by Jessica Kisiel | Jul 2, 2024 | Injury Recovery, Personal Wellness, Sports Training
This is a question many of us ask ourselves and may struggle to answer. Put more simply, we might say, should I go out and [fill in the blank with your planned exercise/sport] today, or should I stay home and take it easy? Our response depends on the origin of the...
by Jessica Kisiel | Jun 6, 2024 | Personal Wellness, Sports Training
Last month I mentioned one of my “strong professional yeses was a super cool adventure that combines a couple of my passions.” This is it: the Pain Revolution Rural Outreach Tour! This is a cycling tour in Australia that’s meant to spread advanced pain...
by Jessica Kisiel | Mar 5, 2024 | Injury Recovery, Personal Wellness, Sports Training
Do you continually worry about and focus on your pain? Do you put pressure on yourself to figure out how to fix your pain and become frustrated or angry when the pain doesn’t go away? Do you degrade yourself because you’re still hurting? Do you fight against the pain...
by Jessica Kisiel | Jun 15, 2023 | Sports Training
4Islands MTB Croatia is the fourth cycling stage race I have completed. It all started In 2016 when my husband Ken suggested going to South Africa for a nine-day mountain bike stage race to celebrate our 20th wedding anniversary. We loved it! So we continued the...
by Jessica Kisiel | Oct 24, 2022 | Injury Recovery, Personal Wellness, Sports Training
The Pain Revolution is a grassroots movement that strives to change people’s understanding of chronic pain. The genesis of this evolution in our understanding of pain is based in Australia. Specifically, the Pain Revolution started in South Australia, in the city of...
by Jessica Kisiel | Aug 9, 2022 | Personal Wellness, Sports Training
After a two-year delay due to Covid-19, my husband and I were excited to finally be on the start line for the 2022 Oregon Trail Gravel Grinder (OTGG). The OTGG is a 5-day stage race in the Cascade mountains. Our trek included nearly 350 miles and more than 30,000 feet...