The Lifetime Athlete

During the Coronavirus pandemic, we are faced with the need to minimize potential for disease transmission. This involves social distancing, or decreasing exposure to others. Gyms, group fitness programs, and team practices are in most cases temporarily unavailable, but this doesn’t mean you can’t train. You just have to be a bit creative. This episode offers some useful suggestions. This…

Breathing is reflexive and instinctive. But we can also utilize breathing to enhance our training, performance, and recovery. In this episode, PK & I discuss the finer points of breathing to enhance parasympathetic and sympathetic nervous system states, and to promote stability and mobility. I think you’ll find some valuable resources that you can use to crush your goals. This…

Breathing is reflexive and instinctive. But we can also utilize breathing to enhance our training, performance, and recovery. In this episode, PK & I discuss the finer points of breathing to enhance parasympathetic and sympathetic nervous system states, and to promote stability and mobility. I think you’ll find some valuable resources that you can use to crush your goals. This…

Chronic stiffness and soreness is not fun, and it doesn’t have to be a part of your existence as a Lifetime Athlete. Actually these factors mainly represent a mismanagement of inflammation, and while the symptoms are treatable, the actual causes are totally preventable. Training needs to be appropriately designed for your unique body and goals, as well as your current…

Chronic stiffness and soreness is not fun, and it doesn’t have to be a part of your existence as a Lifetime Athlete. Actually these factors mainly represent a mismanagement of inflammation, and while the symptoms are treatable, the actual causes are totally preventable. Training needs to be appropriately designed for your unique body and goals, as well as your current…

Let’s face it…life happens. And sometimes that means injuries happen. And some of those injuries or other conditions may require an orthopedic surgery. In this eipsode, PK & I share some stories about personal surgical experiences, and I offer some PT wisdom regarding the healing and rehabilitation process. I think this show is rich with “knowledge nugs” as PK would…

Let’s face it…life happens. And sometimes that means injuries happen. And some of those injuries or other conditions may require an orthopedic surgery. In this eipsode, PK & I share some stories about personal surgical experiences, and I offer some PT wisdom regarding the healing and rehabilitation process. I think this show is rich with “knowledge nugs” as PK would…

Metabolic flexibility is critical for athletes. Maintaining the highest efficiency of fuel utilization, and the ability to produce maximal energy from both fats and carbohydrates, is essential for peak performance. In this episode, we define and discuss metabolic flexibility and its applications for Lifetime Athletes. We review the value of protein, the importance of food quality, and the crucial need…

Metabolic flexibility is critical for athletes. Maintaining the highest efficiency of fuel utilization, and the ability to produce maximal energy from both fats and carbohydrates, is essential for peak performance. In this episode, we define and discuss metabolic flexibility and its applications for Lifetime Athletes. We review the value of protein, the importance of food quality, and the crucial need…

Many clients will often ask me questions regarding their exercise and training choices. One of the commonly occurring comparisons is between yoga and CrossFit. It’s my position that every style of movement has it merits and no one way is necessarily good/bad or right/wrong. PK joins me today as we discuss some of the pros and cons of each methodology.…