘When you believe in things that you don’t understand and you suffer, Superstitions ain’t the way.’- Stevie Wonder. I hate to disagree Stevie but…. If you’re going to race superstitions are the way.