April 2008
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In Defense of H2O
Alright water haters, I’m back to tackle the water argument after consulting my textbooks and some of the latest research. Like Reuters, I came up short on finding specific studies that proved several common beliefs about the benefits of drinking water. However, I disagree that the lack of scientific research in certain areas validates decreasing ...read more
Triathlon Training 101 – Stack the Relay Team
Speedy Sistah’s – that’s the name of our relay team for the Smith Mountain Lake sprint triathlon that is now only two weeks away. I showed up for the same race last year before I realized something – I don’t like to swim and I still haven’t recovered from flying over my handlebars and ending ...read more
H2O for Health – Fact or Fallacy?
As a personal trainer, I am always pushing the virtues of drinking water – encouraging my clients to stay hydrated after they work out, get a massage, or drink copious amounts of alcohol. Fed-up with my constant preaching, my client, Mark, a particularly nutrition savvy and well-known chef who drinks water during workouts but prefers ...read more
Who is Edward Abbey?
Better yet, let’s phrase the question as Ed himself would have: Who the hell is Edward Abbey? Sol’s first blog pays tribute to the man who penned our tagline: “Who needs wilderness? Civilization needs wilderness,” from his essay Freedom & Wilderness, Wilderness & Freedom ( The Journey Home). The first time I heard this particular ...read more
