nutrition
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Fasting: Critical for Weight Loss
Photo: Pronghorn Peak from Bonneville Pass 5 days into an 8 day through hike in the Wind River Range, WY. At age 65 made possible by strength training, interval training and intermittent fasting. Mark was frustrated. He was out of shape, thirty pounds overweight and pre-diabetic. He came to me for strength training and help…
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A Purposeful Life: Training for Sport, Adventure and Life
Photo: A purposeful life backpacking in the Escalante Wilderness. Credit: Paul Gardner, 2019. The names on the map tell stories: Scorpion Gulch, Deadman Ridge, Carcass Canyon, Fifty Mile Cliffs, Rattlesnake Bench and Little Death Hollow. This is the Escalante, three million acres of National Monument and National Recreation Area in Southern Utah; among the most…
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Keeping it Simple: Nutritional Supplements
Featured Photo: The author keeping it simple: no motor, no gas flying his paraglider a mile above the fields of Western Minnesota. The fifty plus year old man standing in front of us demands attention. We listen spellbound. With square jaw, close cropped grey hair, and bright eyes he is preaching the benefits of nutritional…
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Feeding Your Fire: Nutrition for Training, Competition, and Adventure
Featured photo: Bob riding the world famous Slick Rock Bike Trail, Moab, Utah. The heat from the rising sun activates the sweat glands on the back of my neck; drops of sweat snake down the center of my back. It is 6 am on a clear June morning. The deep blue sky outlines the desert…