Recent Articles
The Clean Eating Handbook [Review]
It’s no secret that my diet leaves something to be desired. In fact, I ate out for all three meals today. I know better, but….sigh. I would like to clean up my eating act, so I went into a reading of The Clean Eating Handbook: 31 Essential Rules for Health, Wellness, and a Fabulously Fit [...]
Is a 7-minute workout all you need?
Much has been said over the last couple of weeks about the scientifically-developed 7-minute high-intensity circuit training workout. In the May/June issue of ACSM’S Health & Fitness Journal, authors Brett Klika and Chris Jordan unveil a workout consisting of 10 exercises that can be done with no gym equipment, and only require a common dining [...]
Update your Feed Settings!
Perhaps you’ve heard the rumblings around the web that Feedburner’s future seems a little questionable lately. So in order to be proactive and not have the service yanked out from under us, we are updating our feed settings so it no longer uses Feedburner. Is it a little scary? Yep, we don’t want to lose [...]
The Neon Splash Dash [Race Review]
This past weekend I had the opportunity to participate in the Neon Splash Dash in Scottsdale Arizona with a couple of my workout buddies from the YMCA. It was my first color themed race and the first running event I’ve ever participated in that was completely un-timed. I was surprised on many levels! It was [...]
Running on the Wall [Review and Giveaway]
In the 12 years I’ve been running I’ve acquired 25 race medals. When I counted them up I was actually surprised there weren’t more. 25 medals take up a lot of space! I’ve never been inclined to make a shrine to running somewhere in my house with all that bling, but I have occasionally wished [...]
Yoga Download: Yoga on Your Schedule [Review]
I do yoga almost every day, but I can’t remember the last time I went to a studio for a class. Don’t get me wrong–I love going to yoga studios, having access to a variety of classes, and finding instructors I like. But these days, when one class can easily cost upwards of $20, any [...]
Funding Fitness/Health Innovations – May Edition
Crowdsourcing/crowd funding is a fun online trend and it’s bringing lots of cool products to the masses because consumers can vote with their dollars. We love checking out some of these projects. Some are super useful, some are just laugh-worthy. Here are a few running/fitness related projects we’ve found recently. HAPIfork People in our world are [...]
Dos and Don’ts: Running Back-to-Back Marathons
Some people call me crazy for signing up for a marathon. I suppose that means I am doubly crazy to sign up for two within three weeks of each other. I have run multiple marathons within weeks of each other on two separate occasions. Here are some Dos and Don’ts that I have learned from my experience, [...]
4 Things Running Can Do for You (Besides Help You Lose Weight)
Bridget Sandorford is a freelance food and culinary writer, where recently she’s been researching Scottsdale culinary arts. In her spare time, she enjoys biking, painting and working on her first cookbook. Running is, of course, a great way to help you lose weight and to achieve optimal fitness. However, isn’t just about looking good in [...]
Salomon Sense Mantra Shoe [Review]
This guest review is by Jeremy Mason, who began running in 2009 to get fit for fatherhood and has recently completed his first half marathon. He is an American living in Cambridge, UK. The kind folks at Fitness Footwear asked me to review a pair of Salomon running shoes from their nicely stocked website. I [...]








