Why Health and Fitness Really Matter

Here are some definitions of health and fitness to pay attention to. Please read carefully. Health: Is “a state of optimal physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease.” (1) Fitness: The condition of being physically … Read More

Aging Disgracefully

When you’re young, you cannot wait to be older; when you’re getting old, you long for the days when you were young. That’s the thing about aging; when we’re young, we want to speed it up, and when we’re older, … Read More

5 Exercises For Better Health

When you’re getting after it ( you do go to the gym?), you’re thinking entirely about your health, right? Yeah, I thought so, but if you’re anything like me, you think about moving, feeling, and looking better. Health, well, it’s … Read More

9 Ninja Tips And Tricks For Improved Fitness

I’m not skilled in the Japanese art of ninjutsu or a person who excels in a particular skill unless breaking things is a skill. Here, I’m referring to how ninjas operate: quiet, stealthy, and in the background. You don’t know they are there … Read More

You Can Have It All, But Not All At Once

Don’t you love those ‘professional lifestyle gurus’ who tell you you can have it all: a house, family, money, fame, fortune, friends, and yadda yadda? It would be nice to have it all, but that is rarely the case because … Read More

The Forgotten Role of Mobility Training

I didn’t realize I needed more mobility training until it was too late. I was standing over a barbell, about to do a Sumo deadlift, thinking I had covered everything. Besides lacking technique, I lacked the hip mobility to hinge … Read More

Paying Your Dues

Paying your dues is to earn something through hard work, experience, or suffering. For example, they worked countless hours at the gym and faced numerous setbacks before finally achieving their marathon goal. Earning what they’re striving for requires time and … Read More

Healing For Better Health And Fitness

 The words heal and healing get thrown around a bit, especially after an awful tragedy is played out on our TV screens. But what does healing and the healing process mean? Let’s consult the Google Dictionary. 1.     Become … Read More

A Change Will Do You Good

You Exercise For Change, So You May Need To Change Other Things For Success Do you recognize the headline? It’s an older song by Sheryl Crow, released in 1996, and I was a real fan of hers and this song … Read More