Author Archives: Joel Stark

Why is it important to train hills? Easiest answer, if you are trining for a race, there is a very good chance there will be hills during the race. The more you train and understand your bodies response to the challenge of hills and the way to properly run downhill, the better you will beContinue reading “Hills”

This is an easy recipe to use for meal prep. 12 eggs 1 cup broccoli, chopped (fresh or frozen) 1/2 cup milk (or dairy alternative) 1/4 cup cheese salt & pepper Beat Eggs. Add in remaining ingredians. Spray 8×8 pan and dump mixture in. Bake at 350 degrees for 20/25 minutes. Cut into 6. EasyContinue reading “Broccoli & Cheese Egg Bake”

We see it WAY too often, we get out of our office chair, get changed, do light stretching and go for a run. Or worse, skip the stretching and go run. Now, will you still be able to run, yes, absolutely. Is there a huge risk for injury, not huge, but more. BUT how muchContinue reading “Pre-run stretch”

New recipe from Laura! A great way to get your pre workout in and curb some hunger. A portion (1/6 the recipe) is about 400 calories, 7.4g Protein / 64.5g Carb / 13.7g Fat (with 0 added unnatural sugar) Coconut Date Oat Bake● 2 cups coconut milk● 1/2 cup maple syrup● 1 tsp vanilla● 2Continue reading “Coconut Date Oatmeal Bake”

We have a looooong life to live! How do you want to live the second part of your life?? According to Harvard Health, in 1900, life expectancy in the US was 47 years, in 1950 it was 68 years, and today it is 76 years. And with science as it is now, estimates say weContinue reading “A lot of living to do”

New Year, New You. This is about the time of the year where you hear this, ALOT. Hey, if this works for you, awesome, but not many of us need to change our whole selves. Each of us has so much good, so much we want to carry into the next year. Do not feelContinue reading “New Year, New Goals”

New recipe from Laura! Warm up and start your day with a warm, fall/winter oatmeal bake. Great out of the oven, even better reheated the next day. Amazing dish for before you run. Ingredients: Spiced Apples: 2 medium apples (we use honey crisp) 1 tsp coconut oil (melted) 1 tsp cinnamon 1/4 tsp cloves 1/4Continue reading “Spiced Apple Oatmeal Bake”

Webster defines a diet as a: food and drink regularly provided or consumed; b: habitual nourishment; c: the kind and amount of food prescribed for a person or animal for a specific reason; d: a regimen of eating and drinking sparingly so as to reduce one’s weight. If you have time, look up the differentContinue reading “Just Be A JERF”

So I was looking at which meal to get at a restaurant? One was a delcious burger, with bread, American cheese, BBQ sauce, bacon. That with fries, I mean you will never go wrong! Or, there was this delicous bowl with steak, quinoa, avacado, charred onions, bacon and jalapeno. Tough decision to make. Same price,Continue reading “Functional Eating”

I hear this a lot, I want to workout / get healthy / lose weight, but I do not know how to start. There is no one size fits all answer, but a couple first steps. Set a goal, a SMART (specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, time-bound) goal. (We will go over later how to setContinue reading “How do I start?”