Stand Winter Fitness on its Head
Its time to change the mindset. The opportunities to train outdoors will be limited over the next few months. This month we address fitness from two perspectives — Setting sport specific goals and using a fitness ball to stay in shape. In addition, you'll find the Metro Detroit Ski Council Ski Guide inside, filled with a ski club directory, a bunch of trips to try and information on skiing safely.
Inspiration Leads to Gratitude, and More Inspiration
I just received a reminder to be grateful for the life I have and teh business I'm in.
On the Anniversary of being named the Subaru Athlete of the Year in our magazine in 2007, Mandi Tuite sent me an e-mail listing the things the award inspired her to accomplish.
It's an impressive list. Not only because of what is on it, but because last year Mandi was just beginning life as a cancer survivor.
Weight Training for Runners
There are several different types of resistance training equipment available to you in your local fitness club—free weights, Universal systems, Nautilus, Cam Systems, etc. They use different types of resistance: air pressure, fluid resistance, friction, pulleys, free weights, etc.
Which of these is best? It doesn’t matter. As long as you’re pushing or pulling against resistance and overloading the muscle you’ll gain strength.
Get Your Off-Road Nutrition. . . Without Falling off the Bike
Off-road nutrition is much more of a logistical mystery than a simple road triathlon, where you can use a bento box, carry a bar of some type or use gel packets. Off-road, you can’t take your hands off the bars to reach for a package, tear it open, and eat it anytime. Try doing that on a volcano in Maui, or on the twisty, winding roots of a single track trail and you’ll soon be licking fresh wounds.
