When gyms closed due to COVID-19, it threw gym goers, owners and those employed by gyms for a huge loop. Understandably it affected a lot of people financially, but gym goers were left without barbells, weight and cardio machines and … Read More
Author Archives: Balance Guy Training
Do You Even Nap?
At a previous gym job, I was getting up at 4.15 am five days a week to open and was sleeping less than 7 hrs. per night. And before you say I should’ve gone to bed earlier; my bedtime was … Read More
6 Exercises For Sore Knees
Pain sucks but knee pain is a special kind of suck. You move they hurt, You do nothing they hurt and you go to the gym to train, they hurt. When you have knee pain there is nothing to escape … Read More
Overcome The Resistance To Reach Your Goals
If procrastination were an Olympic sport, I’d be a perennial gold medalist. Even when I came out of the womb, I was probably putting something off. I’d be like ‘do I really have to be born today? Can’t we do … Read More
3 Ways To Exercise For Reducing Stress
There are three certainties in life, death, taxes, and stress. And due to the COVID-19 pandemic, stress is something we are all now intimately familiar with. It’s there, in the background, ready to jump up and bite you when you … Read More
My Best Teacher
Do you know which ‘teacher’ I’m talking about? When you fall over as a child and bump, bruise, and tear skin from your bone, who do you run too? Your dad? He will tell you to buck it up and … Read More
Setting A Good (Exercise) Example
Are you setting a good example? Nothing gives you more perspective about your childhood than becoming a parent. The sleepless nights, chasing them around, endless reruns of kid shows and of course potty training. My favorite. I have lost count … Read More
5 Tips For Exercising After 50
Before I turned 50, my son called me ‘pre-old.’ I wasn’t old (in his mind) until my 50th birthday. And now I am 50 years old and counting, I’m officially old (according to him) and getting my AARP emails. But … Read More
Your Plan B
Use this as your PLAN B if you’re stuck at home Do you know the saying “everyone has a plan ‘till they get punched in the mouth”? It’s probably the smartest thing ever uttered out of Mike Tyson’s lips. Well … Read More
The Gut-Brain Connection And How It Works
Guest Post By Emylee John Have you ever been so happy that you feel butterflies in your stomach? Maybe, it was that first feeling of love or getting your dream job or winning an award. Or, have you been in … Read More