I cannot take credit for this idea. The topic of this blog comes from a 17-year-old athlete client, who recently got into weightlifting at the gym. My weightlifter clients are a blast, because we spend most of every session goofing around in my gym space, trying out...
I’m starting a new worldwide movement, a movement to decrease injury and promote health in the sports and fitness world. I’m even creating my own hashtag. I’m going to abolish #NODAYSOFF and replace it with #THREEDAYSOFF. Here’s my claim, and I stand by it: Taking...
So here’s my deal: Yes, I swim, anyone who has ever talked to me for 5 minutes or less most likely knows this, but I still don’t really identify myself as a “swimmer. “ I started swimming with the Stowe Masters program 7 ½ years ago when I needed to cross train...
I am an expatriate flatlander in northern Vermont. This is probably immediately obvious from my non-crunchy hair, my propensity to drive like a maniac, and my lack of enthusiasm for social events involving the Stone Hut on Mount Mansfield. So it should come as no...
I needed a photo, so the above is my little posse, doing their best to appear emotionally traumatized by youth sports, and failing miserably, which I love about them. They’ve learned to not take it all too seriously, although preserving that attitude requires a lot of...
When Mark and I started mountain biking about 25 years ago, mountain biking was not trendy. There were no mountain bike seminars, instructors, or clubs. Nobody went around announcing that they were demoing gear like 29” tires, extra wide handlebars, 1X chain rings,...
