For a few months, I’ve noticed men and women in my neighborhood wearing little black vests. Even Alisa Keeton, founder of Revelation Wellness, wore one while leading "Walking Pad Wednesdays." I grew curious about weighted vests, but didn’t consider buying one until I trained Laurie Yager for her adventure race and needed to simulate carrying her gear. I found it helpful to have her walk laterally with a band around her legs and do suitcase carries with twenty-pound weights wh

If you listened to my podcast last week, you heard my conversation with my friend and client, Laurie Yager. This July, she’s stepping into a big goal—an adventure race alongside her oldest son, Sam, where they’ll be biking, hiking, and kayaking together while using a compass and a map to navigate their way! I’ve had the honor of helping her train for it. We’re entering week four of her training, and this week brings a new challenge: travel. Laurie will be out of her routine,