Exercise in a Group or Alone? which is better for you?

One of the main drivers to start Supportersize, the non profit that organizes outdoor physical activities for people impacted with Cancer, was my experience over the years of training and exercising alone and with friends.

A new research found that walking in a group is more effective than alone, Read More Here

When to Stretch?

The short Answer: Think about Tootsie Roll! For the detailed explanation

Read More from Jeff Galloway - "Running and Walking until you are 100, Injury free".

Next Time You’re Dreading Going to Run on a Treadmill, Just Watch This

I often dread doing Cardio indoors, but slippery conditions like today in NYC don't leave much choice.... For Inspiration check out This Video

Beginner’s Guide to Long Distance Running

Great advise for every runner, even after miles and miles. Learning to run farther than most people drive in a day isn't the result of crazy-intense workouts or an unnatural gluttony for punishment (ok, maybe that one helps on race day). Instead, it’s the result of consistent, small steps. 

Get out there day after day, challenge yourself a little bit each time, and you can’t help but become stronger, faster, and more durable. Read More Here

How Stress Can Be Good for You

Contrary to popular belief, stress can be a healthy part of our lives. By harnessing stress in the way nature intended – in moderate doses, administered in short bouts, and looked at from the right perspective – it can be a potent power that helps us become our best and rise to life’s challenges.

So instead of always looking for ways to eliminate stress, find more ways to intentionally and positively incorporate it into your life by stepping off the path of comfort and ease from time to time and embracing “The Hard Way" Read More Here

5 mistakes you make while jogging on treadmill

I rarely run indoors, unless the weather is so awful like it was in the NY area this week, and surfaces are too icy.

Indoor cardio machines can be very boring so I enjoyed this piece about how to
improve my indoor cardio workout. Read More Here

Running injuries and training

I finally went on a trail walk/run after several weeks trying to cure my calf muscle injury.
The lethal combination of impatience and age are making the healing process VERY slow.





In my search for advise I came across this articles which describes a very common and similar injury. Read More

Parkour, That sport where you jump from buildings and vault over walls...

This has nothing to do with trail running, cancer or anything I can do, but I wish I could. Many men are drawn to Parkour even if they’re not entirely sure what it is. It’s captivating to see someone move through an environment in ways we had previously not conceived of, and inspiring to witness the human body pushing the very limits of its capabilities.

Plus, it just looks like so much fun and it seems like an important skill to have during the zombie apocalypse when you’ll need to be able outrun a pack of vicious brain-eaters (depending on your theory of their bipedal capabilities, of course). To Read More and the Video

A Field in Motion: Fighting Cancer with Exercise

I was diagnosed with Cancer 15 months ago. Exercise and the outdoors have been critical components in my battle with cancer and treatment recovery. I am a lifelong athlete and sports enthusiast, "getting back in the saddle" was natural/easy for me and I’m reaping the benefits.
Why not help others get out there, get moving? This is how I came with the idea for Supportersize, organizing outdoor physical activities for people impacted by Cancer and their families. We always make a point that "we do not claim to cure Cancer". Having said that, I was excited to learn about the work by exercise scientist Lee Jones who studies the effects of physical activity with scientific rigor. He’s currently the Director of the multidisciplinary Cardio-Oncology Research Program (CORP) at Memorial Sloan Kettering, the great hospital where I am being treated.

He says: "While we've recognized the critical importance of exercise therapy for other diseases since ancient times, the value of exercise in people with cancer was left largely untouched until recently. The prevailing view was that cancer is associated with poor outcomes and patients who either are undergoing or have finished intensive cancer treatments would not be able to tolerate participating in structured exercise programs. Because of this, many patients are still being advised to rest and avoid strenuous activities."

However, things are now changing radically. Read More Here!

How “before and after” fitness pictures are faked...

Don’t get fooled by those “before and after pictures,” especially now, after New Year’s resolution time. Watch this video FIRST

It shows you how the huge difference you see in those pictures can be achieved in less than five hours.

Planning your 2015 race schedule?

Scott Dunlap curated a great list of races for 2015, where does he get the time to train and participate? I am focused on the 2015 Transrockies and will participate in smaller races along the way,

if I am in shape. check out his great list HERE

People will never forget .....

Think of the last autobiography you read or documentary you watched about someone whom you admire. Looking back, did their list of achievements matter more, or was it the impact they made on others along the way? Read More

People are Awesome!

It is sometimes unbelievable what people can do once they put their mind into it... you got to check this out HERE!

The Science Behind Sports and Hapiness

The following infographic explains why I started Supportersize, the not for profit that organizes Free Outdoor athletic activities for people living with Cancer. Research shows that playing sport makes both men and women happier. A 2001 study found that sports with social interactions makes up happier, read more here.

How to Live a Life Without Regrets

90% of people say they have a major regret about something about their lives, and regret is the second most frequently mentioned emotion after love. This infographic discusses the sorts of regrets that haunt us as we try to sleep, and it offers some advice on how to avoid those regrets.Read more about this research here.