Stephen Koch

Today is the last day of the first week of the Burpee Challenge. I have yet to do mine today. Some days are harder to motivate than others, and today is such a day for me. But I will complete them before I have to pick up Axl from Taekwondo class. How has it been [...]

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How are your Burpees going?! Does anyone need help? A couple key reminders…keep a tight stomach/core during the Burpee/s to protect your lower back. If you are challenged with push-ups from your feet, do them from your knees. The idea is to do what you can and build on it, to acknowledge where you are [...]

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In this short video I demonstrate and explain the “Burpee,” a wonderful all around exercise that requires only one thing, YOU! No props, no weights, bands, benches, balls or anything else to give you an excuse to not do them! Simple. All you need is a little encouragement and belief that you will be more loved if you do these. You will! You will love yourself for doing this wonderful all around exercise! The Burpee works your legs, core, shoulders, back, chest and face, hands (clapping), and face (from the inner joy that will emit from your being through your smile because you accomplished something that will benefit you greatly!).

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Greg Hill is going for 2 Million Vertical feet of skinning and skiing this year. Greg, a Canadian ski mountaineer, is well on his way to his goal with over 1,600,000′ skied this year! Massive goal! Massive Respect! In this short video Greg explains how he fuels himself, sometimes for 15 10K vertical days in [...]

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While climbing the north face of the Grand Teton earlier this month I took photographs of this beautiful, rare and unusual looking flower which I had never seen before, called Alpine Lantern, at about 11,900 – 12,000 feet, just below the Guano Chimney. After some searching and inquiring about it, this is what Dick Scott, [...]

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Water bladders are a wonderful invention and they work very well for many uses. There are times that I do not carry a bladder, yet still want water very accessible. My solution to this has been to make my own carrier using a few simple items and a used plastic water bottle. In this short [...]

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