Throw out your desk chair? Well, completely ditching it may be a bit extreme. But it might be time to give it up at least on a part-time basis. Here’s why. Chairs are making our lives miserable and sitting too much is literally killing us. If sitting were considered a sport, we would be overtraining big time. Most would consider training for eight hours or more per day … [Read more...] about Throw Out Your Desk Chair
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Avoid the Dead-End Training Zone, Part 2
In a previous article, I discussed a common pitfall many motivated athletes fall into. Namely, they fail to take prescribed easy or low intensity workouts seriously, letting those workouts morph into not-so-easy sessions that take them into a counterproductive “dead-end training zone.” In this article, I sketch out a scenario to illustrate in more specific terms the concept of … [Read more...] about Avoid the Dead-End Training Zone, Part 2
Avoid the Dead-End Training Zone
Let’s face it. Most athletes understand what it takes to succeed. It’s no secret, after all, that to advance your race readiness, you must put in substantial amounts of hard work. Yet don’t let this focus on hard work blind you to the crucial role easy days play in any training program. It is important to distinguish between working hard during key training sessions and … [Read more...] about Avoid the Dead-End Training Zone
Tuning into Heart Rate to Prevent Overtraining
Understanding how to balance training and recovery is key to any athlete’s success. As an athlete, you need to work hard to achieve fitness gains but not so hard as to end up in the dreaded overtraining zone. Once you’ve dug yourself into a hole with overtraining, it may take several weeks to climb out; and extreme cases can be season ending. So overtraining is obviously to be … [Read more...] about Tuning into Heart Rate to Prevent Overtraining
Are You Sleeping Enough?
The recommended amount of sleep for healthy adults is 7-9 hours per day. According to a recent study by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), 30 percent of American adults are “sleep deprived,” meaning they sleep less than 6 hours each day—leaving them vulnerable to adverse health and safety effects. As any athlete in training knows, skipping on sleep is not conducive to … [Read more...] about Are You Sleeping Enough?