We’ve got the beat: How our nutrient intake helps regulate our circadian rhythms
Circadian rhythms are physical, mental and behavioral changes in our bodies and minds that respond to light and darkness. Functioning on a 24-hour schedule...
Your Road to Faster Run Splits
Every avid runner, no matter whether amateur or seasoned, strives to attain faster run splits during a race. Unfortunately, the faster you run, the greater the...
Triathlon Training: 5 Pitfalls to Avoid
Whether it’s your first time or you’re a seasoned competitor, it takes a lot of hard work and determination to prepare for an Ironman. Completing a 2.4-mile swim, 112-mile ride and 26.2-mile run—there’s a reason only a select few are able to successfully complete these back-to-back events, and even fewer who excel.
Key Workout Techniques for a Successful Ironman: Mastering the Run
To get your body ready to perform at its best come race day, it is important to follow a training schedule that addresses each portion of the Ironman Triathlon...
3 Strategies for Completing the Ironman
Triathlon as a sport is still young, having begun in France in the 1920s when competitors participated in a race called...
Alpha Lipoic Acid: A Master Antioxidant Detoxifier
Alpha lipoic acid is a powerful antioxidant that first gained worldwide recognition at the United Nations’ First Joint Conference on Healthy Aging in 1996...
Why Brain Training is SO Necessary
Even to this day, I think I get more nervous for 5k races than I do for half marathons or marathons.
How Toxins Are Affecting Your Athletic Performance
In the industrial age, which spans our entire lives—unless we predate King George II of England!—companies have dumped their harmful by-products and wast...
Boost Your Energy the Natural Way
We live in a stress-drenched world that zaps our energy, causes sleep deprivation, and bombards us with nutrient-deficient foods that fill the stomach but do little to meet our daily vitamin and minerals quotas...
Congratulations to Coach Steve Ilg! - Always Competing, Always On Top!
BodyHealth would like to congratulate the legendary Coach Steve Ilg - who, at 53 years young - continues to post Overall Wins and...
Managing Your Health Before, During and After the Flu
We're well into flu season and it's no joke this year. Last month, the CDC issued a high alert for a particular variant of H1N1 that packs a powerful respiratory punch.
LTC Ed's Journal
After a spotty month of training in November and first half of December, I’m happy to report that I’m taking my own counsel and I have been training consistently for the last 5+ weeks and seeing real results, especially with respect to my running.
I have been focusing on my running over the last few months after treating it as an economy of force portion of my fitness regimen for the last few years...