4 Ways To Spice Up Your Summer Workouts
With summer at our front door, and the kids out of school, we’re looking for ways to spice up our summer workouts while keeping the whole family involved. Here are five tips to make that happen. 4 Tips To Add Some Zip To Your Summer Workouts Who wants to be in the gym every day [...]
A Run In Charlotte
Having to travel to work does occasionally allow me to exercise in different venues. This week, I got a chance to go for a run in Charlotte, NC. It offers some pretty sights. A Run In Charlotte I make it a habit to try to run somewhere new whenever my work takes me to a [...]
My Recovery From An ACL Repair – The Rest Of The Story
After going through an ACL tear, and the subsequent ACL repair surgery, the last phase is, of course, recovery from the ACL repair. Expect the doctor to tell you this will take somewhere between 3-9 months. It’s not fun… My Recovery From An ACL Repair Since most ACL reconstructions are now treated as outpatient surgeries, [...]
How To Tear An ACL
A recent article on the activity of men who have had a torn ACL repaired made me step back and think about my own experience. Which happened about 8-years ago now. My how time flies… How To Tear An ACL The anterior cruciate ligament, or ACL, is one of the tendons under the kneecap that [...]
Heart Rate Monitoring – Tennis As Cardio
I recently went for a cardio tennis workout with my heart rate monitor in tow. What I learned was pretty interesting. Heart Rate In A Tennis Cardio Workout Now that I have a way to measure my heart rate when exercising, I’ve started collecting data about how different activities impact my heart rate. While I’ve [...]
Heart Rate & Weight Lifting – Making The Most Of Your Workout
Since I’ve started measuring my heart rate when exercising, I’ve learned that I’m nowhere near as efficient as I believed. So, I’ve tried to get better by making the most of my heart rate when weight lifting. This would also make my run days more efficient, too. Your Heart Rate & Weight Lifting I started [...]
Why You Can’t Calculate Your Max Heart Rate
After six years of running, swimming, cycling, and triathlon training, my wife decided to get me a heart rate monitor for Christmas. I’ve recently started employing this new tool in my workouts, so I’ve started exploring the question of heart rate training. Since I now have some data on my heart rate during exercise, the [...]
Get Stronger, Better, Faster – Know Your Heart Rate When Exercising
I’ve talked to my wife occasionally about the science between your heart rate when exercising and different levels of fitness. But this has always been an abstract discussion. No more. This past Christmas, my wife got me a Garmin Forerunner. Mine came with a heart rate monitor, but you can also get them with a [...]
Is Running Barefoot Bad For You?
I’ve often wondered whether running barefoot is bad for you. I’ve toyed with the idea of getting a pair of Vibram 5-Fingers and giving the barefoot running thing a shot, but something has always held me back. It seems I keep coming back to this question. Is Running Barefoot Bad For You As I mentioned [...]
Halloween Race Report
Halloween Day saw me run my first race this year. Sad, I know, as my yearly goals called for at least a few 5K runs, with a goal of achieving my first 8-minute pace. The Bowling Green Medical Center 5K/10K Classic is my inaugural race. It is the first race I ran so long ago, [...]
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