The heat is back and that means hydration comes into play with your exercise program. A water bottle or hydration pack is critical. The symptoms of dehydration are cramps, dizziness, and fatigue.

If you have a training program for your fitness routine, you probably spend a lot of time focused on it. The following is a technique used by Tina Muir which I want to share with you. It’s so easy to think that training is only physical but it’s also training your mind, and we often overlook that mental focus.

Greetings to all, and Happy New Year. Here we are again at the start of another year. Take a few minutes to reflect on 2016 and how it was for you. Whatever the outcome, there’s nothing you can do to change it, but you’re in a better position to reset for 2017 and take a serious look at what may lie ahead to be the best you on your fitness journey.

It’s possible for your dreams to come true; all you have to do is go after them. Do what you can do and control what you can control. The following comments are from Kerri Gallagher who has an impressive resume from the national and international scene.

Gallagher is a 2011 graduate from Fordham University. While attending, she won four Atlantic 10 titles, won the Hobbes family award as the top female student-athlete, achieved ESPN The Magazine All-District Honors, set six school records, set two Atlantic 10 records, was a five-time team MVP, and will be inducted in Fordham’s Athletic Hall of Fame in 2017.

This month I’m sharing my interview with Elizabeth, a runner in the midst of extraordinary circumstances. For her, giving up was not an option but extraordinary actions were at the top of the list. In the midst of coaching and receiving a breast cancer diagnosis, Elizabeth upped her game and placed in her age group at the 5K and 10K distance and most recently, the Navy Mile. As you read below, use this as a point of inspiration to make a change or to continue.

There are many fitness magazines on the market, and most focus on how to improve the performance and endurance by going faster and lasting longer. Is that really the interest of all readers?

How can a reader focus on that with a couple of children, a deployed partner, and health issues? When you’re in this category, the focus is maintaining the enjoyment of your fitness program, which could be running, walking, or cycling.