Upcycle that old helmet

Ever wonder if you can recycle that old action sport helmet, like a bike or ski helmets? The short answer is no. Unfortunately you can not recycle because of all the different materials that go into making helmets. And you can’t pass them along to others because they do have an expiration date. Yes, the…

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I Crashed My Bike Today

bike rider on a gravel road

Failure is a Part of Life First, I’m ok. I crashed hard enough that it snapped my bike computer mount but not much other damage. Luckily, I was riding off-road but I landed on a pile of logs, smashing my head and my upper right quad which will be very sore for a few days.…

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5 High-Fiber Foods

grocery cooler filled with high fiber produce

Did you know that our earliest, pre-homo sapien, ancestors ate about 100 grams of fiber per day? That makes getting the recommended 28-34g per day seem pretty easy, right? A few years ago we tried the 100g fiber challenge with the condition that you couldn’t increase your caloric intake. Very tough to do. Out of…

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What a Plant-Based Competitive Athlete Eats

plant-based athlete rock climbing

I became largely plant-based in 2003, a few years after I started my amateur racing hobby. I’ve been an athlete my entire life, starting with soccer when I was about 5 or 6 years old. I was a varsity football player and co-captain of my high school wrestling team. I was never that talented so…

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