If you can’t take the heat…try these tips.
Seize the day, early: Just before sunrise is the coolest, and most peaceful time of the day. Air quality is better, traffic is lighter and the workout will boost your energy and mood all day.
Cover up: It may sound counterintuitive, but wearing clothing is cooler than
Baby, it’s cold out there! But that’s not stopping us from getting outside and exercising. Sure, you can move your workouts inside and go to the gym, but if you brave the elements you open the door—your own front door—to adventure. Doug Lewis’ selfie, above, was from a morning he decided to follow
Josh Elkes, 2014 Grassroot Soccer Sweatys Awards nominee, is winner of the 2014 Sweatys Get Active Award, and also the Co-Chair of the Positive Tracks Youth Ambassador Board.
When Josh Elkes was kicked off his high school track team for refusing to run an extra lap, nobody could have guessed that in a few short years he
Oh sorry about that. Here, take these sunglasses to shield your eyes. What is that? It’s the glow we’re still feeling from the Dempsey Challenge. This year the event, under bright warm skies, Positive Trackers raised $136,000 for the Patrick Dempsey Center for Cancer Hope and Healing.
Who were all those whippersnappers? They were people
Philanthropic and legal advisor to Positive Tracks, Gioia Perugini of Hemenway & Barnes has guided Positive Tracks through its inception and growth since it was a rough idea sketched on a napkin. Here, Gioia shares her thoughts on the power of philanthropy at all levels, and the validity and importance of the “no-barriers” entry.
Philanthropy is a great leveler. You
Dan Bell, a member of our Youth Ambassador Board, captained the ELITEAMERS in the 2012 CHaD HERO and also participated in the Dempsey Challenge before he even knew his dollars were being doubled by Positive Tracks. This November, the Connecticut native, junior ski coach, aspiring sports psychologist and senior at Bates College is running his
Dana Giordano, Co-Chair of our Youth Ambassador Board, first dipped her toe into running because she was sidelined by injury. Now the Dartmouth Junior is a double-sport student athlete running cross country and track while working towards her Psychology degree. The Children’s Hospital at Dartmouth-Hitchcock intern and Positive Tracker shares why she loves running and some
Positive Tracks spokesperson, Ethan Zohn, is a former pro soccer player and inspired philanthropist who crushed cancer and won the million bucks on Survivor Africa. He used his fame and fortune to create change by cofounding Grassroot Soccer – a Positive Tracks charity that uses the power of soccer in the fight against HIV and AIDS.
We all know it’s not healthy to hate. But still, it must be ok to hate Back to School ads. They rudely interrupt our carefree days and try to take the fun out of the last excellent weeks of summer. We’re here to help you fight back, with a few suggestions for how to fully
As Doug and Kelley wrap up their fourth week of ELITEAM camps, and head into the final two sessions in Vermont, agility is high on the list of favorite activities. Be it racing through sand pit slaloms, negotiating obstacles on the field, or jumping and weaving through the woods, the most fun and productive workouts