As my Subaru clawed its way up 13th Lake Road to Garnet Hill, the car thermometer stayed put at zero. A frosty welcome for Hudson United Race Team’s (HURT) Mega Relay. HURT, the host club, calls it mega because it’s a six-hour race. Unlike a traditional relay, each team member skis […]
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Are you preparing New Year’s resolutions? It’s that time of year. The holidays, seeing family and friends, exchanging gifts, eating. New Year’s Eve isn’t far off. What do we do on New Year’s Eve? Make resolutions for the coming year. And a big resolution is fitness. Nearly two-thirds of Americans […]
Read More →I know what you’re going through. When you’re beginning that fitness journey, the whole idea of starting from ground zero can be hard. You might want to lose weight, and you don’t know where to start. Or you might be recovering from an injury, and it’s taking longer than you […]
Read More →Consistent strength training, as well as hard aerobic efforts, yield results for runners and other endurance athletes. On 20 October, I ran the Skeleton 5 km race at Morris County’s Central Park. A light overnight rain stopped around 6 AM, leaving the trails damp and muddy in a few places. […]
Read More →Movement prep is the cutting edge concept to getting the most out of your workout and reducing injury risk. Back in the day, walking on the treadmill passed as a warmup, and even accomplished some movement prep goals. But while walking on the treadmill elevates your heart rate, it doesn’t […]
Read More →Hill bounding is a useful addition to one’s training repertoire. As winter approaches, it’s time to ramp up intensity. If you’re a runner or skier, you need explosive strength. Hill bounding will turn your gym strength – you have been hitting the gym, haven’t you? – into functional, explosive strength. For […]
Read More →Lateral step ups are an awesome functional strength move. As a skier I find them especially useful training the vastus lateralis, which is front and center when you’re skate skiing. Whether in sport or life, our world isn’t linear. Movement in the frontal plane is a vital balance to sagittal […]
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