Basic Swing Thought

Grip Strength Think about the tension you’d apply when throwing a baseball. Hold that tight enough so it doesn’t fly out of your hand when you cock your arm, but…

A Lifescape is Much Like a Landscape

We live in a world of uncertainty.  Everything from our jobs and economy to national security, health care initiatives, global warming and our personal life story seems to be in…

Athletic Intensity

INTENSITY I love intensity, how about you? I just have to go for it in a class yet safety is always first. A recent survey in the Journal of Strength…

Hydration

According to Dr. Timothy Noakes author of Waterlogged: The Serious Problem of Overhydration in Endurance Sports, the sport drink industry has managed to create and market a positive image for…

Habit Strategies

According to the National Institute of Health, habits or patterns of behavior form through repetition combined with stimulating the pleasure/reward centers of your brain. When you trigger these centers, your brain releases…

Guidelines for Vegetarians

What is a vegetarian diet? Some people follow a “vegetarian” diet, but there’s no single vegetarian eating pattern. The vegan or total vegetarian diet includes only foods from plants: fruits,…

Be Your Own Wellcoach

THE “WHY” FACTOR You are your own secret weapon. The battle against a lifestyle riddled with questionable habits is hard fought and hard won. Yet inside each one of us…

How the Heart Decides

Not All Love is Created Equal A colleague who was writing an article regarding “Love” relationships called me up and posed the question – where, how, and when do we…