Skip to main content

Posts

Showing posts with the label staying balanced

How to make training work in your busy life

Being an athlete is tough, especially if you are an adult athlete. As an adult athlete, it can feel very overwhelming to try to dedicate enough time to every important component of your life.  While it’s important to identify yourself as an athlete while training for your upcoming events, your primary role in life is much more than just being an athlete. Being an athlete is a choice and your training is a hobby. As you train your body for your upcoming athletic event, it is important that you do not neglect your parent, spouse, family or job responsibilities just to be an athlete. In life, human beings have to make a lot of lifestyle choices. These choices help people function better in life with improved energy, mood, productivity and health. As an athlete, these choices are extremely important as they help you adapt to training while keeping you in good health, but they help with the flow of your extremely busy life. Life as an athlete is tough. It’s busy, it’s ru...

Staying balanced in my busy life

The work is done.  In 11 days Karel and I get to show off months of training in St. Croix.  for our half ironman distance triathlon and our first of three key races of the season.  Although we both feel strong and prepared for this race, this recent half ironman journey has not been without obstacles. Thankfully, no injuries or sicknesses to battle but instead, a lot of major life changes.  In 19 days we will be moving 6.5 hours north to Greenville SC. After spending my life in Lexington KY and then the last 10 years  in Florida, migrating from Ft. Lauderdale to Clearwater to Dunedin to Jacksonville, we are turning a page in our book of life and starting a new chapter as we grow the  Trimarni Coaching and Nutrition  business. We have SO many exciting things planned but we just have to get through this little thing called moving first!  Life is absolutely amazing and I never want to waste a moment. But I know I am not alone that...