Unplugged

  I am back from vacation. A two week fitness adventure. With a big technology break. I highly recommend it. The fitness adventure and the technology break. It seems we can’t go anywhere anymore without the electronic umbilical cord. The benefits of cutting the ties are worth the few anxious moments of being unreachable. Actually I found the unreachableness one …

5 ways to get Olympic results. Guaranteed.

It’s the middle of August, the summer is coming to an end and thankfully so are the Olympics. The Olympics are so inspiring and motivating. Except you have to watch them, and that could mean you are exercising less. However, you could use this time to think about your own fitness goals. Olympians aren’t the only ones who can benefit from …

5 ways to get to race weight

If you have a few pounds to lose and want to reach a healthy weight that is more conducive to a better athletic performance here are five tips to reach your race weight. This isn’t about losing a lot of weight, for that you need to make changes you can live with, forever. These tips aren’t the ones you normally …

Fitness IQ

Take the test to find your Fitness IQ. Infographic by Nautilus, Fitness IQ

Race Weight

I have been running more lately. Partly due to the weather, we have had a summer that has not been the best for cycling and partly because I have a half marathon to train for. I have also been thinking about weight. Mine, currently not ideal. You really notice anything extra when you run.  I live in a town that …

Skinny Fat

Skinny fat. It’s not any healthier than being obese. What is it? Thin, but with a body composition that has a higher proportion of fat to muscle. Being thin isn’t really that great if you aren’t healthy. You know that you can’t outrun a bad diet and this is true whether you are thin or not. Being overweight isn’t good …

Sufferfest

Did you watch the Tour de France? The 3 week long suffer fest is a testament to how much an athlete is willing to suffer for the privilege of finishing Le Tour.  Shane Archibald, a rider from team Bora-Argon 18 suffered a high speed crash while descending on stage 17. It was so hard it snapped his bike frame in …

Eat more veggies

Eat more veggies. Only 1 in 10 Americans eats enough fruits and vegetables a day. Even with the popularity of smoothies, only 18% of Californians eat enough fruits and vegetables. 60% of Canadian’s do not eat enough fruits and vegetables.   In Britain, only 17% of the population eat five servings of fruits and vegetables a day. 6% of Australians eat …

Carbs vs fat

Every 10 years or so, like the cycle of the high protein diet, someone decides that fat would be a better fuel source for working muscles. It sounds like a good idea, we have more stored fat than carbohydrates so maybe exercise performance would be improved by burning fat. Except we don’t work like that. The thinking behind these studies …