It is easy to get sucked in to every piece of fitness advice that you see online or the cover of a healthy lifestyle magazine. But it is important to remember that the results of the best studies are based on statistics…and you are not a statistic. You’re a person. And had you been included […]
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Preparing for a half marathon takes months, but that last week before the race is your time to begin focusing on race day logistics. Here is how I tackled the week leading up to the NYC Half: 6 days to race day, Monday: I “saved” one of the weekend’s scheduled 6 milers until Monday since I […]
I have written about my recent struggles with sleep. So it should come as no surprise that the adventure continues. This week I am particularly stressed about it because the NYC Half is on Sunday and I would like to go in to this race feeling well rested; a challenging feat as I will no […]
I often feel that so much attention is paid to finding “balance” in life, but finding a balance in fitness is rarely discussed. I love to run. At present, it is my primary source of fitness. Running is vigorous, energizing and physically demanding. Whether the focus is on speed or endurance, it is ever-challenging. To […]
If there has been a theme to my current training cycle, it is this: I just feel like running. In the middle of January, I froze my gym membership while I was contending with the residual lower back pain that plagued me for a few weeks after throwing out my back just before New Year’s. […]
This morning on my run I added the Speed Racer theme song to my brain wave radio station. Copyright nerds: it’s not a public performance if I’m only singing it in my head. When I left my apartment this morning, it was snowing and I couldn’t tell how slick the roads were. I wouldn’t know […]
Having a good doctor, one that undestands your lifestyle and whom you trust, is essential. I found my doctor on a whim. After a family member had surgery at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York, I was impressed by the treatment that she received and decided to find a new doctor for myself within the […]
Remember a couple of weeks ago when I wanted to amp up my cross-training routine with some dynamic strength training? Yeah. That never happened. A couple of days before New Year’s, when I threw out my back, I had convinced myself that I had a bout of sciatica and that I would be back to […]
I realize that yoga is an ancient, sacred practice. Each pose has meaning and is meant to bring you toward a meditative state of enlightenment. So is it wrong for me to have a few favorite poses? I think not. These three poses are my favorite parts of any yoga class. They’re the ones that […]
On Saturday afternoon I made my long awaited return to the gym. Since my back pain was still iffy (I had recovered most of my range of motion but was still achy in some spots), I chose a Vinyasa Yoga class with an instructor that I have worked with before. Her classes are more gentle […]
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