The Fitness Journal

I have to say right from the beginning that other than some sprinting at high school, I have never been a runner and have had absolutely no interest in running. Given this, it was a huge shock to me that after listening to the audio version of Born To Run by Christopher McDougall, I am motivated to add some running to my training program. I still have no interest in doing any distance running but the idea of adding some barefoot running in the park to improve my strength and foot health is very tempting.

I commute to and from the studio at least once a day and generally listen to audio books on my travels. Born To Run is a great “read” and I recommend it wholeheartedly. It is both very informative and extremely entertaining and tells the story of McDougall’s running injuries, ultra distance running and the Tarahumara Indians. It also tells it like it is in relation to the problems with running shoes and the running shoe industry.

Do yourself a favour and either read or listen to Born To Run.

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Wayne

I saw this on a poster at a school I teach at and though people may be interested in a Japanese version of the food pyramid or in this case a food cone. It is being introduced by Pikachu, so the information is (I think) aimed at children. Obviously it is no big surprise to see that variations of rice and ramen are shown in the largest to eat carbohydrate category, but It is interesting to see that fruit and dairy are the foods that should be eaten least.

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Wayne

Just because you have a certain level of fitness when you do your normal physical training, it does not necessarily mean that you will be able to demonstrate a similar level of fitness when you do another activity. For example, if you normally cycle for your fitness, you train your body to be efficient and effective when you are on a cycle but when you need to run (unless you also run regularly,) you may find that your cycling fitness does not cross over to the same level.

This does not mean that your training is totally wasted on another activity, only that your body has adapted to a certain movement pattern and set of demands. Once you train the new movement patterns, you will find that your previous training has paid off.

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If you are interested in me working with you to achieve your health and fitness goals, go to busy-fitness.com/online-personal-training/
Train Smart, Love Life.
Wayne