In 12 days the Christmas holiday will be upon us with New Year’s following 7 short days later! The holiday season is already in full swing at our household – decorating the Christmas tree, crafts with the boys during cancelled school day, shopping, baking, cleaning…the list goes on. As each day approaches time moves more […]
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The ski season kicks off this weekend for me at Timberline Ski Resort, Oregon. As I filter through topics to blog about this week – the thing that keeps cycling through my mind is “What do I have to pack to take up to the mountain with me?” Seems like such a simple question –
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Are you PHYSICALLY ready for the ski season? Make this ski season your BEST EVER: Confidence to ski the entire mountain. Endurance to ski the bumps from top to bottom. Agility, power and strength to tackle the steeps. Finesse to carve the groomers. Energy to ENJOY a full day of skiing. Joint Integrity to minimize
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Funny what you unearth when you’re cleaning. This fall I have been cleaning and organizing, preparing myself and the family for our CRAZY winter activities and to finish 2013 with best practices in place (more on that later). Actually, I KNOW that I have an envelope full of letters from my parents and dear friends…………I
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How many of you EXPLORE? I love to EXPLORE wherever I am. You can explore your neighborhood, city, state and/or a new location. A number of years ago I headed out for a jog in the neighborhood that I’d lived in, let’s say 5 years (I don’t remember the exact number) and discovered an urban
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Snow is beginning to dust the mountain peaks of North America. Stevens Pass, Washington (photo from Stevens Pass Mountain Resort Facebook Page, 9-24-13) Along with speckled white mountain tops – ski movies, too, are a signal that the upcoming ski season is around the corner. Ski movies stoke the spirits of skiers and snowboarders
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Skiing is my PASSION and athletics have been in my life for 42 years! My soon-to-be-released 12-Week PEAK Ski Conditioning Program is my dream “marriage” of my 20 year career, in the fitness industry, and my love I’ve had for skiing since the age of three. For those of you who do not know me,
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My husband was wondering “are there any exercises I can do when I’m driving up to the mountain to go skiing?” He likes to multi-task and exercise while sitting down! Well, this got me thinking……..for a moment! Absolutely! Why not perform some exercises while you’re heading to the mountain – what else are you doing?
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Great skiing is characterized by the skiers ability to have a positive, selective effect on any of the skills (balancing, edging, rotary and pressure control movements) at anytime. The foundation of great skiing are balancing movements. Balancing movements are present in all sports and especially in skiing…when a person is standing, strapped onto “two boards”
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Summer is a great time of year to experiment with new recipes! Fresh fruits and vegetables, warm summer nights. I am always running out of ideas for meals and the meals I always think of are from my childhood days. My meals growing up where always well balanced – all the food groups represented. Our
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