108 Ways Sugar can Ruin Your Health Part #1
After reading the post from yesterday regarding why we struggle to give up on our sweets my friend Debbie sent me this great list of reasons why you should avoid sugar. Perhaps this can serve as some motivation for you to take the sweets out of your diet for good. The List is long so [...]
Giving up Sweets is Very Hard to do!
The previous poll question asked which habit or addiction would be the most difficult for you to give up. The majority winner was sweets. i have always had and most likely always will have a sweet tooth. It is significantly less than what it used to be but still I see a nice new bag [...]
What is the Most Severe Injury You Have Ever Suffered?
For some reason there has been a lot of talk about injuries in the groups I have spent my time with this week. Part of it is that the School I coach at is in the first week of Daily Double practices so there is the always annoying muscle pulls from the kids that sat [...]
The Ups and Downs of Youth Sports
My Son is has been a part of many different sports programs. He has had 6 years of swimming lessons, did about 2 years of Gymboree, followed by 4 years of Gymnastics. He has completed 2 years of basketball and is last spring finished up his 4th year of baseball (2 were tee ball). Also [...]
If We Cared as Much About our Bodies as Our Cars we Would all Run a little Better.
I do not think I have ever mentioned this but I love cars. I have dreams of one day owning some type of car that is designed to go extremely fast. I have my lists possible cars that would fulfill this dream and one day who knows maybe I’ll get that chance. In the meantime [...]
One Less Excuse to not Workout
Recently I went to the Annual “Fun in the Park” in Wilsonville Oregon. It is a fun event that has many vendors and kids games and many other fun attractions. One of the booths I saw was for a group called Baby Boot Camp. During the last 4 years of our Trinity Sports Summer Camp [...]
Excellent Article About Calories and How are Body Uses Them.
I was quite excited to find this article. We have not done a lot on nutrition lately and I was looking for some good info on how our bodies use the fuels we put into it. I am not a certified Nutritionist and neither are any of the other Train2move team, (there is a job [...]
Josh’s Quest for the Boston Marathon Part #3. What time of day do you run?
Marathon Update #3: What time of day do you run? This week was one of the hottest weeks I can ever remember having! That’s just one more reason I am so happy the Portland Marathon is in October, at 7am in the morning when it’s nice and cool. Despite the heat I managed to have [...]
Should Young Kids Throw the Curve Ball?
I was listening to a sports talk radio show the other day hosted by Dan Patrick. He mentioned he saw an article the New York Times about a study done on if coaches really do need to be careful about letting young pitchers in Baseball throw the curve ball. I have never played baseball on [...]
Are Crunches on an Exercise Ball Better for You?
The Introduction of the Fitness Ball was one of the most significant changes to the fitness world over the last few decades inmy opinion. It sparked not only a whole new way to supply stimulus to the muscular system but also its own exercise classes and many other products based off it. I am always amazed [...]