Arizona Spartan Sprint 2016 In 2014 I noticed that there was a team forming from the Be Your Best Foundation, (http://beyourbestaz.com/) an organization that I am involved with that promotes life transformation. Now, we are not talking about transforming into a Werewolf,or the Hulk.. (even though that would be super cool), but personal and spiritual … Continued
I was recently struck by a comment that I overheard from a discussion going on next to me from a meeting I was attending the other night. The speaker mentioned something to the effect of “I keep failing in my diet, I will always be this way”. Hearing this, I tucked that discussion away in … Continued
In an attempt to increase my exposure to the running community I found out about an Ultra running group that does night runs here in the desert of Arizona. For me, it was just crazy enough to draw me into to research mode a bit more and do some reading (as well as sign up!) … Continued
Many of us are planners. We spend most of our work day planning or following a plan. The calendar dictates our schedule. Where we need to be at a certain time, who we are talking with, what materials we are talk about. Daily, weekly and monthly schedules. For the food preppers, when to pick up … Continued
Yep.. I said it. If you do a search for the phrase comfort zone, you will see hundreds of motivational images that say, “The comfort zone is beautiful, but nothing grows there.” While I respect the notion of nothing growing in the comfort zone, I find the comfort zone anything but beautiful. The comfort zone … Continued
Over the past two weeks I have been traveling for work. For most of us, traveling introduces excuses to your normal dietary needs and exercise plan, due to the change in location and schedule. “Oh, I can’t workout, I don’t have this.. that.. or the other thing..” Or, “I need to leave super early to … Continued
In the past several years there has been a huge resurgence in the attitude of “clean eating”. The notion that ‘eating clean’ is one half of the health and wellness equation, with the other half being exercise and the choices that you make in living your daily lifestyle. So what is “clean eating?” Fitnessmagazine.com defines … Continued
I caught up with an old friend the other day who had not seen me in years. Once he got over the shock of what I now look like, we talked a lot about transformation. He relayed a story to me that I had heard before, so I figured I would expand upon it … Continued
This morning I spent several hours composing posts here in the BaackPaack blog and ended up with multiple 3/4 finished posts. I had a strong title, a solid start, a nice meaty middle… but the ending, the summation where I wrap it all up with a great closing and cycle back to the start, was … Continued
I had the opportunity to exercise with my sister the other day. it has been a rough winter for her this year and it was nice to get some one on one time for us to just talk as we walked together on a brisk (for my Arizona family, down right COLD) 39 degree day, … Continued