My everything hurts - preventing and dealing with injuries. I hurt myself - a lot. Everything from sprained ankles and knees, broken ribs, elbow tendinitis, shoulder strains, to a string of lower back issues, and my most recent injury, a pulled groin. So...why do I always hurt myself? Between working full-time, trying to stay active both socially and professionally, participating in recreational sports, I consider myself to be rather busy. I don't always make time to warm-up - because I...

So it's been a few weeks since my last post.  My arm is still playing up and it seems I need surgery to correct a dislocated radius bone in my right arm.  It's been depressing watching my clothes get baggy and my belly getting larger over the last few weeks.  It's amazing how fast you can get out of shape. I can now relate to people who haven't worked out for an excess amount of time due to an injury, and can see hand's on how easy it is to slip into the world of becoming another North American...

For those of you woman that are looking for that edge in your training please consider the missing link. Traditionally woman everywhere who are busy getting into better shape are busy pounding the neighborhood pavement running or in a gym doing cardio. It is great keeping busy toning and strengthening your heart. We all need to keep this muscle in the best of shape for without it being strong we all know the end result. Heart attack, stroke, and even death which in all three cases are just...