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Spring Cleaning for the Mind by Jeff Watters
It’s that time of year again. The time of year when you can start taking your treadmill training
runs back outdoors and the time of year when you can start setting some early season
athletic goals. It’s also the time of year that you can go about doing those things the same
way you always have or try a little bit of spring cleaning with regard to how you approach your
early part of your race season.
One of the biggest reasons that people fail to achieve the athletic goals they set out for
themselves at the beginning of each season is simple, they go about doing things the exact
same way that they’ve done every year only to expect different results. Of course this is not
applicable to those of you who are racing at the highest level in your respective sports. But,
for the other 99% of us, the mentality you take into your training season will impact the end
result as much as the training itself.
Now, I could write an entire article about this topic and base it solely around the training
itself . The “what to do’s” and “what not to do’s”. That’s not what this piece is about. I’m
writing to the general population of people that read this magazine. The 90% of you that
maintain normal jobs and race as something fun to do on the weekend. If you fit into this
category, you probably don’t have time to dedicate yourself to event specific, strength and
core training. You may not even want to if your goal is simply to run a faster 5K. So, what do
you do to get faster at your event other than going over that events activities time and time
and time again? You find something completely different to do and do it early enough in the
season that you won’t risk a fluke injury that’ll keep you from your main goal. Why? Because,
mentally, it’ll take you someplace completely different. When you do that, you’ll be surprised
by how much more clearly and focused you’ll come back to your normal training. And, who
knows, you may even find out that you’ve found another sport you like even more.
* Read the rest of this article by clicking here or by picking up a copy of Outdoor Athlete
It’s that time of year again. The time of year when you can start taking your treadmill training
runs back outdoors and the time of year when you can start setting some early season
athletic goals. It’s also the time of year that you can go about doing those things the same
way you always have or try a little bit of spring cleaning with regard to how you approach your
early part of your race season.
One of the biggest reasons that people fail to achieve the athletic goals they set out for
themselves at the beginning of each season is simple, they go about doing things the exact
same way that they’ve done every year only to expect different results. Of course this is not
applicable to those of you who are racing at the highest level in your respective sports. But,
for the other 99% of us, the mentality you take into your training season will impact the end
result as much as the training itself.
Now, I could write an entire article about this topic and base it solely around the training
itself . The “what to do’s” and “what not to do’s”. That’s not what this piece is about. I’m
writing to the general population of people that read this magazine. The 90% of you that
maintain normal jobs and race as something fun to do on the weekend. If you fit into this
category, you probably don’t have time to dedicate yourself to event specific, strength and
core training. You may not even want to if your goal is simply to run a faster 5K. So, what do
you do to get faster at your event other than going over that events activities time and time
and time again? You find something completely different to do and do it early enough in the
season that you won’t risk a fluke injury that’ll keep you from your main goal. Why? Because,
mentally, it’ll take you someplace completely different. When you do that, you’ll be surprised
by how much more clearly and focused you’ll come back to your normal training. And, who
knows, you may even find out that you’ve found another sport you like even more.
* Read the rest of this article by clicking here or by picking up a copy of Outdoor Athlete
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Dr. Jeffrey D. Shapiro
(248) 594-4700
Chiropractic Physician
Dr. Lewis Harp
1775 E. 14 Mile
Birmingham, MI 48009
(248) 645 6070
Sonki Fitness
When traveling to the L.A. area, hook
up with this premier fitness company.
A great way to supplement your WPE
while on the road. Click here for
Photography
Carrie Freeland Photography
(517) 392 1190
Orion Oxford Orthodontics
Dori A. Freeland, DDS., MS
436 South Broadway (M-24)
Lake Orion, MI 48362
(248) 693 2154
Residential and Commercial Realty
Jeremy Watters - Max Broock Inc.
275 S. Old Woodward Avenue
Birmingham, MI
(248) 904 0972
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