Relentless Positivity
Hanger Danger in New Orleans
My wife and I took the train down to New Orleans for a wedding a few years ago. The train is a pretty awesome way to travel if you aren't in a hurry by the way. We get there pretty late, by my standards any way. It was about 10pm, so it was pretty dark out. The...
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Why you gained weight when you started exercising
This phenomenon is one of the main reasons I have done some unspeakable things to scales over the years. A much more accurate way to see how you are progressing is to see how many inches you have lost, how your clothes are fitting, or body fat percentage lost. Weight...
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This makes you 97% more likely to be obese
We all do it, whether we admit it or not. Watch too much TV. Does this routine look familiar? Get home from work, change clothes, eat dinner, settle down on the couch for a few hours of TV. It happens right? You're exhausted from the day and all you want to do is...
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5 Ways to get kids to exercise
Children are developing habits right now that they will carry for life. Several studies have shown that by the time you are 13, most of your habits are fully formed. That is scary. As parents, grandparents, aunts uncles, or anyone who cares about kids we guide them...
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The True Love Partner Workout
You know the old saying "Couples that sweat together stay together"? Whoever came up with that saying was not married to a fitness coach. Little advice for any young coach looking to give tips to their significant other. Just skip the advice giving and go straight...
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Your word of the year
Do you have a word of the year? I'm not talking about the Oxford Dictionary Word of the year. By the way, do you know what "word" won last year? That emoji that looks like it's crying. It's officially called "Face with tears of Joy". Now you have some worthless...
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Jerry Seinfeld's Secret To Success
Jerry Seinfeld was asked his advice on how someone could become a great comedian. I found his answer really helpful and wanted to share it with you. He told them that the first thing they should do is get a big wall calendar and hang it up. Next thing you do is write...
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The Official JMF Super Bowl 50 Workout
I'm really looking forward to this year's Super Bowl. Two teams I enjoy watching, lots of cool story lines, and a good chance there will some dancing. I know what you're thinking. "Joe, I enjoy watching the Super Bowl like a normal person, but is there any way I could...
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I Do The Hip Hop Abs
I was talking to an 80 year old man at my church one day and we got talking about exercise. He asked me what all I did to stay in shape, so we discussed that for awhile. I asked him what he did to look so good at 80 years old and things got serious. He said, "Well,...
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4 Lessons from the "Wild"
I'm reading a book called "Wild" by Cheryl Strayed about a woman who decided to hike along the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) by herself. Her route would take her over a thousand miles and she had never backpacked in her life. What could go wrong? As you can imagine, lots...
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"I'm here to get abs."
This kid walked into his first day of our Adventures in Fitness Kid's Camp, looked around, and said "I'm here to get abs." He didn't even crack a smile! He was dead serious. And then his brother flexed one of his biceps at me and said, "Well I'm here to get...
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How did I let this happen?
You know what has been life changing for me? Grocery pickup at Walmart. It is awesome and means that I get to take a longer nap on Sunday. For me, that is worth it's weight in gold. Ah, if 18 year old Me could see how I'm living it up now! Around Christmas we...
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How do people go to work after this???
On Monday I started taking jiu-jitsu again. It’s definitely out of my comfort zone, since it has been so long and I didn’t know anyone that would be in the class. I had all these excuses built up in my head for why I shouldn’t go. -It’s too hard. -I won’t be any...
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Adventure Hiking Classes Are Back!
I've always wanted to do a back by popular demand announcement. So back by popular demand it is our: Adventure Hiking Classes! We did these awhile back and everyone had a blast. The very first hike will be on Saturday January 23th at 9am. What to expect: ...
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You need to hear this (tough love)
I thought I might need to balance out Wednesdays feel good post with something that could be construed as a little harsher, but something you need to hear. -You are the reason you are overweight -You are the reason you don't exercise -You are the reason you aren't...
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