Want to Start Running? (A plan complete with mental gymnastics)
. Want to Start Running? This article will answer questions like: What is the start-up process that will give me the best chance of success if I want to start running? What are some reasons people run?...
View ArticleFlow, Pseudo-flow, and Mind Tweaking during Exercise!
This article is about pushing your mind out of the picture so your body can do what it wants to do – compete faster. This article will answer questions such as: What is mind tweaking? What is Flow?...
View Article27 Reasons I love to go Running!
Ok, here are 27 reasons I love to go running…! 1. It’s a reward for sitting in the house at the computer for 8-10 hours or doing other things I don’t really want to do. Yes, I said REWARD! If you run...
View ArticleMindgames that keep me Running when I feel like Stopping
This article is about the techniques (mindgames) I use with myself to stop the emotional mind (e-mind) from whining too loudly and affecting the logical mind (L-mind) enough that the L-mind actually...
View ArticleAmazing Experience: Snorkeling in Hanauma Bay, Oahu, Hawaii!
Amazing panoramic view of Hanauma Bay on island of Oahu, Hawaii. Click for VERY large photo. Credit: Dave Tonnes of Panaviz. Snorkeling in Hanauma Bay, Oahu, Hawaii is one of my favorite life...
View ArticleOcean Kayaking, an Amazing Life Experience!
Ocean Kayaking is an amazing life experience that can be enjoyed by ANYONE! Even if you don’t swim, you can float with a life-vest. Even if you swim well, it’s wise to wear life-vests and in Florida...
View ArticleIs Competition FUN at Forty?
The problem with competitive sports… As you get into your thirties and forties you might reach a point like I did where you realize that competition is stressing you out more than it’s enriching your...
View ArticlePUSHING Yourself During Exercise. A Series…
This is a series about pushing yourself (motivating yourself) while exercising. It can be applied to any exercise I guess, but in this series I’ll talk mostly about running and walking/running up...
View ArticlePUSHING While Exercising: Using Visual Imagery
This is a series on pushing yourself while exercising. It can be applied to any exercise, but in this series I’ll talk about running and walking/running up steps. Those are two exercises that I do...
View ArticlePUSHING Yourself During Exercise: Shaming Yourself.
This is a series on motivating yourself while exercising. It can be applied to any exercise, but in this series I’ll talk about running and walking/running up steps. Those are the two exercises that I...
View ArticlePUSHING Yourself During Exercise: Positive Self Talk
This is a series on pushing yourself while exercising. It can be applied to any exercise, but in this series I’ll talk about running and walking/running up steps. Those are the two exercises that I do...
View ArticlePUSHING Yourself During Exercise: Delay of Gratification
This is a series on pushing yourself while exercising. It can be applied to any exercise, but in this series I’ll talk about running and walking/running up steps. Those are the two exercises that I do...
View ArticlePUSHING Yourself During Exercise: Coaching Yourself.
This is a series on pushing yourself while exercising. It can be applied to any exercise, but in this series I’ll talk about running and walking/running up steps. Those are the two exercises that I do...
View ArticlePUSHING Yourself During Exercise: Competition.
This is the last article in a series about pushing yourself while exercising and it is entitled, “Pushing Yourself During Exercise: Competition.“ This technique can be applied to any exercise, but in...
View ArticleWhen I Bicycle, I’m a Superhero. I’m SuperVern.
I’ll give up my bike again, only when I lose both my legs NEVER. What in the world was I thinking to go without a bicycle for 4 years? Sure I was dirt poor during that time – but, no matter – the bike...
View ArticleYour Exercise Schedule? Toss it…
How many of you can keep your exercise schedule perfectly? When I was in my 20′s and 30′s in Hawaii and Florida doing a lot of running, bicycling, biathlon and triathlon races I always had a set...
View ArticlePushing Yourself During Exercise!
This bears repeating… I just had a girl write me a couple times as she read each post in this series – loving it. This was some of my best writing ever in my life – and I hoped more people would see it...
View ArticleThe Challenge – Climb a Vertical Mile in 5 Hours
I’ve been climbing the stairs up a mountain for 4 years now. It started as an innocent pastime which turned into, I guess, an obsession. I’m addicted to it. I’ve almost climbed a million stairs there...
View ArticlePapalaua State Wayside Park in West Maui, Hawaii
View Larger Map It might have been this park that started my unholy obsession with hiking and climbing. I lived on Maui for over a year while working for a Maui resort management firm in Lahaina. I...
View ArticleUltra Running in Hawaii
There are people in Hawaii doing 100 mile ‘races’. [Video at the bottom of this article] Ultra running is something I’ve never thought of doing – in Hawaii, or anywhere. I think the farthest I’ve ran...
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