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Could This be the Cause of Your Injury?
By Cindy Abrami, NASM-Corrective Exercise Specialist, UESCA Running and Multisport Coach I think it’s time to change our mindset about injuries. Most athletes concede that injury is inevitable and it’s likely that we’ve dealt with several ourselves and/or have...
2019 ITU Multisport World Championships – Race Report
The Lead Up to Race Week The Race: The ITU World Championships for Sprint Duathlon. Race distance: 5K run/20K draft-legal bike/2.5K run. This distance of racing takes around 1:10 to complete but varies based on the course and conditions, including...
2018 ITU Multisport World Championships – Race Report
Serendipity Serendipity is a funny word. It means “an unexpected surprise of good fortune.” It’s hard to really dream for something without expecting it but I think we sometimes do just that. It’s that moment of hope for something and the asking of “what if” yet...
Evidence Based Weight Loss – Common Sense and Research Finally Meet
Eat Smart. Eat with your brain. Why? How a person chooses to eat can have profound effects, either good or bad, on their overall health. Food is that tangible piece of our environment we put into our mouths every day. We rightfully worry about germs, viruses,...
The Importance of Rest and Recovery for Athletic Performance and Adaptation
Do you struggle with getting enough and proper rest during your training? In other words, do you feel like you’ll lose crucial, hard fought-for fitness if you take rest days? Do you feel like you’ll gain 5 pounds in a day if you don’t burn that extra 1000 kcals? Do...
One Minute of Fitness Inspiration – Faith
Faith – Faith is the confidence in things hoped for and being certain of that which you cannot see. This week I’ve been pondering this deeply as I’ve had the privilege of working with a few folks who are re-entering their fitness and nutrition journey. If you’re...
I’m Eating Less! Why Am I Still Not Losing Weight?
But are you really eating less? That might be the first question to consider. If you’re not losing weight or having difficulty keeping it off, there might be a few other steps you need to take. Whether I’m working with someone specifically toward fitness goals,...
One Minute of Fitness Inspiration – Self Compassion
Self-Compassion – In fitness, training and diet, everyone has setbacks now and again. Days where life gets in the way and we miss our much needed workout, or in dealing with a stressful situation, we fall off our game and sometimes even slip into old unhealthy...
Ideal Body Weight – Here’s How to Successfully Achieve It
No quick fixes or crash diets, do it right with appropriate and sustainable lifestyle changes and educated eating habits to achieve the results you’re after that will truly be the NEW YOU! My eyes regularly pop out of my head when I (unfortunately) see fitness/diet...
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