Where Are Your Cheerleaders?

When talking about cheerleaders, let me clarify one thing from the start. It’s not the cheerleaders on the sideline at sporting events who are waving their poms-poms around and chanting. Here, I’m referring to your personal support network, which you … Read More

Fitness’s Secret Enemy

Health and fitness has a low bar for entry, but the secret enemy stops many people in their tracks before they even get started. Becoming or staying healthy and fit is simple (but usually challenging). Pick up a weight or … Read More

Go Against The Grain

During woodworking class at my high school back when the dinosaurs stomped around the earth, I was told to sand with the grain of the wood. Going against the wood grain would scratch the surface and leave it with a … Read More

Fitness Advice Around The Holidays Is Useless

The holidays and health and fitness advice go together like peanut butter, jelly, mirrors, and biceps curls. Many fitness professionals don’t want their clients to backslide during the holiday season, and to help and get more clients, guess what they … Read More

Gentle Confidence

Gentle confidence is borne from being okay with the world and whatever comes your way, and it is a firm awareness of what is right and what is not. It is derived from a calm, quiet mind. Gentle confidence is … Read More

4 Exercise Mistakes Stopping You From Progress

Being in the gym trenches for over 30 years and training clients for over 13 is plenty of time for me to make many mistakes. And I have, but that’s okay because making mistakes is one way to learn. Now, … Read More

Persistence: The Neglected Fitness Trait

There’s a fine line between persistence and stubbornness, but more on that later. Before going further, here’s a definition of persistence to get things straight between us. The two definitions you’re concerned with are. Firm or obstinate continuance in a … Read More

Developing A Positive Mindset

Developing a positive mindset means you’re hopeful about the world and expect good things to happen. Conversely, a negative mindset indicates that you expect bad things (real or perceived) to happen to you and are less than optimistic about the … Read More

Anniversaries Remind You Of What Matters

I am taking a break from my regular stuff to talk about anniversaries and how each year it stirs emotions. Reading through Facebook, as I often do, people write about friends and family past, what they learned from them, and … Read More

Enjoy The Journey (And The Destination)

An old saying has been bouncing around in my large noggin for a while: enjoy the journey. It’s pretty prevalent in the health and fitness industry because of goal setting and reaching goals that the client wants. There are a … Read More