I'm 44 years old, and I've been ultra running for about 10 years now. In the lifespan of an ultra runner that's both an eternity and a flash in the pan. And one thing for sure is that every runner has a different experience and different relationship to their body and the impact training and competing has [...]
5 Reasons to do Metabolic Testing By Matthew Marino, PT, MSPT, CPE, CSCS, TSAC-F If you are an athlete, coach, trainer, or somebody who’s interested in using data to manage health and fitness, you may have heard of metabolic testing. Resting Metabolic Rate (RMR) and Maximal Oxygen Consumption (VO2 Max) testing are becoming more [...]
Guest climbing trip report from our Athlete Ambassador Shiv Gourshetty. Check out the details of his climb of Borah Peak! Borah Peak - North Face Direct 11/2020 Mountain: Borah Peak Route: North Face Direct Total time: 33 hrs. Summit Date: 2020, November 28 Elevation gain: ~7,270 ft Highest Point: 12,667ft/ 3,861m Over night: 0. Single [...]
All of the Sports Chiropractors at Evolution Healthcare and Fitness use a class IV therapeutic LASER. Laser therapy is an adjunct therapy to the services we already provide. Laser therapy fits in nicely with the other surgery and medication free evidence based therapies we provide. This blog will serve as a thorough description of how [...]
Mt. Hood, Portland Oregon Maximum Benefits out of Altitude Training In the last blog post, we talked about my introduction to training inside a room that simulates different altitudes by using machinery and filters to remove available oxygen from the room. Check out this link if you want to catch up on that [...]
JUAN RODRIGUEZ JANUARY 11, 2019 Original story available, here. Planning trip to Peru A few months near the end of spring 2018, I was talking with my friend Matt from Stoneworks Climbing Gym about my upcoming trip to Peru. Inspired by Matt's slideshow about some high-altitude climbing he'd done with some friends the year before. [...]
Train For Your Summer Hikes Like A Pro Mountain Climber July 12, 2018 — Eric Ellis Original story written for the fully blog, available here. With some simple, work-friendly exercises and the right food, you can conquer your summer hiking list Jeremy Currie helps serious rock climbers and mountaineers at Evolution Healthcare and Training to summit their [...]
You Got Into Your Ultra Running Race, Now What? Getting into a popular ultra running race off the wait list is usually cause for excitement. But what if your training isn’t quite where you’d like it to be? Can you still have a good day? What are the chances you’ll actually ENJOY the race? I [...]
Coffee, Caffe, Kahve, Kafe No matter how you say it, coffee is everywhere. Portland, Oregon, is the third most caffeinated city in the U.S. with about 737 coffee shops(1). This is likely because coffee is the nectar of the gods (well it’s true). Even though that statement is NOT science, there is an absurd amount [...]
18 Years of Slop Over the weekend of February 17th and 18th, the 18th annual Hagg Mud Runs hosted by the Oregon Road Runners Club took place at Henry Hagg Lake outside of Gaston, Oregon. This race is actually a trail race, circling the lake twice on Saturday for the 50k and once on Sunday [...]
