Fitness

Layn Chess found yoga in 2012 and a mantra every client he has trained since has memorized: Strength through Length. This running series post explains why a tight muscle is a busy muscle, what the research supports and where it pushes back, the documented styles of yoga, and the three that matter most for runners: Pralaya for strength through your full range, Vinyasa for warmups and joint health, and Yin and Hatha for recovery. Ends with a daily routine of four short windows and a free Week 9 Bandera 50K plan with the yoga layer built in.

The 2021 version of this post said run less and get stronger. The 2027 edition takes that off the pavement and onto the trail, because the Facet Seven Fitness Hippies are running the Bandera 50k on 1.10.27. Trail multiplies three things mileage alone cannot fix: stability, eccentric strength, and recovery. Layn Chess walks through the four questions that tell you when you are running too much, what actually breaks runners down (size to weight ratio, movement patterns, stride and foot strike, footwear), the three energy systems and where a 50k spends them, why power shortens ground contact time, DOMS and the recovery window, sleep stages, and a sample trail week of three runs and two strength sessions. Ends with a FitnessEQ baseline and the Sunday 7:00 AM Memorial Park run.

A year off the dashboard, a new watch, and the honest cost of drifting. Part one of running again, measured out loud.

Ten peptides everyone is searching, the honest science, and why good old-fashioned work is still undefeated. The Facet Seven take on longevity.

How a 7-station assessment, scored across the 6 facets of fitness, helps you finally see what the body has been telling you all along.

Most people in Houston don’t have a fitness problem. They have a definition problem. Here’s the system we built to fix it — six facets, four seasons, one complete training model.

The holiday season is a time of joy, celebration, and often indulgence.

The holiday season is a time of joy and celebration, but it can also be a period of emotional stress and physical stagnation.

In the bustling world of fitness, finding a program that truly resonates with your lifestyle and goals can be challenging, especially as you cross that 35-year mark.

The postpartum journey can be challenging for any new mom, but for fitness instructors, the struggle to find balance between their role as mothers and their passion for fitness can be particularly difficult.

Many marathon run programs have 4 to 5+ days a week of run training, with the idea that if you condition your body enough in training, it will be able to handle the demands on race day.

Don’t let an injury undo all your endurance training. Here are some simple things you can do to stay in shape while injured so you can come back even stronger!

Hydration, recovery, and avoiding overtraining are essential when running in heat and humidity. Summer’s upon us, so read our article to prepare.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) defines physical fitness as “the ability to carry out daily tasks with vigor and alertness, without undue fatigue, and...

You’ve probably heard this countless times, but being overweight or obese can cause serious complications to your health.

The day begins at 4:30 a.m. with a half-mile run to breakfast. Then comes three to four hours of grueling physical training: burpees, pushups, flutter kicks, all high-intensity, anaerobic exercises designed to strain the muscles and sap the breath. Interspersed are hikes and runs up the scrubby California mountains, lugging packs weighing up to 90 pounds — or carrying, fireman-style, a 200-pound buddy.