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Why Mindfulness Is Your New Secret Weapon | Outside.com | “Exhaustion occurs during real-world endurance competition not when the body encounters a hard physical limit such as total glycogen depletion but rather when the athlete experiences the maximum level of perceived effort he is willing or able to tolerate.… The inexorable slowing is not mechanistic, like a car running out of gas, but voluntary.” - Matt Fitzgerald.   Read more of the article or add these to the book list: Matt Fitzgerald's,  How Bad Do You Want It?: Mastering the Psychology of Mind over Muscle . Jim  Afremow’s, The Champion’s Mind: How Great Athlete's Think, Train and Thrive . George Mumford’s,  The Mindful Athlete: Secrets To Pure Performance . An Effortless Way To Practice Gratitude | Dallas Hartwig |  Exploring the world around you is a rather effortless way to practice gratitude. It’s really difficult to truly look at the world around you and no...

Press 1 If You're Being Eaten By A Bear: Paranoia At A Vermont Campground  |  gadling.com  | The last thing you want to hear after midnight in a deserted campground is footsteps near your tent. Wait, I take that back: the last thing you want to hear is a grizzly bear growling or, worse yet, actually ripping apart your tent with its teeth. But footsteps are a close second or third. How To De-Stink Your Synthetic Outdoor Apparel  |  thegearcaster.com  | We all have that polyester cycling jersey, Capilene base layer, or running shirt that still stinks no matter how many times it has been through the wash. Instead of throwing all your synthetic outdoor apparel into the recycling bin, there are a few ways to remove the offensive odor after it has become too much to bear. Weight Training Decreases Risk of Diabetes  |  MensJournal.com  | You know that by hitting the treadmill before work and walking your dog every evening, you l...