Archive for the ‘Health & Fitness’ Category
Health & Fitness sub categories : Training and Twisted Pip
Don’t Forget Your Lucky Socks
By Kristin Keim I’m sure many of you have some pre-race rituals or lucky charms that you do or like to have either before or during a race… don’t be shy. Hey, I’ll be the first to admit that I used to have a pair of “lucky” race socks that I had to wear during [...]
Keeping the Wheels on Track: Managing Your Performance Anxieties
“The real race is not on the hot, paved roads, the torturous off-road course or the smooth-surfaced velodrome. It is in the electrochemical pathways of your mind.” – Alexi Grewal, Olympic gold medalist By Kristin Keim The race season is now in full swing with the Women’s Giro, Fitchburg and of course the Tour de [...]
See, Believe, Become
By Kristin Keim As the road and mountain bike seasons move into full swing, I am busily working on my sport psychology internship with the coaches of Carmichael Training Systems (CTS) where I have the wonderful opportunity to assist in their holistic approach of integrating mental and physical training into their athletes’ training programs. This [...]
New Year, New You
While our resident Sport Psychologist in-training has the mental aspects of cycling covered as you prepare for the upcoming season, two recently released books by Velopress will help you shed that accumulated holiday weight, rid yourself of those final five stubborn pounds, and change your nutritional habits for the better. Enjoy Real Food and Higher [...]
Centering: Your Personal Hub
By Kristin Keim Today I was personally and professionally inspired to sit down after a long bike ride with some amazing cyclists to write about an aspect of mental training that I am extremely passionate about, which is what we, in the field of Sport Psychology, refer to as Centering. If you’ve ever taken a [...]
Mind Tools to Setting Goals
By Kristin Keim Yeah, yeah, I’m sure you’re all reading this thinking, “I already set goals so what more is there to know?” Well, if you are already on track with setting goals then GREAT but no matter if you’ve got ten goals or maybe zero, I invite you to sit back and enjoy a [...]
Carmichael To Be Honored With Kennedy Laureate Award
On Saturday, November 14th, Chris Carmichael, personal coach to cancer survivor and seven-time Tour de France champion, Lance Armstrong, will be on the John F. Kennedy University campus to speak about his coaching, his career, and to promote his new book, Time-Crunched Cyclist: Fit, Fast, and Powerful in 6 Hours a Week. The Time-Crunched Cyclist [...]
TRIPLE Exclusive: Kristin Keim, On the Saddle and In Our Minds
When I last spoke to our “Dancer on the Pedals,” Kristin Keim, she was recovering from a bad crash and living in Boulder, Colorado. My, how things change? Her life, as beautifully fluid as her movements on the dance floor and in the saddle, has once again undergone another transition. In the past year, the [...]
Bausch & Sparks Unite To Empower Cyclists
Veteran coaches join forces to provide Olympic-level coaching for athletes of all abilities uniquely utilizing a methodology that stresses mind & body balance They’ve raced at the highest level and coached athletes who have competed at the highest level. Now Dotsie Bausch and Andy Sparks have united to form Empower Coaching Systems that will create [...]
Small Bone, Big Pain
If you haven’t already heard, Lance Armstrong (Astana) suffered a broken clavicle while participating in the Vuelta Castilla y Leon. Although a relatively common injury, occurring in about 1 in 1000 people per year, what is uncommon (besides the overt news coverage of Armstrong’s injury) is the recommended method of treatment: surgery. Depending upon the [...]
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