Scheduling Your Workout
You've heard it before, but my scheduling your workout into your daily routines will help ensure that it gets done. We always have things come up, but by writing it in the planner, and making it non- ...
No Time for Exercise - We're Not Buying It!
No Time for Exercise - We're Not Buying It!
When it comes to excuses for getting out of unpleasant tasks, "I don't have time", is one of our favorites. What's great about it is that no one questions ...
My Third Half Marathon
I am beginning to train for my third half marathon -- in April. For the past two, I've used common sense to develop a training schedule, but I'd love recommendations for an actual "official" training ...
10 Reasons Why You Should Work With A Personal Trainer
10 Reasons Why You Should Work With A Personal Trainer
We all could use a little help with exercise; whether you're just starting out or you've been at it for a long time. Working with a Personal Tra ...
Set Achievable Mini Goals to Accomplish Ambitious Goals
Goals are a great way to motivate myself. But I've found that some goals are so ambitious (e.g., complete my first marathon) or devoid of metrics that indicate my progress (e.g., learn to swim --- ra ...
Required time is 3:30
I've run two marathons. My first marathon (Canadian International in Toronto Canada), I completed on a dare from my buddies. I had never run more than 1 mile in my life but after sitting at lunch wi ...
Crashes Are Interesting
Crashing your bicycle is painful. Aside from the physical pain, the deepest wounds associated with a severe bicycle crash may be the insecurity and fear of actually riding again. The scars resulting ...
Marathon
I was trainning last fall to run the Disney Marathon the first week in January, but the combination of a busy academic schedule and physical problems (plantar fasciitis and shin splints) led to me dis ...
Running For the Finish Line
So, supposedly, if you can run 30 minutes without stopping you should be able to train for a marathon. This is what I had read, so I talked to a friend of mine who had run in a couple marathons. She w ...
Here I Go..
I used to do bike races and triathalons all the time...so now I am trying to see if I still have it. I have been doing a lot of bike riding and hiking up in tahoe just to keep my muscles moving, but I ...
