This is a great discussion on a topic near and dear to me and, I hope, every senior athlete. Please give it a listen and drop your comments below. The link opens in YouTube. FastTalk podcasts are also available on your favorite podcast service, and on their excellent website.
Recently I swapped my planned Sunday workout – a run and long bike combo – for a hike with a group of co-workers. The planned bike was three and a half hours and the hike was advertised as four hours, so I thought it would be a good substitute, a welcome break from the swim-bike-run routine and some much-needed cross training. We hiked the Hawaii Loa Ridge Trail which features a fair bit of high step movements, quite different from my typical run. I was so glad I have been hitting the gym and flex sessions lately.