The American Medical Association confronted some weighty issues at its annual meeting in Chicago a few months ago. In one of the biggest policy change on weight and health to date, the AMA recognized obesity as a disease.
“Jack Nunn, you are an Ironman.” Gosh it feels good to hear those words. After 11 hours, 6 minutes, 34 seconds and the fastest Ironman bike split and time I have done, it was certainly a race I will never forget.
Improving your health and fitness takes time and hard work. You shouldn’t expect to see changes after one or two workouts, but if your daily workout routine isn’t producing noticeable results after a month or so, there might be a good reason why.
How do you know if your exercise routine isn’t working? Well… In my 20+ years of experience in the fitness world there are a few telltale signs:
Roworx.com is run by Jack Nunn. With a wall full of medals from both John and Jack Nunn and a book full of stories, the powerhouse of both of them together to help your rowing can’t be under-estimated. Their website has a few methods for coaching, but one of them – the ‘F.A.S.T.E.R.’ program, may appeal as it’s a remote coaching program utilizing video cameras to help them coach you better.
Jack has completed 13 full Ironman races and six half Ironman’s … not to mention more than 100 (and counting) triathlons. Each race had its own challenges, whether from hot or cold weather conditions or tough terrain. Read more here on how Jack accomplished his latest dream of finishing the toughest Ironman distance triathlon in the world, The Norseman.
Southbay Magazine Health Issue July-September 2018
In this article I will be going in depth on how to successfully set up your rowing machine to get the best workout possible. Here are the top 5 steps to get the right set up on the indoor rowing machine.
I competed in over 40 events worldwide in 2017 including 4 full Ironman competitions and one half Ironman 70.3 in Santa Rosa, Ca. I traveled to Norway for the Norseman Ironman race, New Zealand for the Worlds Masters Games, and Canada for the ITU Duathlon World Championships while representing the United States for the first time.
Do you want to get better, faster, and stronger on the bike? Then you better pay attention to this article and the following list of 3 different Olympic Rowers who have excelled in cycling less than a few years of switching from rowing to cycling.
There have been misconceptions that rowing can hurt the back because the nature of the forced backswing in rowing but the reality is that if you are getting hurt while rowing you are most likely doing it all wrong. Rowing helps strengthen the back and core in so many different ways.