Adventures Archives - Cube Dweller Fitness

From Pain to Performance, Escape to Moab Utah

Apr

8

2014

Pain to performance sounds like an elusive dream, buy this innovative treatment took me from bedridden to hiking Arches National Park in Moab, Utah. Pain Doesn’t Just Appear Despite what you might have heard, pain rarely comes out of nowhere. Just like the married couple that ends up divorced. It seems that more often than ...

Race Day Preparation – Get Ready To Kill It

Jan

8

2013

When it comes to a race, you know that you have to start preparing in advance. Running a long distance is just not something we can roll off of the couch and do. There are some tips that you should consider to ensure that you get to the race in the best condition to be ...

Hiking The Four-Pass Loop, Maroon Bells Part 1

Oct

9

2012

Fitness should fuel your adventures. For me that meant, jumping at the chance to go on my very first backpacking trek. Most would start with a simple hike out and back; not me. I lunged full-force into it by heading off for a 3 night trip that would require us to trek over 4 mountain ...

Tackling The Beaver Creek Tough Mudder – Team Compassion

Jul

25

2012

We did it. We pulled together a team of cube dwellers (well some of us) and took on the Tough Mudder at Beaver Creek Colorado. It took me a while – like 2 months to get the video done and get it on the site, but here it is. Not only did we conquer our ...

A Week and a Half Away

May

21

2012

I’ve been away for a week and a half. While I had plans to do some writing while away, that just didn’t happen. So … what did happen? Road Trip and More Over the past week and a half we traveled over 4,482 miles. That excludes all of the side-adventures we enjoyed. In the middle ...

5 Facts About Hiking

Mar

29

2012

Get out of the cube and hike. I love living in the Colorado Rocky Mountains with endless opportunities to get hiking. If you are like me and enjoy hiking, dive into this guest post by James Daugherty from 5.11 Tactical on 5 Facts About Hiking. Staying in shape is something that that is important and ...

Five Hours at Arapahoe Basin, Colorado | Snowboarding Workout Benefits

Nov

8

2011

The first day of snowboarding often results in days of muscle soreness. Not for me. The snowboarding workout benefits kept me on the slopes for five hours at Arapahoe Basin, Colorado. What a great way to start the season. So what did I do for a snowboarding workout? by dr. huxtable Snowboarding Workout My preseason workouts ...

Flash Mob in Colorado Springs

Jun

30

2011

So what do you get when you combine free-runners, gymnasts, and music together? Flash mob. Better yet, a flash mob starring my daughter. So why post this on a Cube.Dweller.Fitness site? Watch the video and be inspired. Be inspired to dance your heart out, start free-running, or learn to do some flips. Who knows, you ...

Hiking Mount Esther

May

28

2011

Yesterday was an incredible Colorado spring day and we got the chance to enjoy it by exploring Mount Esther near the foot of Pikes Peak. The trip made me thankful for the time that I workout for fitness. The trip (including my side-adventures) was nearly 6 miles long. It was a great reminder that there ...