If you’re like me, the term “rail trail” may sound self-explanatory and also highly obscure at the same time. When I first heard the term, I had no idea that the trail I had been using for the past year and a half is just that…a rail trail. So what is a rail trail? SimplyContinue reading “Let’s Talk About Rail Trails”
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Frailty Thy Name is Bodyweight Circuits
All night and all morning, my waking thoughts were preoccupied with today’s training plan: bodyweight circuits. I wasn’t anxious or even doubtful that I could do them…okay maybe I was a little anxious … but I was almost overconfident. I pulled a bodyweight training plan from the website Nerd Fitness. (It’s mostly a website thatContinue reading “Frailty Thy Name is Bodyweight Circuits”
May the 4th be with you
Monday is the start of a new week and often the time when everyone says “I’ll make a change.” Not me. I started my health and fitness journey on a Friday last year. If I mess up in my nutrition, I don’t wait for the next Monday to roll around because otherwise I’ll find waysContinue reading “May the 4th be with you”
The May Training Plan
Alright. So you’re gonna do a cross country skiing equivalent of a half-marathon, how are you going to train? If you’re like me, you would end up Googling training plans and then you would get overwhelmed by all of the information that’s out there. Then I remembered an important tenant when starting anything: KISS (KeepContinue reading “The May Training Plan”