1. Create space to actually move.Skip the giant, single-use machines that eat your floor like Pac-Man. Make room for the stuff you’ll actually do: walking, crawling, squatting, lunging, hinging. Leave enough room so you don’t smack your shin on a bench every time you try to move around. 2. Choose tools that do more thanContinueContinue reading “5 Ways to Optimize Your Home Gym”
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Maximize Workouts with Whoop: Understand Recovery and Strain
Everybody and their moms seem to be rocking the newest, latest, slimmest, sexiest fitness watch. The funny thing is – these things aren’t built to tell you what time it is. They’re just bands around your wrist that read your body with little sensors that can tell you some unbelievable things. With names connected toContinueContinue reading “Maximize Workouts with Whoop: Understand Recovery and Strain”
Your Fitness Routine is Set. Now What? – Bracing for the Next Steps
After consistently exercising for three months, it’s crucial to reassess your fitness goals and understand what your body needs. Whether it’s aiming for improved health risk factors, weight loss, enhanced mobility for sports, or consistent movement outside of training, the objective is tailored to each individual. It’s also essential to set meaningful goals that resonate on a personal level, fostering motivation and resilience. This process can vastly improve different aspects of your health.
Oral Hygiene is like Fitness
Let’s talk about good days and bad days for a minute. We’ll do it in the context of brushing your teeth relating to commitment to self. There are some days you brush your teeth three times, floss them before gargling some mouth rinse, exactly as your dentist suggests. Being realistic – most days don’t endContinueContinue reading “Oral Hygiene is like Fitness”
Have Fun in Fitness
Hello world,There’s always fun in fitness. People get so caught up in lifting weights in various ways and stress the idea that if you don’t do X you’ll shatter your coccyx. There’s fun in the struggle. It doesn’t have to be this perfect setup with a 6 step warmup, a % rep max prescribed loadContinueContinue reading “Have Fun in Fitness”
Treadmill vs Dreadmill
Wind in the hair. Wearing short shorts. And fun ass headbands in the outdoors amongst others who enjoy making me feel like the idiot I am. There’s not much better than running outdoors and getting catcalled by all the boys whom want to attend my milkshake in the yard. (I think I went over myContinueContinue reading “Treadmill vs Dreadmill”
Failure is Temporary
Hey! Just wanted to drop a quick reminder to you. Failure is only as temporary as you make it. I’ve had the pleasure of watching my kid grow. And a highlight in my life was watching her first steps. It didn’t happen overnight. She tried, and tried, and tried. She fell a bunch. Got bruisedContinueContinue reading “Failure is Temporary”
Success on the Scale Pales in Comparison to Functional Goals
YO! I’m going to pull back the veil a little too much on this one. I’ve been doing the exercise thing for a long time. I’ve helped hundreds of people lose thousands of pounds. I’ve helped people increase their strength. Hell, I’ve even helped people get six-pack abs. This industry is bombarded with goals centeredContinueContinue reading “Success on the Scale Pales in Comparison to Functional Goals”
Why Weight Loss?
There was a morning you woke up, looked in the mirror and decided you didn’t like what you saw. You grab the extra little flab between your thumb and forefinger, wishing for it to magically disappear. You step on the scale, disappointed, as the number stares at you like some kind of toddler taunting youContinueContinue reading “Why Weight Loss?”
I Run Because
You strap on your shoes. Lace them up from the bottom to top. Making sure your socks are nice and smooth to reduce the blister risk. Step outside and turn on your distance tracking/speed tracking app. Thumb through previous runs and set a target for today’s run. With the headphones blaring, you get started. TheContinueContinue reading “I Run Because”
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