Warning: I am about to critique DIY fitness, large group classes, and traditional personal trainers. I’ll give my uncensored professional opinion that some ways of getting in shape work better than others. That said, I think any attempt to move your body and take care of yourself is admirable, and
Why am I giving you my uncensored opinion about keto, paleo, vegan, intermittent fasting, and other diets? I have been personal training for almost 15 years now. For the last 9+ of my life, I’ve served clients in Portsmouth, NH, Kittery, ME, and the broader Seacoast area. Last year we
I’ve noticed something after talking with a variety of different personal training clients over the last decade. I find I am frequently reminding folks about walking. What I am specifically reminding them tends to vary based on who I am talking to. Some need to be reminded how much simple
Have you ever felt like you are killing it in the gym but you don’t have much to show for it? As an experienced personal trainer, I’d love to tell you it’s because your workout isn’t good enough and you should only do my perfect amazing workouts. While all exercise
The New Food Pyramid! How to lose weight, build muscle, have more energy, and feel great without calorie counting, starving yourself, or being miserable. TLDR: If you focus on increasing the quality of your food, the quantity of things like calories and protein tend to take care of themselves with
What is going on with cold plunges? If you’re like me, you are hearing about these everywhere, seeing ads for them everywhere, and perhaps you are intrigued. Some say it’s the fountain of youth and others say the benefits are overstated. Some even say that cold plunges can undermine results
No one is born knowing how to workout. Everyone has to start somewhere. When I was in high school and early college, before I got my first personal training certification, I had very little idea what I was doing. Luckily, I was young so my body could weather most of
The perfect workout program, the perfect diet, the perfect plan will never survive a lack of consistency. Consistency is the number 1 thing missing for most people and it is the number 1 reason for fitness failure. What if there was a way to learn to stay on track no
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