Case Study #1 is a 40 year old woman attempting to lose weight. Let's call her Mrs. T. Two years prior, Mrs. T hired a personal trainer to design an exercise program for her. An absolutely fantastic program, it helped her maximize calorie burning while giving her a total body workout.

By: Tom Hodge - President Recovox

I enjoy training with one of my athletes in particular, since we are closely paced. This allows us to both stay in our heart rate zones without having to modify our work outs or wait on each other. We recently met on a warm and humid morning and began a tough brick work out.

Understanding your Resting Metabolic Rate and its powerful connection to weight management and training By Jay T. Kearney, Ph.D.

You are probably familiar with carbo-loading or consuming extra carbohydrate in the days leading up to a race. This "topping off the tank" attempts to maximize energy stores. Some athletes are now adjusting their diets to consume mainly fat in a period of a few days to a week prior to carbo-loading.

When you consider how, what, and when you eat daily, how do you know that you are doing what you should be to be sure your nutrition strategy is effective? Is your weight stable? Do you experience strong training performance? Do you experience rapid recovery from training?

Coach Wendy writes: It sounds like something your mother, partner or best friend would say, but often it is in a shortened request form - "Look after self!" Often when it is said to you, it feels more like a safety message than a request of care or an expression of concern.

I do not endorse fad diets. I also do not make a practice of recommending health and wellness habits that are not backed by sound scientific studies and data. However, in my constant quest to help my clients and readers achieve optimal health, I'll occasionally stumble upon an amazing diet or fitness tidbit that is so interesting and potentially beneficial that I just can't ignore it.

Endurance athletes, take the time to read this. By Matt Simpson Surprising as it is, about 85% of air travel blood clot victims are usually endurance-type athletes. Well, pat yourself on the back for doing one of the smartest things for your training, your racing, and your life and read on. The Skinny on Blood Clots:

Reviewed by Bob Seebohar MS, RD, CSCS Director of Sports Nutrition for the University of Florida