Work hard, play hard
Finding balance between work and play is important to both my mind and body, but balance does not have to mean sacrificing one for the other. I’ve found over the years that the harder I go at one, the harder I can go at the other. And of course, the driving force that allows me to do it all – and to do it harder – is fitness.
How I make time for fitness
The idea of telling someone else how to fit fitness into their schedule seems a bit preachy to me, and that’s certainly not what I am aiming for here. Everyone is different and there’s no one size fits all answer. But there are some common elements that fit most of our routines that can help work fitness into a busy schedule.
Contrast Therapy — Listen to your body (Part 2)
So much has changed about my routine over the past two years, and the biggest factors driving that change have been due to increased energy and better recovery. Contrast therapy plays a big role in that. Here I will explain both why and how I do it . . . Whether you are a novice at this or you do it regularly, the number one rule is, listen to your body
Learning to Lose - My Running Journey
Running taught me how to lose in the best way — that it is not about how I get knocked down, but rather how I get back up. My failure, just like the ones so many others go through, was no failure at all. In fact, the only failure that is truly a loss, is failure to try.
100 putts for charity — and a reminder that “it could be worse.”
Today I am not going to write about my journey. Rather, I will tell the story of someone else’s – Skylar Friedman. Mine pales in comparison to Skylar’s, and it is a story like his that puts everything into perspective.
But first, let me say that the reason I am doing this right now is to bring attention to those who treat rare fetal illnesses and to raise money for a truly noble cause. One that Skylar and his golf pro, Adam Laird, started to give back to the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) for the life-saving treatment that Skylar received there.
How I changed my eating lifestyle
One of the most important lessons that I learned during this fitness journey is to make small changes. This requires patience and an understanding that this is a long game. But the key to this concept – and why it works for me – is that small changes don’t feel like changes, and that’s why they stick. With each change, I gradually changed my lifestyle often without even knowing it. Then, another small change moved my lifestyle again. Then again, and again.
“Do one thing every day that scares you”
As I look back on my journey, one of the biggest keys to its success thus far is overcoming fear. Fear of trying, fear of failing, and even fear of succeeding.
Fifty for 50!
Today is my 50th birthday, and I’m celebrating it with friends on a golf trip at Cabot Cape Breton in Nova Scotia. In lieu of writing this week, I’ve come up with a list of my 50 fitness favorites at 50.
Listen to Your Body (Part 1) — Get to know it first.
Get to know your body before you can listen to it.
Riding with Peloton from Big and Tall to lululemon
“Invite people in [to fitness] who may not look like they belong.” - Adrian Williams, Peloton Coach and lululemon Ambassador.