I’m not a “runner” and have never claimed to be, but it’s an area I’m focused more on lately. In fact, I’ve often written about my disdain for running and long, steady-state (boring), cardio. This was often through the lens of optimizing your workout time for overall fat loss, as that’s the goal for the […]
How Many Vegetables Should You Eat? Here’s The Truth
I took a drive this weekend to visit some family, part of which was spent visiting with my grandma for a couple of hours. During our visit we caught up on a variety of topics – the state of the world, washing our hands and of course, vegetables. She had seen a recent post I […]
Want To Be Happy? Ask Better Questions
Have you ever stopped to think about where our thoughts come from? It’s kind of a mind trip isn’t it? Thinking about your thoughts? But much of how we feel is a result of the thoughts going through our head. So it stands to reason that maybe we should spend some time thinking about where those thoughts […]
The 2 Ways To Approach Nutrition
Three weeks ago a woman I’m helping lose weight (let’s call her “Amber”) told me that she had started using My Fitness Pal to track her calories because she felt like she wasn’t making progress as quickly as she would like – despite being down 43 lbs so far. Up until that point our nutrition […]
The Accessibility Of Fitness
If there’s one thing that I’ve been reminded about during this global situation and having all of the gyms closed is just how accessible fitness truly is. Personally, I love going to the gym. I love lifting weights and I cannot wait to get back in there. But after 13 years of working with people […]
The Real Reason We Fail (and How To Overcome Procrastination)
As humans every decision we make is driven by just 2 forces… The desire to move away from pain and The desire to move towards pleasure If the pleasure we expect to receive outweighs the pain we’re feeling (or the pain we perceive ourselves to be feeling), we’ll decide to move forward with that action or change. […]
A Better Approach To Quitting
A common mantra is “winner’s never quit and quitters never win”, but is that completely true? I would suggest a better way to approach that line of thinking is with this quote from Brendon Burchard: “There’s nothing wrong with quitting what’s not right and starting over. You’re wiser now and you’ll figure things out.” Continuing to bang […]
4 Steps To Long Term, Laser Focus
What’s the difference between people who regularly achieve their big goals and those who keep restarting every week, month or year? Typically it’s the ability to maintain motivation and focus over a long period of time. The consistent execution of a few simple tasks, done long enough to start to see some progress and then […]