A Peek at Peak Performance

Read the entire account of Mike’s experience: part one, part two, part three, and part four.
Because of my amazing celebrity connections, I got an opportunity this week to try out the peak performance package at the Canyon Ranch health resort in Tucson, Arizona.
I will be spending four days being tested, poked, prodded, analyzed and examined […]

Introducing: The News Roundup

Welcome to what I hope will be a biweekly survey of recent news related to fitness, nutrition, training, and competition. My goal is to pass along links to articles that summarize recent medical research, offer insights into training, as well as other articles of interest to runners. You won’t see many articles from Runner’s World, […]

Beat the Doldrums

In the closing scene of “Finding Nemo,” the “tank gang” from P. Sherman’s dental office finally pull off the escape they’ve dreamt about for years. After Dr. Sherman places them in plastic bags to change the tank water, they roll their bags across the counter to an open window, freefall into the bushes below, […]

New @ FitSugar for the Week Ending May 25, 2007

Today we’re introducing a new weekly feature called What’s New @ FitSugar. We like FitSugar because it’s obvious to us that they’re as passionate about fitness as we are. FitSugar blogs with a slant toward women’s interest articles and they often have some great stuff of interest to runners. So, without further delay, here […]

Exercise Is Just for Kids

I ran across this fascinating 1958 CBC radio clip of a discussion between Byng Whitteker - a radio announcer entrenched in his belief that exercise is only good for children - and fitness advocate Lloyd Percival.
The world has changed a great deal in the past 50 years. In the clip, you get the sense that […]

Will Run for Health

Dr. Lee Miller wrote a piece arguing that, due to health care savings and productivity increases inherent in being more fit, that we should lobby for tax breaks to cover fitness expenses. The case that he presents about the health care savings associated with active people versus sedentary people is tempting.
However, in the more immediate […]

The Down Side of Gettin’ High

Come on, admit it. Even if you haven’t done it before, you’ve wanted to. Everyone else is doing it. I’m talking, of course, about high altitude training. What did you think I was talking about?!
Yes, train high, race low (or more accurately: live high, train low, race lower); every endurance […]

Will Run for Money

We all enjoy the benefits of running and the enhanced quality of life it brings, but wouldn’t it be great to get paid for it? No, I’m not talking about becoming a professional runner and winning races and making money, I’m talking about being paid to just be a runner. Sound farfetched? […]

Ya Gotta Have Heart

We all know that running is good for our bodies, but a recent report in the March issue of a medical journal suggests too much running can actually damage the heart. At least in middle-aged men.
A 51-year-old physician failed a calcium screening used to measure hardened arteries despite having no coronary risk factors to explain […]

Sleep on This

While listening last year to an archived episode of the Phedippidations podcast, host “Steve Runner” mentions that he got a great night’s sleep on the eve of the Cape Cod Marathon thanks to taking the sleep aid Ambien. It was the first time I’d heard of a runner taking a prescription drug to get some […]

Jeff Is Cookin’!

I was contacted a while back by the folks over at Matisse &
Jack’s to give their Trail Blaze bake-at-home oatmeal energy bars a try. i’m always one for trying out new products and their pitch for the bars sounded great. Bake ‘em yourself, save some money, no packaging or preservatives and enjoy a […]

Becoming Blood Brothers and Sisters

The American Red Cross estimates that half the U.S. population is eligible to donate blood, but only 5 percent ever does. Some of us are scared; some of us are busy; and some of us worry about a donation’s effect on exercise.
Removing a pint of blood does have immediate and residual impact on workouts. But […]

The Ups and Downs of Cardio Equipment

It’s been getting tougher to run in colder corners. If you aren’t careful, frozen hair breaks off. Exposed skin chaps. The brutal air can compromise vulnerable bronchial passages, leading to illnesss or exercise-induced asthma. Water bottles turn solid quickly, spelling trouble for those trying to stay hydrated on long runs. The slick roads and snowy […]

QuickLink: Trail Runner VO2 Max Test

We often hear about V02 Max but rarely get a glimpse at a real life accounting of the outcome of such a test. Now we have one. Head on over to Scott Dunlap’s Trail Runner’s Blog for a nice summary of his recent V02 Max test.

QuickLink: Nifty Weight Management Calculators

Make sure you check out weight loss/fitness calculators at FitSugar and MSNBC.

A Different Kind of Runner

About a month ago I was at a local running store helping register people for a local marathon training program when I overheard an interesting exchange between a newcomer and a coach trying to decide where to place her.
“What’s your pace?” he asked.
“I have no idea.” she responded. This was not unusual; few beginners knew […]

Patience with Patients

I see quite a few runners in my practice, and it appears that they are comforted by the fact that I too am a runner. However, these patients can be both the most rewarding and challenging patients to treat. The reward is to see them back running healthy again. The difficult part […]

Quick Link - Fitsugar

We’re starting something new this week - Quick Links. These will be links to places or articles we think you might enjoy. They will be shorter than our weekly Featured Website articles and will appear not on a scheduled basis, but just whenever the time is right.
We’re starting off with a hot site that […]

Getting Fit with FitLink

I recently wrote a review of FitLink.com. The site impressed me and the review I wrote caught the attention of Chris Charlier, one of the founders of FitLink.com. With this, I took the opportunity to ask Chris a few questions about him, the site, and his team’s vision for the future.
With that, […]

Reaching Painful Conclusions

One of the most popular articles in last week’s online version of the New York Times was a story about whether it’s a good idea to run through pain. The high reader ranking wasn’t a surprise, even if the article’s placement in the fashion section was. The timing was perfect since newfound gym rats and […]

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