I try to be pretty positive on this blog. I think it helps in motivating people. I mean, sometimes exercising hurts and eating healthfully is hard, so a little bit of cheerleader mixed with some sarcastic humor is, I feel, a good thing. Today, though….
Most exercise and wellness goals require some type of strength training. People don’t like hearing this because, frankly, lacing up your sneakers and going for a walk or bike ride is just easier. It requires far less equipment (although body weight only workouts rock) and most of the exercises we associate with cardio – walking,
I am waaaaay late to the party on this. That’s what happens when you have a kid. Everything sort of stops in your little bubble of the universe for a bit. I could not tell you where my favorite baseball team finished in the standings the last two years. I could not tell you what
Let’s call a spade a spade… Cardiovascular training can be a huge time suck. Both in terms of the actual amount of time spent and in the tediousness of it. And this is coming from someone who doesn’t mind spending some QT with a treadmill. That sense of dread is why HIIT is a thing.
Dimensions of Wellness•Planning and Programming
Using Dimensions of Wellness to Set Goals
May 16, 2018I have previously posted about Dimensions of Wellness and that I believe it is an important concept regarding whole person and whole life health. I want to talk a bit about using these Dimensions in goal setting. I pay a lot of lip service around here to training goals (Physical Health Dimension) and those are,
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Many of my posts focus on physical health, training goals, and the like. However, our physical bodies are only one part of our overall wellness. It is awesome that in the past several years, more focus and attention has been brought to mental health and the impact it can
Heart rate, quite simply put, is the number of times your heart beats in one minute. This number is both a key indicator of cardiovascular health, and also an excellent tool for helping design your own exercise programs. Whether you choose to take your heart rate old school style or whether you embrace the technology
In the world of fitness trackers, you might be wondering why I am devoting a post to manually taking a heart rate. Two reasons: first, what happens when the battery inevitably dies during a workout? Second, fitness trackers are notoriously inaccurate. And, a bonus reason, I think it is important that if you are going
Strength training is a hugely important form of exercise. In fact, far too few people realize that and engage in this type exercise, but that’s a post for another day. One of the most important aspects of strength training is spotting. Spotting, if you are a complete newbie (and welcome by the way), is a
A story: several years ago (ok like, a decade at this point) I was strength training at my gym. You know, typical afternoon workout, headphones on, working my way through the free weights, minding my own business. I feel a tap on my shoulder, so I turn and remove said headphones and peer quizzically at
