Standing Cool Down Stretches
After a walk, run, or strength workout, it’s important to cool down. Cooldown stretches help reduce the tension that builds up in your muscles during a workout.
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The Missing Muscle
With a strong willpower you can complete your workout plan and make healthy eating choices. With a weak willpower, you may not even make it to the gym for your first workout. So how can we ensure that our willpower is strong?
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Glut Workout – Part 2
Your glutes are the foundation for all of your lower body movements and they give support to your back. Giving those parts of your body a strong foundation is important for avoiding injury and improving performance.
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Glut Workout – Part 1
If you do glute exercises but aren’t actually using your glutes to do the movements, you’re not only wasting your time, but reinforcing wrong muscle firing patterns.
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Go BIG, then go small.
Remembering that the completion of a large endeavor takes thousands of small steps forward helps us reframe our thinking on goal setting.
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Morning Wake-Up
Follow along as I take you through this short stretching routine. Repeat as many times as needed until you feel like you are moving better, breathing deeper, and are ready to tackle the day!
Keystone Habits
A keystone habit is one habit that causes a series of other choices in your life. Something you do repeatedly and automatically that leads you to make other decisions throughout your day.
Functional Warm Up
Whether I’m getting ready for a run or strength workout, these exercises increase joint mobility, lengthen muscle tissue, and activate muscles that will need to be working in order to support my movements.
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Travel Tips
For those of us who are working on our health, travel can be a huge pitfall. Shifted routines, time in the car, and less eating at home make it hard to keep up with our healthy habits. Here are a few things you can do to support your pursuit of healthy while you travel!
Why Racing?
You may be wondering why this blog is titled Racing Toward Healthy. Keep reading to find out!