My start with running happened in what I think of as an unusual way. I’d taken my dog for a walk, and he wanted to go faster. So I broke out in a trot. That’s it. I thought to myself after a few ungainly strides in my regular street clothes, I should keep doing this!...
Tanisha Rule
Tanisha Rule has a BA in English and is a former Mad Dogg-certified Spinning instructor. She taught indoor cycle and boot camp and has now combined her passions as a full-time writer for the health and fitness industries, check out her site at www.ruleboutiquewritingservices.com. If she isn’t writing or reading, she can be found happily training for an endurance event, likely after having said, “This is my last one for a while,” because there is no finish line; there is only progress.
Cold Weather Bike Riding
Temperatures are dropping, and we’re facing a few holidays when, let’s face it, food seems to top the list. Put that next to frigid winds and a lowered motivation to get outdoors on the bike, and it could add up to extra pounds. I’ve ventured out into cold weather on...
Tips for New Indoor Cycling Instructors
Congrats! You’ve got your certification, a time slot at the gym, and a start date! When I got those things, I got turned loose with the combination to the lock on the music console, a smile, and a “Good Luck.” And I needed it. But we don’t all have to find things out...
Performance Anxiety
I came across an article in Running Times Magazine (Nov/Dec. 2015), “How Strava is Ruining Your Running,” by Philip Latter. One section in particular mentioned social facilitation and how runners posting performance stats on the Strava app got the sense of being...
How Often to Apply Bike Chain Lube
This can be tricky because there are a few factors to consider when figuring the frequency to apply lube to your bike chain. We all know that a dried out chain is bad but, on the flipside, too much lube will give you headaches in the form of a gunked-up drivetrain,...
Motivate Through Music (While Not Always Playing Everyone’s Favorite Song)
A friend posted on Facebook this week that she’d gone to a fitness class and couldn’t believe it when MC Hammer’s “Too Legit to Quit” came from the speakers. Now I have a confession. I can be hopelessly stuck in the 80s when it comes to music. Granted, “Too Legit” is...