With back to school around the corner, it means it’s back to routine for many of us. With larger work loads come long days, and a greater need for fuel.
As CrossFitters, Weightlifters, and fitness enthusiasts -- we love measurable data. It’s harder to grasp measurable results when it comes to your mental game. But it’s not impossible.
Mindfulness - A mental state achieved by focusing one's awareness on the present moment, while calmly acknowledging and accepting one's feelings, thoughts, and bodily sensations, used as a therapeutic technique.
All the noise in our daily lives cause us to forget the ride, and focus too much on the outcome. The biggest challenge is training ourselves to respond rather than react to everything that happens.
Taking the leap to sign up for your first competition whether it's a CrossFit comp, a 5km run, powerlifting, weightlifting, or ping pong is nerve-wracking, but don’t wait until you feel “ready”, that may never come!
As we all know, recovery is an important component to every training program and vital to ensuring we’re giving our muscles and minds ample time to rejuvenate and repair.