Where the Magic Happens
“It’s the willingness to keep pushing through new challenges, not shrink from them back into your comfort zone, that separates the successful from the unsuccessful.” -Jen Sincero, Author Your comfort zone is where you experience no risk, no discomfort, no anxiety, and you’re content doing what you’re doing. When you live in your comfort […]
The Easiest Choice
When we get busy we tend to sacrifice our nutrition by skipping meals, hitting the vending machine, or finding a drive-thru. When we get hungry and don’t have healthy choices at our fingertips, we become victim to whatever is convenient. Make the healthier choice the easier choice. Set yourself up for success each week by […]
Chocolate Milk
Why Runners are Obsessed with Chocolate Milk (How Runners make the Post-Workout Simpler) Heart pounding, legs burning, a runner reaches the final stretch of his race. With an all out burst of speed he crosses the finish line. His legs are rubbery as he stumbles to the scoring table and then off to a cooler […]
FRANK SINATRA & POWERLIFTING
Music has become essential to our enjoyment at the gym. Research has shown that music will influence performance in several ways. First, people will naturally follow tempo, which is the principle of entrainment or synchronization. We tend to run, bike, or row to the dominate beat of the music. A faster beat will often lead […]
Run the day or it'll run you!
THE SECRET TO DAILY PRODUCTIVITY “Either run the day or the day runs you.” Productivity is making progress in areas of your life that are important. One productivity strategy that is simple and works is: Do the most important thing first. Sometimes our to-do list is never ending. Dealing with this challenge starts by defining the […]
04.25.2013
—REST DAY— The weather man says to expect rain & snow, who knows how likely that is…but, if we have a nicer day than predicted, get outside! Have fun! Go for a run, play tag, throw a frisbee around, or take a bike ride! Just enjoy the day! Rest for tomorrow, because we will be […]
