The start of each year marks a new beginning, and is a popular time to make health resolutions. The crowded gyms in January are a sign that many people are setting health goals; but by March it’s typically “just the regulars” at the gym, leaving many to wonder if New Year’s resolutions are waste of time. . . […]
Monthly Archives: December 2014
This Week in Food, Health, and Fitness
Happy Holidays! This week, read about the importance of overall nutrition quality vs isolated nutrients, how mental fatigue affects sports performance, 12 risks for Christmas, using the talk test to regulate exercise intensity, and more. Focus on Overall Nutrition Quality The recently published Omnicarb Trial suggested that the glycemic index may not influence cholesterol and other heart […]
Racing at Rikert
This weekend I traveled to Middlebury, Vermont, with some of my XC Ottawa teammates to race at the NENSA Eastern Cup Opener. Rikert Nordic Center, which borders the Green Mountain National Forest, hosted the event on the fairly new Tormondsen 5km racing course certified to FIS standards. One loop around the course and I recognized many similarities to […]
This Week in Food, Health, and Fitness
This week, read about simplifying fitness, gluten sensitivity, salt and headaches, bogus health claims, women lifting weights, and more. Simplifying Fitness Julia Beluz (Vox.com) wrote an excellent piece this week about how we tend to overcomplicate exercise (We make exercise way too complicated. Here’s how to get it right). She summarizes and simplifies what we know into […]