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Is Your Workout Making You Stronger?
A question to ask every time you train: Is this workout making me stronger or is it just making me tired? The two are not necessarily mutually exclusive. I approach my own training with an acknowledgment and emphasis on the following: Mobility > Stability >...
How to Get More Movement in Your Day AND Make an Impact in Your City
Two things we are really passionate about: 1) Getting in our daily steps (with the goal of averaging 10,000 per day). The more you move, the better you feel and the easier it is to lose body fat. 2) Keeping our sidewalks and trails safe and litter-free so everyone...
Improve Your Fitness Results by Falling in Love with Boredom
There’s a system for getting lean. It doesn’t include quick fix cleanses, diet fads, or magic pills. There are no special exercises you must do or celebrity workouts to imitate. In fact, it’s so simple, it can be summed up in five words: Fall in love with boredom....
Ask Your Fit Friend These Questions for Better Results
The next time you meet someone who has made a total transformation with their health and fitness, don’t ask them what diet they followed or what exercise program they did. This doesn’t matter as much as you think it does. In fact, it ALL works as long as you stay in a...
6 Reasons You Should Lift Weights
Every strength training session you do is a deposit in your metabolic 401K. It’s an investment in your physical capabilities, and your sustained independence. It’s the ticket to more peak life experiences that can bring feelings of joy and fulfillment. Building muscle...
3 Reasons You’re Not Getting Results
There are often many reasons you may not be getting results despite eating healthy and spending hours in the gym every week. Here are three I commonly see: You’re chronically stressed out. Whether it’s work obligations, family stuff, or travel, if you’re constantly...
When to Hire a Personal Trainer
If you've been struggling to get results in the gym or you are new to fitness and need help navigating the complexity of it all, it's probably time to invest in a personal trainer. Here are a few reasons to consider working with a professional: When you've been...
How to Be More Consistent
Know your priorities (Goals) What do you want? If you don’t know, then it will be impossible to make progress. Get clear about what goals are most important to you. Write these goals down and put them somewhere you can read them everyday. I remind my clients that...
No One Shames Themselves to Success
Your mindset is the catalyst for physical change. What you believe about what’s possible, how you order tasks and habits in terms of hierarchical importance, your self-talk, the meaning you give to perceived obstacles, how effectively you manage your emotional...
Find Ways to Challenge Yourself Daily
This week, notice all the ways in which you seek the option of comfort over the more difficult choice: - Do you take the elevator or escalator instead of the stairs? - Do you skip your workouts because you’re too busy, yet spend hours scrolling social media on...
How quickly will you get results?
Upon hiring a fitness coach, how quickly you get results from your fitness program depends on several things: The clarity of your goal(s). How emotionally connected your are to your goal(s). Your communication with your coach, both in quality and frequency. How much...
Mindset is Everything
Most people believe that if something is difficult or inconvenient they should just quit. When you face a challenge, your mindset is tested. Therein lies the secret to success. Will you take the bull by the horns or will you crumple under pressure? When it comes to...