Keep it Simple - how to get through your first sprint triathlon.

Last month coach Karen was did a follow up interview with Voyage Magazine for their Bold Journey Series.

https://boldjourney.com/news/meet-karen-moser/

10 Tips on How to Increase Run Endurance

Coach Karen was recently interviewed by Voyage Magazine, where she shared her love of endurance sport and why she became a coach.

Are you tired of making New Year's goals and never reaching them? Maybe it's because you were not able to make your habits STICK. In this week's episode we talk about 5 Ways to Make That Habit Happen! And this is backed by science. Maybe 2023 will be the year you officially reach those desired goals in health/fitness/nutrition.

Are you struggling to make a change - there’s two questions you can ask yourself, that will help you figure out why you are not making them.

What to wear in cold, temperate, or warm weather…..while cycling

Are you ready to get motivated? What small step are you taking to reach your goal?

Of course the study was done on men, but it is still an interesting read. But if doing some calf exercises can help prevent some ankle injuries or improve your efficiency when running then it’s worth exploring.

Do you know what plyometrics is - do you know the importance of jump training and the benefits it has for female master athletes. If you have been hearing about plyometrics and wanting to know more - this article by Selene Yeager covers where you can start and why you should.

Carbs are the preferred fuel source for our brain; they’re necessary to fuel high intensity efforts, and they improve exercise performance for any efforts lasting longer than 45 minutes.

So many coaches use their experience as an athlete to promote themselves as a coach, but coaching goes well beyond personal experience. This short article hits home about the importance of coaches going beyond personal experience. A huge reason I love coaching is because I love researching and learning and then passing that knowledge onto my athletes.

LEA - low energy availability - do you know what this means? It means you are not giving your body the fuel (energy) it needs to do a workout to your best ability or perform the next day workouts.

Well…new research would beg to differ (as would I!). Pound for pound, active women have the same energy requirements as men, and active women overwhelmingly miss that mark—especially when it comes to carbohydrate intake.

Adding mindfulness to your training is a simple and effective way to support your fitness goals by improving the quality of your workouts and helping you make the most of every moment, whether you’re sweating it out or spending time with friends, family, and work.

Most triathletes use swim as a way to get to the bike, but you can actually take minutes off your race time, come out of the water fresher and ready to ride your bike if you took some time to develop your swim.

What do aerodynamics, rolling resistance & drivetrain efficiency have in common? Friction! Here's how to best overcome the force that's slowing your finish time.

Here’s a great article Coach Tim read on Training Peaks.

Research shows sprint interval training can build lean muscle mass in masters.

By Selene Yeager

By now you know the mantras for making muscle and staying strong as a menopausal woman: Lift heavy sh*t and do HIIT (high intensity interval training).

You may have felt this before – you’re training hard, putting in countless hours training as your program requires yet your progress is at a stalling point, or getting worse. If this is the case, you may be suffering from Overtraining Syndrome, a common and overlooked phenomenon that affects endurance sport athletes, but can occur in any physical sport which requires a high level and volume of training.

Do you ever come across those articles that give out advice for training and a workout a pro does. Of course we all want to do them, but is it a good idea - probably not.