Venus Williams has been a dominating force in women’s tennis for years. Recently she has been battling an autoimmune disease called Sjogren’s syndrome. This causes her to feel great fatigue and joint pain all over her body. Venus has turned to eating raw vegan to help her combat the effects of the disease. By eating a …
The importance of stretching is something I will always talk about. After a night of sleep, before and after working out or for no particular reason but to feel good, feeling that connection between body and mind with proper breathing is important. Our minds tend to wonder away from our bodies and giving yourself a 10-15 minutes of …
Our friend Aaron Howard over at Mystic Merman has decided to challenge himself to 90 days of high raw and intense fitness. Aaron has been vegetarian for 20 years and has stepped that closer and closer to raw vegan ever since. Aaron is very knowledgable about nutrition and especially how superfoods can help us. He’ll …
The Final Frontier I used to hate running. Then I started to want to overcome it- I jokingly called it “the final frontier,” that one thing I don’t want to do that I really probably need to do. So I started out slowly. Music helped a little, but I really wasn’t getting anywhere. Then I …
I was lucky enough to grow up at an altitude of 7,200 feet above sea level. There was always a sport going on and I never went a month without a new sport to compete in. I was able to up my level of intensity when I would travel to lower altitudes because of the …
There are a lot of alternatives from just going to the gym and doing the mainstream workouts. Sometimes we need something else to focus and thrive on. Here are a few of the great alternative workouts we can all do. Barefoot Running Barefoot running has been gaining a lot of ground lately. The idea behind …
Thanks to the Greatist team for posting this infographic. I love interval training and I have been doing it for many years. This visual is a great way to help understand how it all can get started.
Yoga is a physical, mental and spiritual discipline with its origins in ancient India. There are a lot of different types and levels of this discipline and all are good for us. Nowadays you can find yoga in every gym or you can go to a yoga center. The benefits of yoga are: Relaxation Mental clearness …
Olympian Carl Lewis recently talked about his newest initiative, a network for fitness, happiness and healthy living. He also reveals how he became a vegan, how important good nutrition is and what role meditation plays in his live. And this is the link to his new network website: Fit Forever
There are so many athletes in the sports world who are vegetarians or vegans! This video features fierce competitors who don’t eat meat for a lot of reasons. Considering Lance Armstrong, arguably the world’s greatest athlete has chosen a plant-based diet for two out of three meals, it’s easy to see that a clean vegan …