I really wanted the title to be “Training Time is Trying Time” but that might lead you astray. I am not saying that my training is not trying – trying to push my body to a new level, trying to push my patience as it does not come as easy as I would like –… Continue reading Training Time is a Time for Trying
Training for marathon number six is just around the bend. This cycle will begin on Monday. I am still sitting here staring at an Excel sheet trying to figure out what training plan I am going to use. Let me tell you some of the things I want in a training plan. Flexibility! I know… Continue reading Training Is Coming
Training runs are for more than training my legs for the marathon that is to come. I am also trying to test different nutritional plans for the run. I am not talking about what I eat pre-race. I have that down. I know just what is best for a 26.2 mile run. I am talking… Continue reading Race Day Nutrition Planning
As I said yesterday, childhood obesity is an issue in the United States. Children from toddlers to teens spend too much time being sedentary. To me, as a parent, the big question is how do we measure who is and isn’t obese or even overweight as that may lead to obesity. I have some large… Continue reading How do we measure childhood obesity?
I was at a wedding on the 19th, actually in the buffet line at the reception, when it dawned on me. I had not eaten any meat since Wednesday night’s dinner. This was definitely not intentional up to that point. I did, though, intentionally eat only the veggie lasagna as an entrée that night. Truthfully, I had… Continue reading Do You Eat Meat?
I have tried, in my lifetime, many different types of diets. I have found, with age and through trial and error, that diets themselves do not usually work. Healthy eating habits and exercise help a body to be at its optimum weight and strength for the life that body leads. Fortunately, this means… Continue reading Fad Diets – Ways to Spot
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