How Do You Know?

How do you know if you are healthy? What does that even mean to you? Is it a number on the scale? A mileage amount for the week? A time in a race? Is it how well you fit into your clothes?  How quickly you recover from a workout?  How tired you feel during the day? Do...

What’s on your plate?

Is spring here yet?   I’ve been asking myself this every day for the past few weeks.  Spring represents all things new, and I’m definitely ready for it.   New flowers, new grass, new leaves, new sneakers, new tires for your bike, moving forward with new...

Eat Like an Olympian. Really?

I’m always bummed when the Olympics end, it’s like all your new best friends just left you. I’m already looking forward to summer 2016, but until then I can get back on my earlier to bed schedule. Part of what makes the Olympics so much fun to watch is learning...

Healthy Habits for 2014

Fitness and exercise is a non-negotiable part of life for all of my people out there, which makes the new year’s resolution fads mostly get in our way.  Whether it’s the additional people crowding up the gym or pool or causing us not to get a spot in our favorite...

Juice Cleansing – Healthy or Not?

Juice cleanses have been a popular trend in the get healthy quick world.  A healthy body isn’t made over night, but neither is disease.  You have to put the effort in either way – to be healthy or to not be healthy. I have heard people rationalize that...

Battle of the Proteins

Whether you’re a vegetarian or not, this information is good to know, especially as an athlete who requires more protein than a non-athlete. One thing that is certain in life is it’s uncertainty, and one day you may find that your path has you questioning the...