Fab Five Friday – Five Good Running Blog Posts
By · CommentsI read about 100 posts a week so if I have missed something, leave it in the comments section and I promise to get to it. Here are five posts that I read this week that I particularly liked. Because I am behind on my reading, they may have been written last week.Don’ forget my current contest!
The Fab Five:
You said it! It was hot, real hot, and even hotter. My miles were down and so were my spirits. Glad to have that month behind me.
I love food, and it only seems logical that my brain does too. Thanks Vanessa, more good information as usual.
Beth is pretty much famous. This interview sums up why.
Anyone who can relate fitness to the most awesome Bill Murray movie of all time gets my vote for awesome.
Now you’re talking Rita. I particularly like the Go Faster idea. Running faster is running funner.
Thanks guys for some great reading. Everyone have a safe and happy holiday weekend. If you have a blog post that deserves some link love make sure and let me know in the comments section.
So you’ve trained for months, and you are finally ready to get up at 4:AM and head off to your race. My only advice this late in the juncture, don’t forget to pack.
Many big marathons have crowded starting lines and finishes, so packing smart can bail you Read More→
The Importance of Hydration
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A few final hydration tips before summer ends.
The more I run the more convinced I become that hydration is of vital importance to good performance. Being the least bit dehydrated slows me down, shaves off miles, and makes it all the more difficult to bounce back. Fall is coming, (not quick enough) and just because temperatures are starting to drop doesn’t mean you can reduce your fluid intake – so here is your official reminder from Joe. If you’re running Read More→
The Fattening – Bouncing Back After A Weekend Of Excess
By · CommentsHere’s a riddle: What does 25lbs of smoked brisket, a pair of fried turkeys, 4 cases of beer, endless fixins, and a cheese fountain have in common?
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Teaching Kids About Healthy Eating
By · CommentsAs much as I love my parents I will be the first to tell you they were not the best at instilling nutritional best practices in my siblings and me. The meals we ate growing up were quick and very often came in a paper sack with an individually wrapped spork.
There’s been a good deal of talk recently, at least in my blogging circle, about how to teach your kids proper eating habits. I’m pretty new at this parenting thing, my oldest being shy of four, but having my kids eat healthy is especially important to me considering the struggles I faced as a result of my poor eating habits when I was young.
My wife and I are not especially strict about the family’s eating habits. I’m a Southern boy and there are regularly meals that consist of several items covered in BBQ sauce. However, more often than not, our meals are relatively healthy. It’s just become and expected part of our cooking. (Click Here For The Proof)
So that is our golden rule of instilling healthy eating habits in our kids; set the example and make it expected. Here are some other things that we do to help teach our kids about eating healthy:
- Involve them in the cooking. I enjoy it, she enjoys it, and she gets to learn how to cook healthy.
- Don’t rule with a stick. Kids need to know what a donuts taste like.
- Make it consistent.
- Start early. I think this is the thing that’s worked most to our advantage. When you start early they just don’t know any better.
