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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Prevention vs. Treatment
I was sitting in the Doctor’s office sick with a cough, a few months back. It had been a regular thing for my body when weather patterns shift. It gets cold, new allergens in the air, a couple months into football season and my immune system decides to lag behind. I fall behind on sleepContinueContinue reading “Prevention vs. Treatment”
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”
Intro to Arthritis – Exercise is the Best Medicine
Let’s start at Arthritis. Arthritis is one of those things that literally means there is swelling and tenderness in our joints. It is often accompanied with pain and stiffness. To put it simply, you wake up one day and you just sort of start feeling old. And it happens to everyone. It’s inevitable. But youContinueContinue reading “Intro to Arthritis – Exercise is the Best Medicine”
Try Something Difficult – Change Your Life
The fitness world is fraught with inconsistencies. Butter used to be bad. But now it’s good. Eggs are terrible for your cholesterol. But actually it’s not! Squats kill your knees, don’t do them. But actually, do them because you have to every time you poop! It’s a world full of noise. It makes living aContinueContinue reading “Try Something Difficult – Change Your Life”
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”
I Am Lost and Don’t Know What Exercise to Do! What Type of Exercise is Best for Me?
I sit down to talk to a prospective client. “What are your goals?”, I ask. “I just want to lose weight”, they say. “Why?”, I clap back. “I’ve always been overweight and I hate exercise.” They say. It’s a common obstacle. And every single day, someone will tell me how much they hate something, don’tContinueContinue reading “I Am Lost and Don’t Know What Exercise to Do! What Type of Exercise is Best for Me?”
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