What Your Conscience Tells You- Weekly Refuel
Recently I went on a recovery run with my favorite running app "RunKeeper" and chose "Your Conscience" as my feedback voice. If you've used these kinds of apps before, you know that you can have it tell you stats throughout your run such as how far you've gone, what...
Don’t Let Your Hangover Ruin Your Workout- Food for Thought
How to Avoid a HANGOVER Food for Thought with Nutrition Coach Coley Haas Alcohol is a part of most cultures across the world. When you wake up with a pounding headache, the spins and a stomach ache so strong you go into the fetal position, it can really kill your...
Taking a Look at Two Favorites: Coffee and Soda
Food for Thought with Nutrition Coach Coley Haas COFFEE: Coffee is not only a drink but it is turning into a hobby and a way for you to grab a midday treat and catch up with some friends. Are you paying attention to your coffee order? The most popular drink at...
When Limits Bring Focus- Weekly Refuel
Have you ever been relieved when you couldn't do something? Let me explain... Last week, I had an event to attend that was squeezed into a bunch of other things for the week. I didn't have anything else on my schedule for that time, but I knew that I had other things...
How Often Should You Weigh Yourself? – Weekly Refuel
Hi! Last week I wrote about the power of the scale and what its role is in our fitness lives. Friendly check-in or necessary evil, right? And despite about how you feel about the scale, I don't think it's going anywhere soon. If our doctors are still using it as a...
The Power of the Scale – Weekly Refuel
In my early days as a trainer, my job was to help my clients meet their goals, which, in most cases meant, to help them lose weight. It wasn't the only thing they wanted. Feel better, get stronger, move better frequented their goal list, but it was almost always...
The Desire to Win
Youth Training: From "What a Champion Looks Like" Series (Part 8 of 8) The Desire to Win Back in high school biology, we studied rodents. I only remember TWO things: all the girls thought they were "cute" and the unusual fact that their teeth never stop growing. In...
I’ll Do It Tomorrow- Food for Thought
I'll Do It Tomorrow Food for Thought with Nutrition Coach Coley Haas I’ll do it tomorrow. So many of you have this answer when it comes to when you will start training for half marathon or when you will get off of the couch. So, what about when it comes to your...
The Blisters of Progress- Weekly Refuel
I did this to myself last week. Definitely not the first time... and probably not the last... but this one is a lasting visual of my motivation exceeding my ability. Happens all the time! Strangely enough, this is a sign of progress. You see, I have been...