Trauma and Training: Go Hard or Take it Easy?

Trauma. It’s a word we’ve all heard and an experience many have had. I consider myself fortunate in that I’ve never had any sort of trauma, at least none deep enough that I can remember. Happy childhood, a loving mom, dad and brother, no incidents or accidents to speak of. It wasn’t until weeks after […]

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Keeping Your Cool While Running Outdoors

With summer officially here, an early trail run or a warm, evening jog along the beach with the lasting daylight can make it a lot easier to fit some exercise into the hectic daily routine.   And, even for the most die-hard indoor exercisers, with the allure of inviting weather, adding some outdoor training can […]

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Using At-Home Time to Create New Habits

It’s not only adults who may be finding themselves overdoing it on the snacks during quarantine, it turns out emotional eating in children is also on the rise. A recent article in the NY Times (1) focused on how boredom and stress are two big contributors to emotional eating, and children, just like adults, have […]

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