The 4 Best Tips You Can Use To Get Fit When You’re Busy
Most people today complain about being too busy. And it’s understandable. Between work, family, and your social life I’m sure it’s hard to imagine fitting anything else onto your plate. But if you have a goal you want to accomplish, the fact of the matter is, you have to put in the work. This is…
What The Flash Can Teach You About Weight Loss
I admit it. I’m a huge superhero nerd. Whenever a new Marvel or DC comics movie comes out, I always see it on opening weekend. I love the action, adventure, and my favorite superheroes coming to life on the big screen. In recent years though, there’s been a big shift into the content made available…
Why Gaining Muscle Is Important (Especially For Women)
“This won’t make my thighs bigger, will it?” That’s the exact question I received from a female client when we were doing squats recently. And unfortunately, it’s a question many women have at the gym due to mainstream media’s misunderstanding of muscle. The word muscle is a somewhat divisive term in the health and fitness…
1 Strategy To Prevent You From Sitting All Day While You’re At Work
A couple of months ago, I was asked to give a talk at an architecture firm. Their employees sit for most of the work day, and they wanted me to discuss some things they could do to offset some of the negative consequences of prolonged sitting. Sedentary activity has been shown to decrease health. A…
Are You Sabotaging Your Health And Fitness Goals?
A fitness goal isn’t always easy to accomplish. Common ones include: losing excess weight, getting 6-pack abs, performing your first pull up, or deadlifting your own bodyweight. These types of goals can take weeks, months, even years to accomplish. I’d venture to say that the majority of our society has some sort of health and fitness…
The Truth About Weight Loss
According to a new study done this year, 49% of Americans want to lose weight (1). When you think about the fact that there are over 320 million people living in the United States, 49% is a ton of people who think they’d look better if they shed a few pounds. The unfortunate thing about…
1 Easy Way To Make Any Exercise Harder
Variety seems to be what all gym-goers are chasing. If you were to follow the same person at the gym for several weeks, you’d probably notice they do something different each time they workout. There seems to be this idea floating around that you have to constantly change your workout routine or “confuse” your muscles…
28 Tips To Improve Your Health And Fitness
I’ve worked with a lot of clients over the past few years. Each one of them being different than the next. They’ve had their own struggles and challenges and had to learn how to overcome them as they attempted to accomplish their health and fitness goals. The cool thing is, I’ve learned a lot along…
A Super Simple Workout Template When You’re On The Go
We live in a busy world. My wife, Candice, and I were in New York City a couple of months ago. I’d been there five years ago, but didn’t remember too much about the trip (other than the tourist attractions of course). One thing that stuck out to me, this time around, was all the…
Is Cardio Or Strength Training Better For Weight Loss?
Recently, one of my clients asked me a common question within the fitness world. The age old debate of cardio versus strength training for weight loss. To many, exercise may seem like nothing more than being more “physically active”. They believe if they are more active (whether that be on a treadmill or in the free…