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Whether it’s a road trip, weekend get away, work trip, or travel abroad, traveling can absolutely wreck the healthy habits you’ve worked so hard to form.  Routines are disrupted, unhealthy options are everywhere, and if you’re light on sleep, you’re more likely to overeat.   Now, I am not here to

How many efforts at getting in shape have you tried and failed at?  If you are like most people, it’s going to be several, so don’t feel bad.  But let’s talk about self sabotage.   You start strong, hire a personal trainer, workout regularly, eat right, but then life starts getting

When I sit down with someone to explore personal training options, we talk in detail about goals and why those goals are important to you.  “I’d like to improve my endurance” is a very common one.  It’s probably the second most common goal after fat loss.  I tend to sort

Summer is a time of year where it’s easy for things to snowball in the direction you were already pointed.  If you are already on a good trajectory with your workouts, steps, and nutrition, summer is a great time!  Your momentum tends to pick up while you have the best

Oh the quick fix… the cleanse, the diet, the detox, the magic weight loss plant/pill/injection.  Everything is always going to be so fast, so quick, so easy…just enter your credit card and effortless skinny bliss awaits! *Puke!* Say it with me folks: QUICK FIXES DO NOT WORK LONG TERM! The

Someone recently asked me a pretty common question during a personal training session last week.  “Hey Alec, how do I ditch the beer gut?” It’s a really common question.  There are some things that are unique to the beer gut beyond normal fat loss principles that are worth covering.  You