What is health? This is an interesting question. Health has always been important to me. It has been a top value for me and my family and to be honest it puts me at odds with the majority of the population. People can’t understand why I would workout daily and eat healthy foods. It makes …
To this day when you hear the term “build muscle” a vision of some muscle-bound bodybuilder is what comes to most people’s minds. It’s unfortunate because building muscle is the key to many, many things including longevity. Longevity means different things to each of us but for clarity here is the definition from webster’s dictionary: …
I am a coach so you may be thinking, “of course you would say this”. There is more to this than that and if you stick with me, I think you will get it. A coach does many things but the main thing she does is meet people where they are at, not where they …
Recovery is a hot topic these days in the health and fitness world as it should be. I think recovery is a broad subject, therefore, lets define it for our purposes today. “Recovery from exercise refers to the time period between the end of a bout of exercise and the subsequent return to a resting or …
Anything in your life that needs to change takes long term effort. Most people want to do a plan for 4, 6 or 12 weeks and be done with it. Imagine if you committed to change for a year. What would that look like? You can pick any area of life such as fat loss, …
Believe it or not getting sun and getting outside for most people is a challenge. I know people that the only sun they get is going from their home or work to their car. The rest of the time is spent indoors. For a while the sun got a bad rap due to a rise …
What is freedom and why is it important? Here are a few definitions: “The power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants without hindrance or restraint.” “Absence of subjection to foreign domination or despotic government.” “The state of not being imprisoned or enslaved.” “The state of being physically unrestricted and able to …
What works for me might not work for you and vice versa. In today’s crazy world of compliance, I think it’s important to point this out. Why should you have to be just like everyone else? The answer is you don’t. I have written about this before but I will say it again, in today’s …
That is a weird statement but it is true. Too many of us are waiting for the perfect time, moment or situation to make our next move. It’s a lie we tell ourselves to keep from taking the action needed to move our lives forward. We all do it, I have done it more times …
Are you responsible for your results? This should be a cut and dry answer, yes. For some crazy reason we are living in a time where too many people don’t agree with this. I know people who are overweight and actually believe it has nothing to do with the way they live their life. Personal …
