Focus on the Whole Team: Finally Beat Your Rival…The Holidays!

In college athletics, every team has a dreaded rival. That team from across the state. A longtime conference foe. And the rivalry sees no limits. The rival college administrations may compete for the same employees. They often take part in facility wars to attract better coaches and student-athletes. For health around this time of year, everyone’s […]

Focus on the Whole Team: Fix Your Posture, Fix Your Health

In an earlier article “Improving Work-Life Balance,” I spoke about sitting well at your workstation and ergonomics. Ergonomics is about neutral posture. And much like how you dress, your posture says a lot about you. There is a reason coaches demand student-athletes dress nice on road trips. Impressions. When one has great posture, they give off a […]

Focus on the Whole Team: Staying Healthy During the Fall

As with the football season, fall is in full swing. September 22 marked the first day of autumn. And with the change in season, comes differences in daylight hours, activities, weather, and food. Subtle changes sometimes throw people off their health journey. Here are a few tips to staying healthy for the fall. Eat Seasonally In […]

Focus on the Whole Team: Change Behaviors, Change Outcomes

In college athletics, success comes from formulating a plan and executing that plan. Every plan has an objective and a process to meet that objective. Every process is powered by positive behaviors done over and over. When trying to succeed in health, it is important that you build behaviors that keep you moving in a […]

Focus on the Whole Team: Staying Healthy and Fit during Times of Distress

While watching the Hurricane Harvey news coverage, I thought back to 2005 when my family dealt with Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita. I realized that everyone handles situations of distress differently. Now, I’m not in any way paralleling what those in the Houston area are going through to what others perceive as distress.  So with […]

Focus on the Whole Team: Surviving Tailgate Season

Nothing! And I mean nothing beats the college football atmosphere. The pageantry. The traditions. The sounds. The smells. And, of course, the party before the party. The tailgate! For a person on their health journey, the tailgate area is the proverbial quicksand. One wrong step or “bite,” and you may get little help. Here are […]