by Joan Kent | Jan 19, 2015 | Engage Your Students, Health and Wellness, Instructor Training, Master Instructor Blog
“I don”™t stop when I”™m tired. I only stop when I”™m done.” It surprised me to learn that the above quotation came from Marilyn Monroe. How many times have we heard those words in connection with athletics? In the training and weight loss program I taught for 14...
by Joan Kent | Jan 5, 2015 | Engage Your Students, Health and Wellness
It”™s New Year”™s resolution time again. For some of your participants, that may mean weight loss goals. Don”™t worry; there”™s no list of weight-loss tips below to pass along to your classes. But I have been thinking about eating behaviors. Grazing is one eating...
by Joan Kent | Dec 22, 2014 | Master Instructor Blog, Strength Training, Training With Power
As a nutritionist, I hear many clients say they want to lose weight — to look better, have more energy, improve their health. But losing weight can also help you increase your power on the bike. Ratios intrinsically provide two ways to improve the ratio — by...
by Joan Kent | Dec 15, 2014 | Best Practices, Engage Your Students, Master Instructor Blog
The word “technique” intrigues some and makes others yawn. But there”™s much to be said for technique. It”™s the foundation for all athletic performance features. Technique involves improved skills. In the broadest, most general terms, that means eliminating...
by Joan Kent | Dec 8, 2014 | Health and Wellness
In a previous post, I listed the DSM-5 criteria for addiction and left tolerance and withdrawal for another time because they take a bit more explanation. For the sake of completeness, here they are. I promise to keep this short! Tolerance and withdrawal are linked...