This is the hill I will die on: If you strength train 3 days per week, walk daily, and eat real food you will have superpowers and you will live practically forever! Your body has vital needs for movement and nutrition that will never go away. If you don’t make
How 2023 was Santa’s fittest year! Santa Claus had been living a rather sedentary life for many years. He had a tendency to over-indulge in food and was not getting enough exercise. As a result, he gained a lot of weight and was beginning to experience health problems. It was
Ready for a weird metaphor? You can’t boil a frog by just throwing it in boiling water. It immediately recognizes that the hot water isn’t good for it and hops out. But if you place a frog in comfortable water and slowly heat it to boiling, it will never notice
Oh boy have I stepped in it with this topic. First, I will be killing a couple sacred cows of the last ten years of fitness. I will also be *very carefully* talking about some hormone stuff. When helping people to get strong, lose weight, and have more energy, hormones
Holidays are meant to be enjoyed. I am a personal trainer and I am the first to tell you, Thanksgiving and Christmas meals are not causing anyone’s weight or health problems. What we do on Thanksgiving or Christmas is not the issue. What we do on all of the other
I have a fundamental belief: Your kids should be why you workout and take care of yourself, not the reason you don’t. They will follow your example. Make it a good one. I have been personal training for 10+ years and most of my clients during that time have been
Being a Personal Trainer is great. It’s a fun career; and really rewarding. It might be the best job in the world, although sometimes it can briefly feel like the worst. We have the opportunity to help people with their fitness goals, whatever they may be. Sometimes it creates fundamental
I have a fundamental belief: Your kids should be why you workout and take care of yourself, not the reason you don’t. They will follow your example. Make it a good one. Now that Abby and I have brought our daughter Ada Rose into the world, it’s time for me
Alan is down 50lbs since the New Year and is officially halfway to his 100lbs weight loss goal! I knew he was doing very well but when he told me he was already halfway, I was stunned and knew I had to share his story and insights. When did the
I’ll admit, you’re going to be able to tell I am a Veteran in this article. We are here to talk about all the benefits of rucking A.K.A. hiking A.K.A. loaded carrying or as they used to call it in the Corps, going on a hump. I will save both