Carpe Diem, The Series: Listen to Your Body

Paul Stevens We live in a marvellous time.  I’m not blind, and recognize that we have our modern day challenges. But, on the positive side, our access to information is staggering.  Pretty much everything you need to know is at your fingertips and you only need to move them across a computer keyboard.  This is

#Dadblog 5 – Training for my First Triathlon

Mike Caterini I had a mechanical breakdown, which is why I’ve been off the blog grid this past month.  It wasn’t my wonky knee, kinked neck, sore hips or planter fasciitis that failed me.  Although, all of these minor chronic ailments did rear their ugly heads, only to be held at bay by the forces of

Cycling: The Importance of the Long Haul

Paul Stevens Carpe Diem (but in a relaxed sort of way) Moving to a new town, albeit one I was fairly familiar with, I had a few things I wanted to accomplish in terms of keeping myself active while at the same time meeting some new people.  One of them was to continue playing hockey

Carpe Diem, The Series: Testing Yourself

Paul Stevens Carpe Diem (but in a relaxed sort of way)! As alluded to in my past couple of articles, I was scheduled to undergo a fitness test.  The genesis of doing this was to determine where I, as a reasonably active 60 year old male fits into the fitness spectrum for my demographic. To

Carpe Diem, The Series: Hit the Trails

Paul Stevens What a difference a week makes!  Last weekend, we had a late season bout of wet snow and rain that made for nothing short of miserable weather. As is said, April can be the cruelest month; teasing us with true spring-like weather one day only to turn it on its ear the next. 

Training for life

Jon Carlock In a way, it’s easy to train an athlete. Because the desired outcome is already known, we know how to condition the body to run a specific distance, or to lift a certain amount of weight. During my educational experiences and while working as a strength and conditioning coach in the USOC’s strength