Relentless Positivity
I flew over the handlebars!
My wife was out of town last week, so I got the opportunity to do some bonding with my son. It was awesome! We lifted weights, played basketball, ate ice cream, watched cheesy movies, and rode bikes. All was going well until the first bike ride... I was riding a...
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Self Care Checklist
I shared a Self Care Checklist on Facebook last week and it seemed to hit a nerve with a lot of people. So I thought this might be able to help you. We are all so busy that we neglect the most important person in our lives, ourselves. Here it is:-Get 7-8 hours...
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How much exercise is enough?
I wanted to share a few insights that I found interesting from the latest report from the Department of Health and Human Services. The report, Physical Activity Guidelines Advisory Committee Scientific Report, is an update from the 2008 recommendations they made. A...
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5 Steps To Better Sleep
https://youtu.be/AYLu-tB2KeU We all know that sleep is important, but how many of us are taking steps to get more and better quality sleep? Since my schedule doesn't always allow for more quantity of sleep, I am always looking for ways to increase the quality of my...
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Getting rid of sore muscles
A Common Go-To Solution One of the worst parts of exercising can be when you are so sore it makes you miserable. There are a few ways to help speed up the healing of these sore muscles, as well as prevent a lot of it as well. I put together a short video discussing a...
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The time I got the Man Mange in Ireland
I moved to Ireland when I was 21 to work in a pub for the summer. The last two weeks I was over there, my older brother Tony came over and we traveled along the coast of Ireland. Our only guide was one of those Fodor's travel books. Kids don't know the struggle! We...
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The 5 Whys
I want to let you in on a secret ninja trick that fitness professionals use. I call it the 5 Whys, other people call it other things. Precision Nutrition has an excellent article on it with a ton of other great info as well. Check the link here ---> The Best...
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When you’re just not feeling it
Raise your hand if allergies are making you rethink all of your life choices. How bad do I really need to live here? How soon until we are on the moon? I wonder if I would be allergic to all that moon dust. This has been one of the worst years in recent memory. I saw...
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Where are your shoulders?
I have a homework assignment for you today. Check in with yourself every hour and ask yourself, "Where are my shoulders?" If you are like most of us, the answer will usually be that your shoulders are shrugged up almost into your ears most of the day. Your shoulders...
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Nutrition Paralysis By Analysis
The grocery store can be a very confusing place. All the fancy packaging touting the latest health foods. Wait, is this really healthy? The siren song of the snack aisle is calling you. It can become too much! This is a paraphrase of a message I received recently: "I...
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The Thief of Joy
Years ago I trained a client who was late almost every time. Somewhere a person is reading this and wondering if I am talking about them. Since they were late so often, I asked them one time why she was late every single time since we start at the same time every...
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The number on the scale is the least important part
There are a lot of people out there that have weight loss as a goal. My guess is, you either know someone with that goal or you are someone with that goal. What if we approached weight loss a little bit differently? What if the number on the scale was the LEAST...
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That Lizard Brain
I was listening to an interview by Dr. David Perlmutter, neurologist and author of Grain Brain, yesterday and was really impressed with his ideas. I didn't agree with everything he had to say, but thought he had some really interesting information to share. When...
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Did you know this about me?
Yep. Cover of a book, in a t-shirt. SMH... Anyone who has ever done any writing knows how painful it can be. Sometimes I will just stare at a blank screen hoping some words will magically jump on the screen. If you have read any of my posts, you probably realize...
read moreThe nastiest hotel I’ve ever stayed in!
My son had a basketball tournament a few weeks ago in Birmingham and we waited until the last minute to get a hotel room. Since there were two huge tournaments going on, this was a huge mistake. The only one I could find was what I kept referring to as a Character...
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