Tis’ the Season…But for What?
It is that time of year again. Going shopping, holiday parties, family gatherings, loads of festive foods…and unfortunately for many also a time of unwanted holiday weight gain.

Most people just shrug it off to the “holidays” and assume that it will be OK once they make their New Years Resolution to lose it. How many really do though? What is the cost of adding up a few pounds here and there year after year?

The good news is that you can still enjoy the holidays and even lose weight. Believe it or not it is possible to …


The health and fitness industry/market is billions of dollars. Everywhere you see are gyms, commercials on TV full of exercise contraptions, countless diet books, new magical supplements and other ways that are supposed to get you to lose weight.

All wanting one thing, for you to spend money on them!

Hey, I’m all for spending money on something that works, but those are the key words…”that works”.

What good is paying for a gym membership if you never go?

Do you really think you’ll have ripped abs in 30 days like the guy on the …


One of the things I did not like when I used to train clients at the gym, was when they would constantly go over to the scale to see what they weighed. Mostly this would be after each workout, but even some would go during a workout! Like they wanted to see a 2lb drop to keep them going on the treadmill?

I’m here to give you permission to THROW YOUR SCALE OUT!

Yep, you heard me correctly.

Toss it! Ditch it. Give it to a neighbor. Or put it in the trash bin. …


To help kick off the official IF Life “2.0 blog” (a whole new look and moving old articles from Fitness Spotlight to here), I figured I would have another chapter of the most popular series of the past, “Trainer Tells All”. The original post (seen here) has been viewed 100ks times since originally released a couple years back. Most of the ongoing posts here will be shorter and based on one topic at a time, but once in a while I may add in these longer posts people also seem to enjoy. So let’s get started!

Want to lose …



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