Whether getting into shape for the first time, maintaining gains, or peaking for competition, attaining fitness involves lots of rest and recovery too. As athletes, we do tend to focus more on the active aspects of training. Intensity, duration, equipment. Rest and recovery are on the list but not usually highly ranked. I often thought…
I miss the quiet of childhood. When nothing was going on in my immediate vicinity and I was just SO BORED. I was so bored in fact, that I had to go make my own entertainment, which was likely my parents’ intention all along. Upon reflection, there was something profound in overcoming that boredom. A…
Cycling really takes you places, the greatest of which is a place to think. The rhythm of breath and legs create a different mental setting. (I like to think of it as an action meditation) where problems float in, are looked at, turned upside down, and maybe even turned inside out. At the end of…
Do Rest and Recovery Really Count? Rest. Recovery. Two words that don’t usually rank high up for any of us. Athletes do, perform, excel – anything but rest. Or so goes some of the thinking. Here’s how your body really works and how you can help it to work even better. Rest Is Rest, Right?…
Are You Benefiting from Cross Training Yet? For many of us, the change of seasons also brings about an enjoyable change of routine with cross training. If you haven’t tried this sport energizer, you are missing out on a great opportunity to mentally break from your event while physically building for next year’s performance. Think…
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