Sports/Recreation – Page 6

As a 5K newbie, I felt really lucky to have my coworkers join me in walking the Commitment Day event on New Year’s Day. It was extremely cold at the Minneapolis location (nearly 30 5K races happened across the country), but we bundle up and smiled as we walked the route. I think I even… Read more »

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COMING CLEAN: Becoming a Sports Fan

By Courtney Lewis Opdahl

Autumn Sundays in my house growing up were filled with the sounds of John Madden, cheering crowds and whistles blowing. My dad is an unusually quiet fan — I don’t remember him yelling at the TV — and multiple upsets by his team generally meant he’d throw up his hands and head outside to rake… Read more »

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COMING CLEAN: Back in the Saddle

By Courtney Lewis Opdahl

The last time I rode a horse was in fifth or sixth grade. We’d go horseback riding near our cabin in Hayward, Wis., and I always enjoyed it — usually because my brother got the gassy horse, and, being the child I was, would suggest the horse’s flatulence was somehow my brother’s fault. Ah, kids.… Read more »

Expert Answers On Why Your Hands and Feet Go Numb While You're Working Out

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Bribery and the Fit Family

By Kara Douglass Thom

Triathlete shares her thoughts on the strength of family fitness.

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Five Ways to Get Fit as a Family

By Kara Douglass Thom

Learn how to engage your children and get involved with their fitness.

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COMING CLEAN: Alpha Showdown

By Courtney Lewis Opdahl

When motivation during an athletic competition wanes, one editor gets support from her team.

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Behind the Scenes With Squash Falconer (Video)

By Experience Life Staff

Go behind the scenes at our May cover photo shoot and meet Squash Falconer, mountaineer and paraglider.

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COMING CLEAN: Play Ball

By Courtney Lewis Opdahl

Senior editor Courtney Lewis Opdahl heads to the park for this week’s Boot Camp.

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Birkie Fever

By Steve Waryan

Copy Chief Steve Waryan describes his experiences skiing the Birkie.

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COMING CLEAN: Sprint, Slog, Then Sprint Again

By Courtney Lewis Opdahl

A sprint workout leaves senior editor Courtney Lewis Opdahl breathless.

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In Search of Snow

By Steve Waryan

This has been the winter that wasn’t, which has made it tough for Nordic ski training and racing.

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Training in the Dark

By Steve Waryan

Our most recent training video (I’m the third skier) Five a.m. wake-up calls are becoming familiar to me lately. The funny thing is that I am not a morning person, and the only time I’ve been known to get up that early is for a colonoscopy or to ski the American Birkebiener each February. But… Read more »

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Behind the Scenes With Erwan Le Corre (Video)

By Experience Life Staff

MovNat founder Erwan Le Corre shares his fitness and lifestyle tips for reclaiming your primal roots.

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Why MovNat Matters Even More Than You Think – Part 2

By Liz Bragdon

Enter MovNat What struck me immediately when I came across MovNat almost a year ago is the similarity between the movement patterns they emphasize and the movement patterns/motor skill milestones children naturally and automatically cycle through in the first few years of life if they are allowed the freedom to do so. These are the… Read more »

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Why MovNat Matters Even More Than You Think – Part 1

By Liz Bragdon

“Movement is a child’s first language.” — Sally Goddard Blythe “In Nature, we never repeat the same motion; in captivity (office, gym, commute, sports classroom), life is just repetitive-stress injury. No randomness.” — Nassim Taleb* (*I added ‘classroom’ to Mr. Taleb’s aphorism, quoted above from his lovely little book, The Bed of Procrustes. I hope… Read more »

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Redefining the Word "Athlete"

By lkocanda

Before becoming a parent, I thought I knew exactly what it meant to be an athlete. Being an athlete meant pushing myself to the limit — racing for a personal best, an age group win, or to outkick my nemesis at the finish line. With age, though, comes wisdom. At first by necessity, then later by… Read more »

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The Parkour Prep Workout (Video)

By Experience Life Staff

Add more play to your workout with parkour, a freeform acrobatic-style movement that lets you express your creativity while you raise your heart rate.