Relentless Positivity
That time I thought I had diabetes (embarrassing)
As an example, I will tell you the story of the time I thought I had diabetes. In my defense, please keep in mind that I had a newborn son at the time and sleep was not in abundance. I woke up one morning, used the bathroom, and noticed that my urine smelled sweet....
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You look Smurferific!
Have you ever noticed that fast food places are either red or yellow interiors? Do you tend to eat more in places like that? They have done studies that show rooms that are warmer colors (red, yellow, etc...) tend to make people eat more. So what do you do? Well,...
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How to Stop People from Dumping on You
Think about the last time someone was rude to you for no reason at all. What were you feeling? Anger, frustration, and most of all confusion. And the age old question: "What's wrong with this dude?" That person is rude to you and then you walk away angry at the...
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6 Odd Ways To Have More Energy
There are a ton of things that your energy level depends on. But I wanted to focus on some things that maybe you hadn't thought about in regards to your energy. Here are 6 odd ways to increase energy: 1. Be Decisive We all have a million choices we have to make every...
read moreThe Greatest Two Points Ever
My son is playing basketball right now. This is his second year playing, but last year it was in a non-competitive league. This year is a whole different deal. He is surrounded by kids who are really good athletes and have been playing for several years at this...
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My family refuses to eat healthy!
This picture still cracks me up. One of my clients sent me this after one of her kids gave her an all-too-honest suggest about the recent food options in the house. A real life example from my awesome boot camper Katie Does this remind you of your family and/or...
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Turn your weakness into strength by Greasing the Groove
For many of the women I train, pushups are their worst enemy. They are not shy about letting me know their dislike of them either. Just trust take my word on that one. The main reason most people don't like pushups is the same reason I don't like fixing things. I'm...
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Fitness advice from Jerry Seinfeld
Jerry Seinfeld was asked his advice on how someone could become a great comedian. 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 jokes every day. Every day that you write jokes and get better...
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Your girlfriend is trying to sabotage your weight loss
My son and I were going to the library the other day to drop off some books. We tried to pull into the library parking lot, but there was not one space open. Right across the street was a church with an empty parking lot. We parked our happy little sleeves over...
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George Strait, King Cake, and Marathons
A few weeks ago I went down to New Orleans for a race. It was the Rock N' Roll Marathon series. My wife and I did a half marathon relay where we ran 8.5 miles and our partners ran the rest of the way. I was running right along and about Mile 5 I heard a magical voice...
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Cashews, Katy Perry, and Voltron
This is a direct quote from my 9 year old son last week. He was enjoying an afternoon snack of cashews, while not enjoying his homework. I walked through the room, he broke out of his trance, looked up at me accusingly, and asked about the cashews. After reminding...
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"I've changed the history of my family"
I'm reading a book by Colin Powell on leadership called It Worked For Me that is about some of the lessons he has learned over his long career. One story stood out to me and I think it would have a lot of meaning to you as well. He talked about a TV show he saw one...
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The Super Bowl XLIX Workout
The Super Bowl is on Sunday! Whether you are watching for the actual football, the commercials, for Katy Perry, or you are just there for the food you will probably be watching this weekend. Why not make it a little more interactive? Sure you will look like a freak,...
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We train for life
It has always been my philosophy that you should be well rounded in your approach to fitness. For my own personal fitness level, I have certain benchmarks I always want to be able to maintain. This has influenced the way I train my boot camp clients as well. I want...
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This is killing our brains and our bellies
Watching TV. We all do it, whether we admit it or not. We watch too much TV and it is killing our minds and our mid-sections. Does this routine look familiar? Get home from work, change clothes, eat dinner, settle down in front of the TV for the evening. If so you...
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