I’m pretty sure I don’t need to go into the reasons it is important to build/keep your muscles around especially as you age. Yes, including all you women out there too. Don’t worry we are not talking about “bulking up”, just staying “lean and mean”…well maybe not all that “mean”.

One of my missions as a trainer was to always help people find fitness on their own terms, and nowadays I think that also includes non-dependency on a gym.

“What?!?! A trainer saying to not go to the gym? Gasp!”

Sure, why not…heck I …


Could your weight loss troubles be fixed by such a simple outlook? Could this actually replace all diet plans out there?

The idea came to me over the weekend when focusing on the mainstream mindset when it comes to eating.

Simple weight loss fact: if we eat less overall we have the potential to lose weight. I know…so revolutionary! (sarcastically speaking) But yet this simple wisdom is overlooked by many, why is that?

Diets come out with their complex and unenjoyable (for many) eating plans to keep you eating less. That is their “secret” to success.

Whether it be from making you nibble all …


Growing up all the kids in the neighborhood all like to just go outside and “play”. Usually nothing very structured. Found out whoever was around and then decided what we all felt like playing.

Some days it was whiffle ball, others kickball, maybe a little street hockey, just riding the bikes around the neighborhood or going to the neighbor’s pool to swim.

I was out playing some Frisbee golf the other day (which was actually my 2nd time), and this thought came to me:

“You know what…I have no desire to ever step foot …


“IF” does stand for “Intermittent Fasting”, but some may forget to keep the “I” in with their lifestyle. This could be a mistake.

There are many ways in which IF can work for a person, and each person may vary in approaches (believe it or not…shocking I know). I like to say that IF is a great “tool” to use in your lifestyle, and it is not some set “diet” plan that has to have a strict set of rules for everyone.

The IF lifestyle is also about being a “freeing” one.

Free from the nutritional dogma and strict diet rules of today …



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