There is a trend emerging in the fitness community and that is replacing the idea of exercise with the idea of movement. Really Im not sure how I feel about that. On one hand moving regularly and being aware of how much you move can be eye opining and is a great place to start.... Continue Reading →
Weekend Motivation 148
We are getting into our truly busy time of year, 12 -14 hour days and all the days it's not raining. Even when we're efficient with our time there are always a couple of other places we should be. Truthfully we need to be busy this time of year just in case we aren't in... Continue Reading →
How to (Not) Aggravate an old injury: Why My Knee Hurts
I think runners especially have been lied to as a group. The lie we’re going to talk about today is that once you rehab an injury it’s healed and gone forever. In my experience and the experience of runners I know that’s just not the case. More often than not the same old injury pops... Continue Reading →
What Makes Something a Sport?
Pass time, hobby or sport… that is the question? Does it matter who calls what a sport? Not really but… some of those things just aren’t. Is everyone that does a certain sport and athlete? I would say yes but others may say the way I play tennis makes me a comedian a lot more... Continue Reading →
Weekend Motivation 147
Patience is one of those things that comes naturally to literally no one. But being a patient person will make your life easier and more pleasant almost every day. So why are some people perfectly patient and others let their mood be affected for hours by a long line at the store? Well because those... Continue Reading →
What it Really Means to have Free Healthcare
We have friends in the USA but we also have family in Europe. Which means we know that our healthcare system is very much middle of the road worldwide. As Canadians our heart breaks for our American friends who find themselves sick or with sick family. I actually started this post long before the current... Continue Reading →
Celebrating the Partners of Training Athletes
Usually by this time every year I’m at least 6 weeks into a training program and let’s just say letting other things go. This year due to a flare up of runner’s knee and you know the Covid not so much… So let’s take some time to appreciate and thank our amazing partners now for... Continue Reading →
Weekend Motivation 146
While life is not totally back to normal it is slowly getting back to normal. Large parts of the economy are getting to re-open and that means lots more people are getting back to work. Parts of our social lives might even be able to resume. This break has been a lot of things many... Continue Reading →
Run Streaks: Why It’s a Bad Idea
Run streaks are when you run at least a mile everyday potentially forever. They’ve become popular lately and there isn’t anything really, really wrong with them I think you might be doing yourself a disservice by participating. Run streaks have become more popular lately and I get it, especially if like me you post ALL... Continue Reading →
Exercise is the Ultimate form of Self Care
I wrote a little while ago about how lots of the things we call self care aren’t really. We use the term one way generally but it really means things you do to improve your health like taking medications as prescribed, tracking symptoms and following a diet plan that happen outside a medical setting. We’ve... Continue Reading →