Winning the Little Battles

Did You Know?

The average adult gains about 1.5 pound of body fat per year-maybe slightly less. 

1.5 pound is 5250 calories.

5250 calories when divided over one year is about 14 CALORIES PER DAY.

How easy is it to burn 15 calories in one day?

How about....

Standing for five minutes?

Or walking your dog for five minutes?

Five minutes of housework?

Five minutes of mini-golf?

Now if you want to get into some serious exertion....I am talking like 30 calories now.... so be careful....:-)

How about...
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Resistance Training and Kids: Is it Safe?

I remember getting a “Ted Williams” weight set from Sears when I was 12.  I asked my Dad if Ted Williams was a weight lifter (the answer was no). I am still not sure why Sears put Ted's name on our weight set. :-)

My Dad, brother Joe and I spent many nights in the basement  bench pressing, squatting and shoulder pressing.  Dad weight-lifted competitively as a teenager, and this was a great chance to learn.

I do not know any problems caused by those sessions, and Joe and I both became pretty strong as adults with Joe bench-pressing 400 lbs at one point and me benching over... read more

Failure as the Doorway to Your Success



I remember ordering two meat-lovers’ pizzas on Saturdays as I watched college football (with Diet Coke of course) in the mid-1990's.  Maybe later I would get a huge Cherry Coke Icee and throw a big bag of peanut M&M’s in the super-sized cup. 

I now spend a lot of time helping people “make better eating choices”. Pretty ironic, huh? 

Although my eating choices were poor back in those days, I was always pretty active and craved getting back into the shape of my athletic years.

I wanted to lose weight, I talked... read more

Myth-Busting

5 Training Myths Debunked Athletes have unique needs, and we must make smart choices. No matter your age or sex,  you can continue to compete and thrive by making good training choices.  Like everyone else, athletes are sometimes mislead by training myths.

In this blog post, I break down five training myths.

1.Weight training is only for younger athletes

If you compete in anything, weight training will probably improve your game.  Even as a runner, weight training improves running economy and can increase power production.  Body weight exercises and activities like yoga can have a place in the... read more