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 and at times, it was so...
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 a personal experience platform. Your job...
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 differently, to me, it makes sense...
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 Matt was born I immediately started...
Did you know you can turn back the biological clock by 10 years or more doing interval training? It’s true. Recent research says so. I know you want to try it right away, but hold on for a moment! First,...
I am currently teaching the following group exercise classes in SaddleBrooke (at the SaddleBrooke Fitness Center and cost is $7 per class): Monday 11:30 Conditioning (30 minutes low-impact aerobics/30 minutes strength training and stretch) Wednesday 11:30 Circuit (class alternates between...
“My middle sister was the athlete, and my baby sister was little and cute,” says Nancy Patchell, who grew up in the 1950s. Nancy was considered ‘the smart one.’ “As a child, I sat inside reading—I never played sports. We...
Every January 1, most of us write up a list of resolutions, follow them for awhile and then return to our familiar and often not-so-healthy living patterns. But a dead end doesn’t have to be a forgone conclusion for your 2010...
An article written by Michael Hill of the Associated Press and published in the January 8, 2010 issue of the Arizona Daily Star states that of 10 chain restaurants studied, menu items had caloric content an average of 18 percent higher than...
If you’re planning on a snack, be sure to remove the quantity you plan to eat (preferably 1 serving) and put it on a plate or in a bowl. If you eat ice cream from the container, chips from a...