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Integrate strength training into your program two or three times a week with a personal trainer or coach Measure your progress. Remember, "what is measured, improves." Do a treadmill or bike test in a controlled setting, that can be repeatable. Using metrics like power and pacing. Retest every six to eight weeks Add strength-based classes that are included with your membership two times a week Include active recovery workouts like yoga, Pilates or recovery days to repair, rebuild and continue ...

A few days ago was Tu Bishvat – the birthday of the trees. Tu Bishvat was first designated in order to calculate how old are the trees. On this day, the trees are considered to have aged one more year, and all of the trees that are five years or older can be eaten from. Tu Bishvat is actually the name of the date in the Hebrew calendar. Tu means 15 and Shvat is the name of the month. On a regular year, we celebrate Tu Bishvat by planting trees and eating dried fruits. I remember every ...

Huntington Beach resident Julie Holdaway loves to cook. It’s just one of the many ways she gives to others. Holdaway graduated from Edison High School in 1985, and decades later she participates in a cooking club with some good friends who attended the campus with her. The theme at one recent get-together was Mediterranean food. Holdaway didn’t just bring pita bread from the store — she brought the dough so the friends could make their own pitas on the grill. “She ...

Stretching keeps the muscles flexible, strong, and healthy...