Eating healthy is hard! It's the key to staying healthy and fit but with work and kids, I find it incredibly hard to maintain positive nutrition habits. There are a few strategies that I've learned though that help me through the chaotic weeks and help me stick to my health and fitness goals. Batch Cook on the Weekend On Saturdays or … [Read more...]
How Spartan Racing Helped Me Find Purpose and Motivation
Spartan race is more than a race to me. It’s been an azimuth for my compass, and my purpose for continuing to better myself over the last 3 years. When I signed up for my first Spartan race, I was going through a challenging and tumultuous time in my life. Spartan racing, and more importantly, the daily, weekly, monthly training for the Spartan … [Read more...]
Yoga for Functional Fitness
Yoga has experienced a tremendous surge in the last 40 years. According to Carolyn Gregoire, in a 2013 article for the Huffington Post, yoga has grown to be a $27 billion industry! Yes, that is - billion with a B. In just over a generation, yoga has grown from being an activity for hippie-new-age-weirdos, to being a completely mainstream activity … [Read more...]
Healthier Taco Tuesday
Everything is awesome when it's Taco Tuesday and you're part of the team. Taco Tuesday started at my house after a short-lived but fanatical obsession with the Lego Movie. Even though our monthly viewings of this epic movie have decreased lately, the Taco Tuesday tradition is still hangin' on. I stopped using the junky taco seasoning packets from … [Read more...]
Best Military Books
Zonk! Happy Friday! Here's a short list of my favorite military books from the last couple years. If you have one that you love that's not here, please leave it in the comments! Five Years to Freedom, by James N. Rowe This is a classic. It's one of the best books I've ever read. It reads like fiction but it's the stuff that Hollywood … [Read more...]
