Walk-A-Thons
Tuesday Stocking Stuffer of the Day
Even though walking is a simple sport, it can get repetitive and boring if you follow the same route and do the same routine every time you leave the house. The Walking Deck, 50 Ways to Walk Yourself Healthy (ISBN 0-8118-4559-1, Chronicle Books, 2005) is a convenient and information-packed tool to help you get the most [...]
Monday Stocking Stuffer of the Day
Has this ever happened to you? You’re out for a long walk, run, or bike ride with no pockets, so you tuck your ID and a couple of small bills into your bra or your shoe. When you’re done with your athletic endeavor, you stop at the local convenience store for a Gatorade and watch [...]
Local Charity Athletic Events
Take the time to check out local charity athletic events near you. My husband and I have participated in many charity bike rides for national non-profit organizations, such as the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS), the Multiple Sclerosis Society and the America Diabetes Association. Although we found a local training team to join for these [...]
Developing Your Walk Training Plan, Part 4
Now that your know why you should eat healthy food, here are some tips for incorporating good food into your training:
1. Make sure your dairy servings are low-fat. If you drink whole milk, switch to two-percent, and if that’s what you drink now, step down to skim. After a while you won’t miss the fat [...]
Developing Your Walk Training Plan, Part 3
One of the key pieces in any training regimen is nutrition. While you should always eat a healthy diet, it’s even more important when you’re pushing your body, burning extra calories, and laying down new muscle.
(Disclaimer: I am not a nutritionist, but I do know what happens when I don’t plan my meals around my [...]
Planning Ahead for Next Year’s Event
Thoughts of fitness events may begin tapering off after the holidays due to undesirable outdoor conditions, but if you are planning an event for next spring now is a good time to get started. Depending on the size of your event, allowing 6 months for planning and prep is a comfortable time frame. Races can [...]
Developing Your Walk Training Plan, Part 2
One of the hardest things about training for an endurance event is finding the time. It really helps if you have a schedule, one that takes into account not only your daily life, but any special circumstances as well. For example, I’ll be training for the Avon Rocky Mountain Walk this spring, a [...]
Developing Your Own Walking Training Program, Part 1
While walking for fitness is a great way to stay in shape, burn calories, and keep your mind sharp and clear, when you’re training for an endurance event (a half-marathon or longer), those simple morning walks won’t get you prepared. Develop a plan for your training that includes building endurance, adding muscle, increasing your flexibility, [...]
Participant Insights: The Boston Marathon Jimmy Fund Walk
Taking place each September, The Boston Marathon Jimmy Fund walk is a fitness event that raises money to benefit cancer research. This exciting event has provided over $51 million for cancer research and care over the past 19 years. This year’s event took place last Sunday.
This past week I noticed that the author of one [...]
Active.com Multisport Community
Active.com is a terrific resource that all athletes should know about. Running, cycling, triathlons, swimming, golf, tennis, basketball, soccer and more, are all sports that are covered on the Active.com website. Community wide resources on the Active.com website include newsletters, race results, training plans, free training logs, videos and more.
I discovered Active.com a few years [...]
