HEALTH

A Little About Ourselves

In the end it's our mission at Peak to get more people active outdoors and get those already out there out there more.  A huge part of that is staying healthy and making healthy choices for the Earth. 
This page is a resource for sports nutrition, sports training, and sports medicine. ​

Dark Chocolate: Performance Enhancing Drug?

Dr. Greg Cecere
​Perhaps.  At least it is for mice as of a 2011 study. (1)  It is not a perfect connection to make to humans but the conclusions from this particular study are not farfetched either.  To this day, it remains a favorite study of mine because the implications of it involve one of my favorite things: Dark Chocolate.  Read more

Winter Running 

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Dr. Greg Cecere
In hopes of a wintery winter this year here are some tips on cold weather running.
When you're talking about single digits, teens and into the 20's  Read more

The Right Kind of Addiction 

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​By Dr. Greg Cecere
A couple of weeks ago I came across two things that really hit home and gave me one of those "aha" moments.  One was an article on a blog I follow and the other was someone's "testimonial" for her current fitness choice  Read more

Feed the Machine!

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3.28.16
​by Lori Beers
​For athletes in the Hudson Valley the early arrival of beautiful spring weather means an earlier training season. 
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Spring Back from Winter

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3.10.16
​by Dick Vincent
​For many of us the cold of winter and the long, dark nights means a Read more.