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Why Trail Running?  The most common question I get about running is, "have you always loved running?" I think people ask this question hoping for an answer that gives them hope. Hope that they may magically start to love running one day.  Well, I may have that magical answer.  To answer the above question, "No!  I used to hate running." So, how did I go from hating running to r ...

You feel the burning and the discomfort, but this is not the workout you want. They’re the effects of exercising outdoors when you suffer from seasonal allergies. With high pollen counts in the spring, many people encounter physical challenges beyond their exercise routine. So how do you continue to exercise if your seasonal allergies are flaring up? There are several things ...

Sometime soon, warmer weather will be here to stay and we’ll all rush outdoors to do everything we love. Hiking, biking, trail running, all of it. We can’t wait. But it’s also important to maintain, or start, your strength training program to complement your outdoor activities. Doing so will benefit your mind and body while you build lean muscle and increase your overall stren ...

I never thought a text about pop culture could get me so fired up. More specifically, the Steve Harvey Miss Universe mistake. I saw it live and I was embarrassed for him like so many others. I heard the people around me talk about it, but never gave it much thought until my brother sent me this text: “My thoughts about people bashing Steve Harvey: Life isn’t perfect. People ar ...

Writer/philosopher/naturalist/tax evader Henry David Thoreau got it right: “We need the tonic of wildness…We can never have enough nature.”No doubt about it. We all seek different opportunities to meld our physical, mental and spiritual health with the natural world. We ascend mountains. We take to whitewater rapids. And we shake up our routine with trail running.   Not famil ...

Is it possible we're escaping winter's icy grip? Seems like it because our gym is packed every week and we see people getting active outdoors and enjoying the extra daylight. It’s easy to slip out of your routine during the cold-weather months in New England. The holiday season leads into the darkness and cold when our instincts to hibernate become difficult to battle. Some day ...

As surely as the crystal ball will drop in Times Square on New Year’s Eve, millions of Americans will resolve to improve their health in 2014. It’s an admirable goal we support at Mission Fitness, but it’s one that requires commitment and a smart strategy to achieve.   While toasting the old year and taking stock of their lives, many people determine that improvement is neces ...

Make New Year’s Health Resolutions That Are Achievable and Sustainable As surely as the crystal ball will drop in Times Square on New Year’s Eve, millions of Americans will resolve to improve their health in 2014. It’s an admirable goal we support at Mission Fitness, but it’s one that requires commitment and a smart strategy to achieve. While toasting the old year and taking ...

Spin Classes Now Available to All Skill Levels of Riders Chilly weather is settling into New England, and we want to invite you in from the sharp wind. Come experience our welcoming classroom setting. Soft, dim lighting. Warm surroundings with friendly people. Find your spot and sit down…because then we’re going to make you sweat like it’s late July in the Everglades with a ri ...

Below is the “story” of an ordinary girl doing an extraordinary thing. What you read is her own story. It is meant to show you that ANYONE can do ANYTHING they put their mind to if they are willing to put the work in. It is not meant as training advice or to take away from the seriousness of the event. Next we will be featuring an Elite IRONMAN, who will have a different traini ...