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Getting in shape isn’t easy. The work you put in is hard and your body feels tired, sore, and sometimes you want to quit. The mental aspect of fitness is not something we talk about that often but it should be. Overcoming the desire to quit can be significantly harder...

You’re busy. You have a job, a family, and things that you need to get done every day. You’re tired and stressed. You haven’t been sleeping the best. You want to take a nap around 2pm every day. You feel sluggish. Your clothes are tighter and you just aren’t feeling...

What if I told you that neither of these people was healthy? What if I told you that in order to get their bodies to look this way they had to achieve an unhealthy mental attitude towards food, and push their bodies to change beyond a functional need for muscle size...

After the birth of my first daughter, I studied up on how to be a capable parent. I combined what I read with observations I'd made throughout my life. Among the handful of values I assimilated, some of the more relevant include: emphasize the efforts that lead to...

Is it possible that thinking of exercise solely in terms of how it shapes our body, could be missing the greater WHY? For as much as we know that we should follow the health directives of our doctor, and as much as we yearn for that toned, youthful look, are these...

Think about a time in your life when purposeful action, repeated again and again, delivered you onto the doorstep of success: seeing through and acheiving a higher education even when it took more time and resources than originally anticipated pursuing and securing a...

Well, here it is: I am passionate about exercise precisely because I know it has the power to transform a person's life from: isolation to engagement depression to clarity anxiety to calm powerlessness to empowered learned helplessness to self-reliance As an adult...

We get a lot of calls this time of year from people looking to join a gym. The questions usually revolve around when we're open, what kind of equipment do we have, and how much does a membership cost. Here are answers to many of these questions. Question: How much...

Dear Member, Your decision to train with me could be the single most important modification you can make in your life to combat your generalized anxiety. Once thought to only be treatable with medication, the benefits of exercise to reduce the symptoms and associated...

We've all heard platitudes like these: "In order to succeed, you need the right mindset." OR "Without the right mindset, you won't win the game." Although not necessarily inaccurate, these statements miss the mark and are not correct uses of Mindset as coined by...

“I wish I had your metabolism.” “I just need to speed up my metabolism.” “If I eat a bunch of small meals throughout the day, I’ll have a faster metabolism.” Have you ever heard or even said something like this? When it comes to metabolism we equate everything to how...

Everyone wants to lose body fat. Big food and beverage companies know that and make products that appeal to the idea of getting skinny but still eating things that aren’t inherently good for you. We know brownies aren’t healthy but if a company puts “Low Fat” or...

Holiday feasts are just amazing. It’s not just the abundance of delicious food but also the people, the decorations, and the ambiance… It is WAY too easy (and common) to indulge on those days. It doesn’t always stop there. Sometimes we overeat on regular days. Or at...

Have you ever gotten upset with your spouse over something they did? Did you mentally walk through how you were going to “discuss” it with them? How did it go? Was there an argument? Did you get your point across or did they fight you and get upset? What was the worst...

You probably know someone who’s had a torn meniscus. It is the most common knee injury in the US. I know people that play sports and people that don’t do anything but sit at a desk all day. They all have a high risk for a tear if they don’t actively reduce that risk....

Many of you hear the word “CrossFit” and immediately dismiss the idea as something you can’t do. Many people see CrossFit, the sport, and assume that’s what the CrossFit gyms in their neighborhood are all about. It’s not. We often talk about what CrossFit is. How...

We talk to people all the time about what it takes to get started in a fitness and health program. Over the last 4 years, we’ve helped hundreds of people lose fat, get stronger, and just plain feel better about themselves. The hardest part of our jobs is getting...

Now is the right time. Stop waiting until you,... have more time the kids go back to school aren’t so busy at work feel like you’re in better shape This only gives you more time to be more out of shape, make it harder to get started, and more likely to get sick or...

Lately, I've been hearing a lot of people say their diet is ok because their "numbers" are good. Numbers that matter Unless your doctor is super up-to-date on current science and nutrition information (most aren't) the numbers you're looking at probably don't mean...

Having been in the fitness business as long as we have, we’ve helped all sorts of people improve their health and fitness. One thing we’ve learned is that everyone has a different story and no one is at the same place in life or fitness level. There is no one size...

I was on vacation recently and ended up working out at a local gym a few times. I used to workout in the traditional gym atmospheres so I knew what expect. A lot of equipment People doing different things all over the place Mirrors, lots of mirrors Why do regular gyms...