Good experiences, bad experiences, both are what influence future decisions and more experiences. I had a friend recently run in her second half marathon. She was undertrained going into it, but figured youth and athleticism would get her through it. 12.5 miles into the race she unknowingly passed out, waking up on a stretcher in … Read more
What is your health worth? This is a question that I often find myself mulling. Not for me, but for potential clients. Many times, people only focus on the value of their hard earned dollar rather than finding the health care provider that can provide the highest quality care. Have we become so complacent that “just good enough” … Read more
The saga continues… While I love the simplicity and design of the Dash saddle, there was one thing I wish it had a little bit more of… padding! The long rides would leave my undercarriage sore for days despite wearing road shorts to help soften the blow of the break in period. I decided to … Read more
I recently attended a course that spoke of “functional and integrative medicine”. What exactly does that mean? And how does that apply to physical therapy? Functional in the sense of improving health and wellness through purposeful movements. Integrative by way of caring not only for one’s body, but mind and well being. In a word, … Read more
Hot summer days are here. With that, the risks of heat illnesses with exercise can be high if not accustomed to exercising in it or prolonged exposure to it. I recently had a minor scare after a recent half iron triathlon race. Now, I’m a seasoned athlete and I have a good sense of how … Read more
This is part of the bike fitting and saddle series from the perspective of your physical therapist and competitive triathlete. Part 6 lead us through more saddle testing, bumps in the road, and finally settling on saddle. So, what would race day bring? Were the last 7 months of saddle torment and dialing in my … Read more
Welcome to Part 6 of the bike fitting and saddle series by your resident physical therapist and OCD triathlete. Part 5 took us on a spontaneous road trip to Connecticut to work with industry legend and pioneer of triathlon bike fitting, Dan Empfield. Yup, true story. Armed with more information and ideas from the … Read more
The continuation of bike fitting and saddles… the quest for the “Holy Grail”. Out of options and desperate for comfort, I reluctantly dropped a small chunk of change on a saddle from a small Colorado based company (Dash Cycles) without a return policy. All the risk and no guarantees of my satisfaction of my expensive purchase. Normally, … Read more
This is the continuation of a series of posts on bike fitting and saddles from the perspective of your resident triathlete and physical therapist. We left off frustrated with my agonizing Terry saddle tormenting me in my new found position on my bike which I was loving. So, the search continued. Scouring the triathlon world for … Read more
This is part 5 of an ongoing series on bike fits and saddles from the eyes of your in house physical therapist by day and triathlete by alter ego.“Help me Obi Wan Kenobi, you’re my only hope.”- Princess Leia, Star Wars: A New Hope Part 4 lead you through more detailed saddle reviews and more frustrations … Read more
