I am not a fan of sloppy. Poor form can actually be harmful, and good exercise form is more effective, anyway. There are several reasons I love sharp, precise movements when you’re working out. This goes for every kind of exercise, but right now I’m really talking about cardio. I tell the participants in my […]
Tag: mental training
Do You Need Workout Motivation…or Discipline?
My friend shared this article with me: Screw Motivation, What You Need is Discipline. It’s a powerful article about how motivation is an excuse to procrastinate. It implies that we must feel a certain way before we do something, whereas discipline is a decision to just do it, no matter how we feel. And as […]
The Difference Between Pain and Suffering
A lot of people suffer on a big scale. Life gets uncomfortable at times; we refer to it as “painful” as we dread, dwell on, and remember uncomfortable events. We suffer on a smaller scale, too: a lot of people suffer through exercise. It was while studying yoga that I learned to make an important […]
Dad’s Best Fitness Advice
When dad told me to ride my bike up the hill, I rode my bike up the hill: not just because he’s dad and he’s the boss, but because I knew he knew what he was talking about. Dad was a competitive athlete and still holds his college record in the 440-yard-dash (and it will […]
What I’ve Learned From Marathon Training So Far
Marathon training is a rather long process. And here I am: already well over two months/halfway in to my four-month training program. I’ve learned so much, I could probably just skip the marathon itself and call it a day. I won’t, of course. Tempting. But there’s no way I’d back out now, not considering all the reasons I […]
Why We Need to Stop Multitasking at the Gym
It used to be just the magazines. People would grab one, prop it on the treadmill, and get to “work”. Now it’s worse: magazines, television, and (my biggest pet peeve) your phone. (I don’t think my phone has ever been to the gym.) You’ve read all the articles about how multitasking is bad for your […]
Why I Decided to Run a Marathon
After years of saying “heck NO” to the idea of marathon running, I’ve come around. It wasn’t a quick change-of-mind; in fact, I’ve been mulling it over for quite a while. Too long, for someone who believes that successful people make decisions quickly and decisively. What set me over the edge was something my boyfriend […]
Two Reasons I’m Not Into Triathlons
When it comes to my own workouts and challenges, I’m not really into the triathlon. Here’s why: Swimming Biking My past is sprinkled with moments wherein I, ever the athlete, entertained thoughts of becoming a TRIathlete. I admire triathletes. They’re fit and ridiculously tough. (You know that in triathlons you swim then bike then run […]
7 Surefire Ways to Make Yourself Hate Exercise
A lot of people say they hate exercise, and that’s their whole excuse for not doing it. Lame. First of all, I’m pretty sure my mom taught me that sometimes we have to do things we don’t like. Two, you can learn to love it. Three, actually, you don’t hate exercise at all. Movement is […]
Why I Don’t Listen to Music When I Run
When I got my first portable cassette player (purple and Barbie-themed), I was excited to use it to play my mix tapes on my runs. I had heard that people do that. It clipped so conveniently to my shorts! As long as my shorts were tight enough not to get pulled down by the weight […]