The Great World Race & the Remarkable 7-Day Journey of Ellen Hunter Gans
The waiver for Antarctica was not especially comforting. In fact, according to Ellen Hunter Gans, it essentially boiled down to a simple message: if something goes wrong on the frozen continent, you're on your own. For many people, such a warning would serve as a compelling reason to stay home. For Gans, a lifelong traveler, writer, mother, and increasingly ambitious…
Why This Exercise Deserves a Spot in Your Workout
The Dumbbell Lateral Lunge Most people train in straight lines. We squat up and down, lunge forward, walk forward, run forward, and for a lot of us, lean forward at a desk during our work day. But everyday life—and most sports—require us to move through multiple planes of movement. That’s why I’m a big fan of the dumbbell lateral lunge.…
Tech Life with Taino: Why You Need to Stop Multitasking
The Hype of Multitasking Going to my first job interviews 15 years ago, I often got the question “Can you juggle multiple tasks at once?” I enthusiastically answered “Yes!” Hiring my first employees 10 years ago, I often asked the question “Can you juggle multiple tasks at once?” I enthusiastically got the answer “Yes!” Multitasking has been a trait to…
The Body Mind Connection: Spring Cleaning the Mind with Stoicism
It’s that time of year again. Spring has officially sprung. The sun is shining, the air is getting warming, the birds are chirping, and you are feeling more motivated than ever. Year after year springtime has a way of rejuvenating a new sense of hope in all of us. It’s also the time of year known for deep cleaning. A…
How to Build Lasting Motivation
Busy adults juggling work, family, and a crowded schedule often want to feel stronger and healthier, yet inconsistent fitness motivation keeps resetting the plan to “next week.” The hardest part usually isn’t knowledge, it’s the mental barriers to fitness that show up when starting exercise routines feels embarrassing, confusing, or too big to sustain. These are common motivation challenges: all-or-nothing…
The Wellness Reframe: Why Joy Is Your Best Fitness Plan
What if the thing sabotaging your fitness isn’t lack of discipline—but lack of joy? When the Steps Didn’t Count My husband Bill and I spent a long weekend in Seattle walking everywhere. Downtown to Ballard, across the University of Washington campus, up Queen Anne Hill. Miles and miles. At day’s end, Bill checked his Apple Health: “15,000 steps!” I checked…
Active Isolated Stretching for Lower Body Mobility
Improving flexibility doesn’t have to involve long, intense stretching sessions or uncomfortable static holds. In fact, many people are discovering that short, targeted movements can be far more effective for keeping their muscles healthy and their joints moving freely. One of the most efficient approaches for maintaining mobility is Active Isolated Stretching (AIS)—a method centered on gentle, controlled stretches lasting…
The Resilient Athlete: What the Olympics Teach Us About Life
Every two years, the Olympics remind us of something that’s easy to forget in everyday life: performance at the highest level is rarely about a single result—let alone a single season. We see athletes at the top of their game, producing incredible performances, often on the verge of impossible (especially when a medal is decided by a hundredth of a…
Tech Life with Taino: Disconnect To Connect
Connect = Bind Together The word “Connected” comes from the Latin con (together) and nectere (bind). One definition is [associate or relate (something) in some respect], and another is [bring together or into contact so that a real or notional link is established.]. In everyday usage, connected simply means reachable, connected to the internet. But consider that... when we connect…
How to Integrate Winter Olympics Sports At Home
On a trip to Europe a few years ago, I multisported all over and around the city of Cortina in the Italian Dolomite Region, climbing mountains and via ferratas, biking in the Alps, hiking, and even kayaking and swimming on the not-far coast. Multisport is two or more human-powered sport modes combined and done in bouts together. Home to the…
Building Resilience When the Future Feels Unsteady
Resilience—the capacity to adapt, recover, and keep moving forward—is a mental skillset that matters more than ever in a world defined by rapid change, economic uncertainty, and constant information overload. For people who feel anxious about what lies ahead, future-proofing the mind isn’t about predicting outcomes; it’s about strengthening how you meet whatever comes next. A Quick Orientation Before We…
