Fitness, Training, Health & Conditioning

The last poll showed that there was no clear favorite when it comes to our favorite sport. Each of us most likely have a sport that we like or are passionate about. The High school I teach at is full of fun discussions between the various sports teams. They will argue about which sports are [...]

EXERCISE OF THE WEEK #31 Lateral Lunges The second exercise in our Running Warm-up progression is for establishing lateral demands into the hips in a vertically loaded position. This exercise will be used later in the complete warm-up. It is a common mistake for runners to underestimate the importance of providing a significant amount of [...]

This week was an especially encouraging week of training for me! I did a more speed oriented workout earlier in the week and managed to run under a six minute mile pace for two consecutive four mile runs and i did what will most likely be my last “long” run this morning. I finished the [...]

Living in Oregon for over twenty years now I have seen hundreds of clients take part in one of the most incredibly organized running events imaginable. The Hood to Coast Relay is an annual event that starts on the majestic Mt. Hood and culminates 197 miles later on the sandy beaches of Seaside Oregon. The [...]

EXERCISE OF THE WEEK #30 Rotational Stork Walk The next series of exercises will be going over is a complete running warm-up. We have done a few of these in the past but we thought it would be good to give you a visual example of how to help unsure that you are giving your [...]

College has continued to keep me extremely busy this past week, but fortunately I was able to find the time to do a handful of workouts. I realized this week that I had kind of gotten away from the integration I have been doing throughout my training. It’s good to be focused on the running [...]

This week, finding time to run.. Wow! I was expecting the first week of college to be full, but it was just crazy!  I never thought it would be so hard to find enough time in the day to go for runs.  I am happy to say though that I am back n schedule with [...]

Josh showed up at College for the first time late last week so I told him I would go ahead and leave a post for him this week since he was totally swamped with school stuff. He may be able to get in a post for you in the next few days so make sure [...]

For this past week of training I began to focus more on what to eat before going on my runs. The other day I read an article from Runner’s World Magazine that talked about how to “Snack Smart” before and after running, so I thought I would give it a try. The Article goes on [...]