Category Archives: paratriathlete

Mind.Body.Spirit

One of the many benefits to living in beach cities, is that the weather year round tends to be amazing! There are benches, parks and even outdoor workout platforms set up lining city streets and along the ocean/bay as seen here – encouraging people to be active for free! I have created several outdoor workouts to alleviate...

express yourself

Going old school here with a little NWA Express yourself playing in the background but the truth of it is, you must… Go on and do it- express yourself!  Holding things inside not only fosters resentment, hurt, pain, but it also creates unnecessary strain, stress and tightness within your body. This isn’t good for any of...

Winning the Head Game: Talking Mental Toughness with Female Olympic & World Elite Athletes

Mental Toughness– something every one of us has battled with. The moment when your mind is working to pull you in a direction, hold you back from reaching, achieving, even believing you can do more, achieve more, be more. Every single athlete has faced this and like some of us, succumb to the pressure of...

Water Your Own Garden

As the temperatures begin to warm up and many of us take our exercising outdoors, the need for proper hydration increases. Drinking water is one of the most basic concepts yet missed or displaced by the most educated of us all. Many times when you encounter a headache, shakiness/dizziness or constipation, its dehydration. If you...

Wheels Up Warriors!

As race season officially started up again last weekend for one of my favorite “sparkplugs” Para-triathlete Mary Kate Callahan, I wanted to circle back with her since our last conversation and see how she was preparing to take on the season and prepare for Rio 2016! (sidenote, she was just mentioned yesterday in the Team...