Congratulations to our July Member of the Month, Angie Davis! Angie is pictured with the Cadre of her second GoRuck Challenge after earning patch. Angie’s Story “My adventure with Barefoot Fitness began in April 2015. I’ve gone to other gyms off and on my entire life, have always been active – hiking and playing tennis […]
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In Part 1 of this series (read that first if you haven’t yet) we discussed the core pieces of effective training programs. Today, we’re going to look at how the world’s best surf school applies them, and show you how you can use the same principles to build great workouts and fitness programs. You’ll remember from
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I read an article in a waiting room once that, in a nutshell, was poking fun at celebrities for taking public breaks for illness or “exhaustion.” The snarky author ended it with something along the lines of “Take a vitamin and get moving, like the rest of us.” I read the article with a smirk,
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The June member of the month is Greg Albrechtsen of Spearfish! His results during the fat loss contest were amazing! He and his wife, Mary Beth, are perfect examples of living an active lifestyle. Congrats Greg! “I had reached a plateau in my level of fitness and weight management. I had been going to another local
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Congratulations to the May 2016 Member of the Month, Elicia Holien! Elicia has been a member for 3 years. She has been an inspiration to so many people. In those 3 years, she has spent just as much time (if not more time) working out pregnant than not pregnant. Amazing right?! And now is a busy mother
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Endurance Training When it comes to endurance training, the ultimate ceiling of what you’re capable of is quite high. Evolutionarily, we’re the most efficient runners on earth. Well-trained humans can run animals like gazelles to death in the heat. Your perspective, as well as some interactive physiological limitations and things like your injury history, often
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By: Sherri Stormo, Watertown I’ve struggled with my weight and size for as long as I can remember. When I would lose weight, I would go on a rigid diet, which meant the ol’ standby of “exercise more and eat less.” I’d restrict my calories and exercise, which meant running or walking on a treadmill.
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A while back, Nate Green asked me a question: “What’s the best advice you’ve ever given your younger brother?” His premise was that not everyone goes through life with a close brother, or a mentor, and that this is one of the main things that seems to help successful people along in life. Nate’s idea
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“The smart way to keep people passive and obedient is to strictly limit the spectrum of acceptable opinion, but allow very lively debate within that spectrum…” – Noam Chomsky, The Common Good “We always had hope that next year was gonna be better. And even this year was gonna be better. We learned slowly, and
Congratulations to our March Member of the Month, Tara Johnson! Thank you Tara for your commitment! I have always been an active person. When I was younger, I loved being outside riding horse and just anything that pertained to being outdoors. When we moved to Watertown, I never really found that fun active thing that
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