SAILING FIT By: Meka Taulbee ACE Certified Personal Trainer SAILFIT Inc By the time you read this the Olympics will be over and most everyone will have had what I call “Olympic Fever” This is when you watch the Olympics and get so pumped up and excited that you vow that you are […]
SAILING FIT By: Meka Taulbee ACE Certified Personal Trainer SAILFIT Inc Sailing has really introduced me to so many different people from all walks of life. Along the way I ran into someone who had a pretty cool story to tell. This self description is what caught my eye “ A Buffett fan looking to […]
SAILING FIT By: Meka Taulbee ACE certified Personal Trainer SAILFIT Inc Focus on the 4.7 Fitness is just as important no matter what age you are or boat you are sailing. With the 4.7 class now on the rise I thought I would focus on some of the basics to get you started. In the […]
SAILING FIT By: Meka Taulbee ACE Certified Personal Trainer SAILFIT Inc What’s your excuse? Well, my deadline is coming up and I really thought that I would have to reprint something for this issue. Then it hit me. I was running and I started thinking about what different athletes put themselves through to be able […]
SAILING FIT By: Meka Taulbee ACE Certified Personal Trainer SAILFIT Inc Getting Ready part 2 As a follow up to my last article I have asked about ten different sailors what they do to prepare for a regatta. I asked juniors to masters and novice to experienced. Needless to say I only got a few […]
SAILING FIT By: Meka Taulbee ACE Certified Personal Trainer SAILFIT Inc Getting Ready A large part of my job is to just observe. You learn a ton by just closing your mouth and watching and listening. That being said, I have been doing just that and it has lead me to this next article. My […]
SAILING FIT By: Meka Taulbee ACE Certified Personal Trainer SAILFIT Inc Thirsty? It’s true I’m always pushing water on everyone in an attempt to keep all of you hydrated. I know that many of you would prefer something other than water. Maybe a different flavor or something that tells you that it will give you […]
SAILING FIT By: Meka Taulbee ACE Certified Personal Trainer SAILFIT Inc Wit Vs Weight Part II The results are in! In the last issue I told you that we were going to do a little experiment at the Mid-Winters East. We were trying to gather everyone’s height and weight in hopes of seeing how much […]
SAILING FIT By: Meka Taulbee ACE Certified Personal Trainer SAILFIT Inc Wit Vs Weight As you walk around the boat park you seem to hear one reoccurring question ”How much do you weigh now?” Whether your sailing a full or a radial everyone wants to know what the next guy weighs in at. My question […]
SAILING FIT By: Meka Taulbee ACE Certified Personal Trainer SAILFIT Inc Mind, Body, Boat I don’t know how many times I have heard something to this effect”If I only did well in a race then I would feel more motivated to keep sailing”. To a small extent I […]
