When you've been doing something for a long time, you naturally get used to it. It functions as repetition, day to day. Sometimes you switch to autopilot because it's so familiar. I feel that way about my workouts from time to time, which is why I make it a point to learn new moves to… Continue reading A Return to Fundamentals
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Last week, I listened to a 2015 interview that Tim Ferriss did with legendary big wave surfer Laird Hamilton; his wife, former pro-volleyball player Gabrielle Reece; and CrossFit Endurance founder Brian MacKenzie. Hamilton and Reece mention a post-workout drink they concocted that includes pepper, among other ingredients. When they talked about this drink, I immediately… Continue reading Kava for Post-Workout Recovery
When we moved to Fiji, I started working out at home, using YouTube videos as a guide. I used to be a stickler for the gym, but I absolutely love my new structure. It's allowed me to expand my fitness base by increasing my physical skills. I've spent a little over a year learning the… Continue reading 4 Fitness Channels for Effective Home Workouts
For me, fitness is a lifelong journey. I started incorporating exercise into my lifestyle when I was 15, and it's been a continual process of learning--understanding, intensifying, refining and branching out. I was not a kid who took immediately to exercise. What?! I have to put in effort to get a return? That was my… Continue reading A Brief Guide to Home Workouts
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