Relentless Positivity
Don't pop that!
Picture yourself happily driving down the road, letting your mind wander, and thinking about all the many things going on in your life. That's when it happens. Bang! You hit a curb REALLY hard. When you get out to inspect your car, you find out you popped a tire....
read moreDo you have an exercise personality?
If you're reading this, I'm assuming your health is a priority. You may have even made exercise a habit already. But is exercise a part of your personality? I saw this quote the other day: "It takes 21 days to form a habit, but it takes 6 months to make that habit a...
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10 Ways To Make Yourself Awesome (TBT)
I feel so cool participating in Throw Back Thursday (TBT for the cool kids). Yesterday I talked about focusing on habits, rather than resolutions. It made me think of an article I wrote for my friends at Our Valley Events. It was called "10 Ways To Make Yourself...
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"Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the face"
Have you ever heard that quote before? It's from American poet Mike Tyson. This quote applies to this time of year because it is New Year's Resolution time! I have a painful question for you. How did your resolutions end up last year? If you're like most of...
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Never thought I would be excited about this
3 years ago I was sitting in a fitness conference in Louisville, KY when I heard my name being called. I had just won a giant roll of turf for my facility! One problem. I didn't have a facility. No plan to get a gym yet either, just an idea in my head what it...
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The Feel Good Workout
https://youtu.be/1rQVdgn38Uw Some days you just don't feel like working out. There have been times in my life when that day was every day. Maybe you are sore, or tired, or stiff, or short on time. That is where The Feel Good Workout comes in. The workout...
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Avoid these 3Cs
You have probably heard of the famous book by Dale Carnegie called "How To Win Friends and Influence People". It is filled with his 30 principles on how to accomplish the title of the book. I think his first principle is one of the most important. This list of Cs...
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Then I went and TOTALLY redeemed myself!
I have a confession for you. These blogs are extremely painful to write sometimes. I'm not the greatest writer in the world and sometimes I am flat out of ideas to write about. Yesterday was one of those days. So instead I decided to take a hike and skip writing...
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10 Steps To Fat Loss Success
Here is my suggestion for this list. Take a look at what you are doing now and add in one thing from this list at a time. Start with the one that would be easiest for you to make a habit, then go from there. 1. Just Eat Real Food If you did nothing else on this...
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Healthy Chicken Wings and a Bonus Cooking Tip
Chicken wings are delicious. I like to start things off by dropping some hard hitting news like that on you. Nothing like getting that sauce all over your hands, forgetting it's on there, and rubbing your eyes. Good times. Since fried chicken wings are not that...
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I got beat up by a black belt and decided to quit
I used to be obsessed with jiu-jitsu. I loved the competition, the strategy, the subtle moves you could do that would results in tremendous results. I almost quit soon after I got started though. Things were going really well in the beginning. Great instructors,...
read moreQuick Workout of the Week (QWOW)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87jQD4QcRLk Crossfit has their WOD, I'm starting the QWOW. The Quick Workout of the Week. This time of year is super busy, but it is even more important to stay on top of your fitness. Keep your energy levels up, stress levels down,...
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Mental Toughness For Women
"A woman is like a tea bag- you never know how strong she is until she gets in hot water." I'm sure you have heard that quote before, but do you know the exercise version? It is: "I was doing really well until _______." You can fill in that blank with got sick,...
read moreThe best and worst of me in picture form
I took this picture while I was out walking the other day. My wife still makes fun of me every time we drive by this if you need a little foreshadowing. I had driven by this particular spot hundreds of times in my life. One morning I woke up and said to myself,...
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Toasty Pants and Other 5 Minute Health Fixes
It's a busy world we live in. When you get really busy, you become overwhelmed and a lot of things start eroding.Your health is usually the first thing to go, but is more important than anything else. So I came up with 5 things you can do that take 5 minutes, but...
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