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  • Make Fitness Fun Again

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    It’s an oxymoron to combine fitness and fun. When you’re thinking of fun stuff to do, grinding on the treadmill or the squat rack doesn’t come to mind. Although some may find those fun, they’re in the minority. I often find training unenjoyable. I exercise for other reasons, including out of habit, to look good…

  • Fun Fitness

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    Do these 4 things add some fun to your fitness One thing keeps me lifting weights and training clients is because ‘Exercise is a reward and never a punishment.‘ Don’t you think people who have lost the use of their legs, arms or both would love to go for a walk? Even when I’m not…

  • 4 Ways To Exercise When You Don’t Want To

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    There’s been many times when I’ve talked or almost talked myself out of exercising. You know the drill. You know you need to exercise to look sexy (or whatever other goal you have) but you and your inner voice is going back and forth. You’re trying to wiggle your way out of it with these…

  • 5 Traits For Fitness Success

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    For a large part of the world as of June 2020, fitness is the furthest thing from a lot of people’s minds. Sheltering in place, trying to survive, having enough money to eat and pay the bills and avoid getting sick is the order of the day. Confusion, stress, and uncertainty rule our thoughts and…

  • 4 Big Rocks Of Exercise

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    Have you heard the story about the big rocks before? It bears repeating even if you’ve heard it before. The Dr Stephen Covey story goes….  ‘A man stood in front of the group of high-powered overachievers, he said, “Okay, time for a quiz.” Then he pulled out a one-gallon, wide-mouthed mason jar and set it…

  • 5 Ways To Get More Comfortable With Exercise

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    The first time I entered a gym, I was intimidated, nervous and not comfortable. At all. I was 6 ft 2, 130 pounds soaking wet and surrounded by huge dudes lifting huge weights. And here’s me, who knew bugger all about weights, busting open my biceps with 15-pound curls. In front of the mirror, grunting…

  • 6 Ways To Make Fitness Stick

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    People need to reach rock bottom to realize something has to change.   And rock bottom could look something like A heart attack Being extremely overweight and not being able to get up off the floor Drug addiction Chronic pain Then realization the pain of not changing exceeds the pain they’re experiencing now dawns on…

  • It’s my birthday and I’ll eat if I want too…..

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    It was my birthday on Wednesday March 6th   . And if I haven’t mentioned it before, I love me some birthdays. Some people run and hide from their birthdays and lie about their age, but not me because I have children to remind me that I’m old. I’ve managed to stay upright for 49…

  • 19 more reasons why you should get off the couch

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    You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make it drink. The same goes for exercise too. Everyone knows exercise is good for their health and waistline but, we’re still getting fatter despite more people joining gyms in record droves. Rise in U.S Gym memberships So, what gives? I have a few guesses.…

  • Stressed? You should do this

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    There is two certainties in life, death and taxes. However, when you’re older, you can add stress to that list too. Stress (bad stress in particular) is something you encounter regularly at work, home or on the road. For example, when someone cuts you off in traffic. Who does he think he is? Jerk. Breathe…