In my previous article Be Your Own Expert And Turbo-Charge Your Training After Age 50, I wrote about how I'd achieved things that went against expectations for a 54 year old, things like resolving the ... Continue Reading
How to Define and Act on Your Values
My last few articles have dealt extensively with the need to hone our purpose and our values. We’ve looked at death, and why it is an essential context to create perspective. We’ve analyzed the six human ... Continue Reading
Practice Consistency as a Skill
Of all the areas you can focus on in your training, the single one that yields the biggest results is consistency. Whatever your training goals, consistency is important across the board in achieving them. ... Continue Reading
The Gifts of Mortality and Self Discovery
You are going to die. Yes, you, dear reader. Not a pleasant thought, is it? But it’s true. Take a moment to absorb that reality. Each year, I talk to a room full of about 500 freshmen. I tell them ... Continue Reading
Connecting to Training and Life With Your Breath
Today I want to talk with you about the idea of your breath, and what it means to your movement practice and your training. Our breath is pretty important for things like metabolism, cognition, stress ... Continue Reading
Increasing Fitness in the Other 162 Hours
I recently shared a few of my go-to programs for endurance and strength. When combined, these programs will take you about an hour a day for six days a week. But what you do with the other 162 hours of ... Continue Reading
Why You Lost in the CrossFit Open and How to Win Next Year
The 2015 CrossFit Open has come to a close, and the CrossFit community is on the brink of the next stage in the season - Regionals. Of the quarter million individuals who registered and competed in this ... Continue Reading
