Eric Braun
Director of User Engagement at Farm Progress
Director at Beef Magazine
Director at National Hog Farmer
I run a lot. Rocky100 finisher. Swim, bike too. I write about endurance sports in TX. Digital dude Farm Progress group. Past: Chron, mySA, MLive and Austin360.
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2 weeks ago |
farmprogress.com | Eric Braun
Saying you are going to get fit and actually getting fit tend to be two different things. It’s all in the follow-through. Just like running your business on the farm, having a plan of action is important. And to get there, you need a clearly defined idea of what long-term success looks like. Settling on that depends on what you mean by fitness. You might want to just get fit enough to keep the doctor off your back. Some are looking for community. Others want to tackle a big, audacious goal.
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1 month ago |
farmprogress.com | Eric Braun
Fitness technology has come a long way since the early days of step counters. Some of the people I know who’ve been running for a long time still track their runs the old-fashioned way, with pencil and paper. Choosing a fitness tracker can feel quite daunting with today’s technology, they can go from affordable and simple to expensive and complex very quickly. There are three basic categories of trackers that are commonly used — bands, rings and watches.
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2 months ago |
farmprogress.com | Eric Braun
Deciding to get fit is one thing, getting started is another. Even harder than that is staying motivated to grind it out day after day. Because farm work isn’t a 9-to-5, five-days-a-week career, building healthy habits and sticking to them can be a challenge. Here are a few ways you can stay motivated, or at least push through when the motivation is a little low:1. Set reasonable goals.
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Jan 29, 2025 |
farmprogress.com | Eric Braun
Here at Farm Progress, we write a lot about mental health, and for good reason. These are not the easiest times to be in agriculture. But what about your physical health — staying fit even when you’re not active farming? Do modern farmers need to exercise more, despite working in a physically demanding occupation? The short answer: Yes, for two important reasons.
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Jul 26, 2023 |
farmprogress.com | Susan J. Harlow |Shelley E. Huguley |Eric Braun |Jennifer Carrico
Mike Pearson takes a look at the possibility of a 2023 Farm Bill-- it's not looking good. There will only 15 working days when they return from the summer break to accomplish the feat before the session ends. The farm bill legislation which is passed every 5 years was most recently passed in 2018 but crafting a new one can be a slow process because it is composed of 12 different parts.
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