Explore Beyond Agility

Improving your agility performance requires you to gain knowledge in all directions. That’s what “the journey” is all about!

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Canine Fitness

Videos

Your Dog’s Gluteus Muscles with Ria Acciani | Advanced Canine Rehabilitation

Your Dog’s Gracilis Muscles with Ria Acciani | Advanced Canine Rehabilitation

Your Dog’s Iliopsoas Muscles with Ria Acciani | Advanced Canine Rehabilitation

Your Dog’s Supraspinatus Muscles with Ria Acciani | Advanced Canine Rehabilitation

Canine Training & Wellbeing

Books

Canine Enrichment for the Real World: Making It a Part of Your Dog’s Daily Life
By: Allie Bender & Emily Strong

Control Unleashed: Creating a Focused and Confident Dog
By: Leslie McDevitt

Don’t Shoot the Dog: The New Art of Teaching & Training
By: Karen Pryor

Videos

Capturing Calmness for Hyper Dogs
with Emily Larlham

Websites

Enrichment Resources
By DogMinded

Human Health

Books

Atomic Habits
By: James Clear

Blue Zones: 9 Lessons for Living Longer
By: Dan Buettner

Fiber Fueled
By: Will Bulsiewizc

Food Rules
By: Michael Pollan

The Power of Habit
By: Charles Duhigg

Videos

How to motivate yourself to change your behavior with Tali Sharot | Tedx Talks

Human Fitness

Articles

Debunking Handler Fitness Myths
By: Kathleen Oswald & Adam Whilser, C.S.C.S.

Books

Peak: The New Science of Athletic Performance That is Revolutionizing Sports
By: Dr. Marc Bubbs

No Sweat: How the Simple Science of Motivation Can Bring You a Lifetime of Fitness 
By: Dr. Michelle Segar

Mindset

Books

Can’t Hurt Me
By: David Goggins

Daring Greatly
By: Brene Brown

Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less
By: Greg McKeown

How Bad Do You Want It?
By: Matt Fitzgerald

The Last Lecture
By: Randy Pausch

Let Your Mind Run
By: Deena Kastor & Michelle Hamilton

Start with Why
By: Simon Sinek

Podcast Episodes

How to Choose Joy (Yes, Even Today) with Gretchen Rubin
On the RISE Podcast

You Don’t Have To, You Get To
On the Chasing Excellence Podcast

How to Control Outcomes
On the Chasing Excellence Podcast

Setting Ourselves Up for Success
On the Chasing Excellence Podcast

TED Talks

The Power of Vulnerability
TEDxHouston – Brene Brown

How to Make Stress Your Friend
TED Talk – Kelly McGonigal

Listening to Shame
TED – Brene Brown

Your Mind is a Weapon
TEDxSantaBarbara – Ben Bergeron