Tag: health

Revisiting My Goals for the 2012 Season…

I thought it would be a good time to review my goals for this season as I approach my  “B” and “A” races for the year. Although most of the work is behind me now and there isn’t a whole lot of time to do anything about these now, it is always good to see …

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My Plant-Based Diet Experiment-Update #1

It has been a month and a half since I started this plant-based diet experiment and I am surprised to say that I am still going strong. The process has been easier than I thought. It does take a bit more work to prepare and cook the food I need, but I usually spend Sunday …

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More Reasons to Avoid Prepackaged, Frozen Foods…

Besides eating healthier, eating whole foods is cheaper than the prepackaged crap in the frozen food aisle. Avoid Frozen and Prepackaged Meals  Prepackaged foods require alot more resources to create, package and ship which raised the price and also wastes gas and contributes more CO2 into the sky. I have also noticed that we have …

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No Meat For You!!! My Plant-Based Diet Experiment

A couple months ago my wife and I watched Forks Over Knives on Netflix. I was warned beforehand that if I wanted to keep going out for dinner that I should not watch it, but after awhile we eventually did. I have to say that watching the movie does make you want to throw all …

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Prelude to a Vacation – Kripalu Fall 2010

http://www.facebook.com/widgets/like.php?href=http://brianschwind.net/wpblog/?p=157 It’s funny how this whole triathlon lifestyle takes on a life of its own. While preparing for my pursuit of triathlon goals, I decided that improving my running technique was something I really needed to look into in order to be successful. Not only for improving my running performance, but also to be able …

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Chirunning Workshop at Kripalu

http://www.facebook.com/widgets/like.php?href=http://brianschwind.net/wpblog/?p=121 This year has been a bit of a metamorphosis for me regarding my running. As I mentioned before, I had never thought of myself as a “runner” even though I have attempted this many times throughout my life. The IT Band issues I incurred around 10 years ago I thought sealed the deal on …

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