For the past 30 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself: ‘If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?’ And whenever the answer has been ‘no’ for too many days in a row, I know I need …
The Challenge: Build up to a 5:00 min. plank hold (forearm or straight-arm). The Method: -Use these dynamic plank variations to help improve your core strength and pelvic stability while preventing boredom of simply holding plank. Practice these variations 2-3 times per week. Perform as few repetitions of each exercise as you need to in …
“Without inspiration the best power of the mind remain dormant. There is a fuel within us that needs to be ignited with sparks.” -Johan Gottfried Van Herder This week I was ignited with sparks from the “Spark Seeker” himself, Matisyahu. Not only did he create my personal theme song of 2012 (Live Like a Warrior), …
Incline Treadmill Workout: –Warm-up 10:00 minutes or 1 mile at a slower than your normal pace. -Keep as much of that slower pace as you are able while you test out each “automatic” incline on the treadmill. My treadmill organizes them in increments of three. So, if you don’t have auto buttons on your treadmill, …
Today as fall started to turn into winter, I felt myself once again getting itchy–itchy for a new challenge, for something that will help me remember why I’m here and what it’s all about. This isn’t your typical, “Hey, Susie! Stay busy!” itch, that I’ve begun to recognize as the internal unhelpful monkey on my …
By Susie Crossland-Dwyer Almost exactly two years ago I had a cycling accident. Thursday evenings had become a routine to ride with a local group out of Element Cycles. I was helping lead a couple of new riders down one of Cincinnati’s biggest hills, Miami Road, when a car ran a stop sign and pulled …