Relentless Positivity
Satisfy your 5 senses for a better night’s sleep
Sleep is an absolute game changer. If you have ever been through a time in your life when you feel like you are exercising regularly, eating good, and just can't seem to make any progress, chances are you are not recovering properly. Sleep is the body's reset button...
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The Airport Experience Workout (video)
Recently I flew on an airplane. Side note, do people really need to add the "on an airplane" part of that sentence? Anyway, flying can be a pretty physical task. It tests your strength, endurance, balance, and patience. So I developed a workout to get me ready for...
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Crunches are a waste of time?
It's great to be back! I had an amazing time in Jamaica. Really enjoyed the food, the people, the weather, and the scenery. Lot of relaxing, mixed with some action and adventure. Just what the doctor ordered. I want to touch on a very popular topic today. Abs! A lot...
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Why I exercise every day
I’m going on vacation and I was telling some of my clients about how I workout every day. Like most people, you are probably thinking that is weird or obsessive or maybe even obsessively weird. But I think you would be interested to know my reason for this. I...
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Do you have a Funky Towel?
Last week I got out of the shower, dried off, got dressed, and started going about my usual business of changing the world. But something was not right. In fact, something was stanking. There is a difference between stank and stink, in case you didn't know. Stank is...
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This might make you mad at first, hang in there
This post might sound a little harsh, you might get mad at first, but stick with it, and I think it will really help you. If you are overweight, out of shape, not where you want to be in life, broke, etc... it is on you. Some of us have had more opportunities in...
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Level One Nutrition Course enrolling new members now!
Last week I shared with you about how important taking control of mindless eating is. How it can be the deciding factor in your whether or not you reach your goals. Mastering mindless eating is actually a skill that can be taught. That is what is covered in the Level...
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Mindless Margins, Smaller Plates, and Nutrition Coaching
I'm reading a book about the great basketball coach John Wooden. He was known for his strict attention to even the smallest details. He had a rationale for that too: "Big things are accomplished only through the perfection of minor details." This quote reminded me of...
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“Treat yourself like you would someone you are responsible for helping.”
When your child gets sick, what do you do? How about your pet? Or aging parents? My hope is that your answer is, ‘Whatever it takes to get them better and here is a million dollars Joe.” We do a great job of taking care of others, especially if they are not doing so...
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On Friday I mentioned a term called deep health that I learned from Precision Nutrition. They are, what I consider the top source of relevant and effective nutrition information out there today. Here is the definition in their own words: “At Precision Nutrition we...
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Interesting research (part 2)
Thanks for the great feedback last week on the latest research info. Here are some more so you can sound really smart in front of your friends. You can trick your body into thinking you are full. A British study had people eat a 3 egg omelet and they told one group...
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Interesting research (part 1)
Every week I go through and check out some of the latest research that is being done in health and fitness. My favorite sources are professional magazines I get, research websites, and talking to other people in the industry. I wanted to share a few interesting...
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This made me quit whining
Our church collects food for the food pantry at St. Paul United Methodist Church. People come and drop their food off at our church once a month and it is my job to collect all of it to bring to St. Paul’s. Maybe takes me a couple of hours to do, but I was really...
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What I learned from a hermit
I just got finished reading "The Stranger in the Woods" subtitle The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit by Michale Finkel. Really interesting book about a man who lived in the woods in Maine for 27 years without speaking to anyone. Spoiler alert, it gets...
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What I shared on the news
Had a great time going on the news this weekend to talk about beating the winter blues. It is a tough stretch of the year when it is dark, cold, and rainy almost every day it seems like. Then you throw in the fact that people on TV are dying of tragic, Crock Pot...
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