Kentucky Derby, Training, and YOUR Why
You may have heard that the Kentucky Derby is this weekend Saturday, May 7th, to be exact.
This week in Louisville is crazy parties, Gala events, parades and of course horse racing.
We took Ella to some events around Derby so she could enjoy the horses, Parade, etc. And she even made her own Derby Hat.
And of course we couldnt help notice the size, musculature, and beauty of these elite horse that will be competing against one another
But that brings me to my next point.
These horses are worth millions of dollars. They costs millions to buy. And they are treated like gold in hopes that theyll win the event.
Being treated like gold means being fed the best food to fuel their bodies to perform and having the best trainers to make sure they are properly prepared to run their events.
And to think of treating the horses any other way would make people cringe.
OBVIOUSLY these horses will be fed the right performance foods and train properly. Theyre worth millions of dollars!
My question, then, is why doesnt the same hold true for people?
Are we not worth taking care of our bodies again, fueling to perform well (both physically and mentally) and also exercise regularly?
I think the question then is what is your why?
WHY do you treat your body like you do positively or negatively?
Here is just a short list of why I do what I do:
- Look better (hey, Im not going to lie, this of course plays a role)
- Have more energy
- Feel better
- Be a great example for our daughter
- Reduce the risk of disease
Leave a comment on the blog and let us know why YOU do what YOU do
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Is “Wine and Milk” Better than “Wine and Cheese”?
Another guest post from the National Obesity Summit today, this one from Martin Sénéchal, currently PhD Candidate at lUniversité de Sherbrooke. In this post Martin describes a presentation by Dr Arne Astrup from the University of Copenhagen, which focused on the impact of dairy and calcium on hunger and body weight. I wasnt at the talk myself, but Ive heard from several others that it was an excellent presentation.
While I wasnt at the talk I have read several of Dr Astrups papers on the link between milk and body weight, and I should say that I personally remain skeptical about the impact of calcium/dairy on body weight, at least when it comes to public health recommendations. My
8 Reasons Why You Keep Falling Off the Diet Wagon
I was talking to a friend of mine the other night, Tom Venuto, fellow “New Jersian” and, no, Snookie did not come up anywhere in our conversation. Tom is the author of the bestselling book “The Body Fat Solution” (that you can find in any major book store) and many #1 ebooks over the years as well. Most notably, Burn the Fat, Feed the Muscle.
While talking, of course the conversation went to training and nutrition, and Tom mentioned he had a great article to share, so today we wanted to give him the floor (or the blog) rather than reinvent the wheel. <
Running together can improve marital satisfaction, experts say
Chris and Jane Spiteri are on the run together. The Ottawa couple have different paces and different philosophies. Still, those who run together — and fundraise together — stay together.
The Spiteris are both 47, the parents of four children between the ages of nine and 14.
Jane, a woman “from a long line of marathon-chasers,” has always preferred walking or running to taking the bus. About four years ago, when the couple’s youngest children, twins Patrick and Nick, were five years old and in school, she started to run for real.
“It was just something to do,” she says. “I didn