Fitness Feels Fantastic!
Many people ask me “Why do you workout?” I work out primarily because being fit feels great. Swimming has always been my favorite mode of exercise. Whenever I stroke through the water, it flows...
Author: Susan Dawson-Cook
Just Say “Yes” to Exercise at “That Time of the Month”
At 5:06 a.m., my alarm clock rings. I roll over on my side to silence it, then groan. Sometimes being female really sucks, I nearly mutter, but I stay silent as not to awaken...
Reasons for Poor Athletic Performance – Part III (Depression)
The shriek of your alarm clock jolts your brain. You groan. You don’t want to get up. Not now, possibly not ever. You want to go back to sleep because not only are you...
Eat Healthy Easily with the Mediterranean diet
If you are tired of following complicated diet plans and eating measured portions out of packages, maybe you should try the Mediterranean diet. These foods pack in the nutrients without all the calories, preservatives,...
Listen to your Body
Sometimes we let our goals and our bull-headedness keep us from using good judgement when it comes to training and exercise. A knee is swollen and hurting but we still go out for a...
Running for Beginners, by Amie Adcock
Maybe you’ve never run before or maybe it’s just been so long that you feel like you are a beginner all over again. Don’t fear the road; conquer it! First remember not only the...
Reasons for Poor Athletic Performance (Part 2) – Injury
Performing poorly when injured is something very easy for me to write about today since I’m in the midst of it. In November, I swam four butterfly events at a swim meet in Phoenix...
Reasons for Poor Athletic Performance (Part I) – Inadequate Warm-Up
This series of articles will discuss factors (such as warm-up, injuries, depression, boredom, training plateau, diet, and sleep), which may be a detriment to your athletic performance. In most articles, I will speak from...
Pre-Competition Diet
Deciding what to eat pre-race can be a challenge at best, a performance buster at worst. Hundreds of articles tell us what’s best to eat and drink before a race, but we all digest food a bit...
Mimi Ford
My name is Mimi Ford. I live in Tucson, Arizona, and have been a health advocate since my first child was born 26 years ago. I gained 50 pounds with my pregnancy so after...