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Understand the three key stages, perimenopause, menopause, and postmenopause, when hormonal changes reshape health, performance, and training needs. This quick visual breaks down timing, symptoms, and what each stage means for your body.

Still showing up, still running... even when the air’s full of alder pollen and my VO₂ max whispers “try walking.” A glimpse into progress that’s not loud, but real.

Surimi's journey of navigating systemic sclerosis, VO2 max training, and the slow magic of Zone 2 running... with a sci-fi twist.

Soreness and a flare reminded me to slow down — but not stop. I swapped intervals for softness and chose movement as medicine, inspired by Body on Fire.

After months of inflammation, stress, and de-training, my VO₂ max has dropped to 19.2. Today, I got back on the bike — not to perform, but to begin again. This is the first entry in Pedals & Patience, a journal of rebuilding aerobic fitness with presence, not pressure.

Every now and then, life will pull the rug out from under you. One minute, you're moving forward, finding your rhythm, holding on to...

Hybrid training is a fitness approach that combines two primary disciplines, strength training  and endurance training , within the same...