One of the biggest mental shifts I have ever made when it came to making better decisions and ultimately working toward my Ideal health, fitness, weight, and lifestyle was substituting one four-letter word for another. Instead of thinking: ‘Should I spend my time doing this, I switched to thinking — ‘Should I spend my life doing this.’ See, sometimes…
DetailsFriday!! Woooo Hooo! You worked hard this week, you exercised hard, and you managed your house, family, and yourself. Also it’s Super Bowl weekend. So It’s time to totally let loose, relax, and indulge – Right? Well, not exactly. If you want to maintain all the progress from your hard work of exercise, clean eating,…
DetailsJanuary has come and gone, and so have most people’s New Year’s Resolutions. The year usually begins with a flurry of activity … new workouts, a new diet, and a fresh start. And by the time February arrives, most of us have run out of gas (and motivation) and fallen back into our old habits.…
DetailsDo you ever find yourself saying something along the lines of I’ll be _____ when [sometime in the future when all the stars align or when you achieve a certain result]? Let me give you some examples: I’ll be happy when I lose this excess weight. I’ll be more confident when I find the man…
DetailsI love the start of a new month because it’s an opportunity to get a fresh start. January is over, and that means lots of people who started the New Year with the best intentions have already given up on their exercise program. That’s not you, right? Even if it is, you and you ALONE…
DetailsYou know the expression, “the only person who can stop you is YOU?” It’s so true. A mind is a goal-achieving machine. It will produce actions and outcomes that are always 100% aligned with our beliefs. Yes, you read that right: ALWAYS. So, if you hear yourself saying: “Losing weight is difficult,” then losing weight…
DetailsThe name of the game as we get older is to continue being able to do all the things we love to do without pain or injury. Personally, I’m turning 55 this year and look better than in my 40’s, and actually as fit as I need to be, and feel overall good. Do I…
DetailsYes it’s true: You can lose weight without diet or exercise. Is it my recommendation? No. I believe the trifecta of health is an activity for mental, emotional, and physical. But sometimes training isn’t feasible and my clients still want to lose weight or just get started slowly. And that’s Ok. So in response to…
DetailsHave you ever gotten injured doing an exercise and heard your doctor say, “Well, don’t do that exercise anymore?” There’s a better answer. For coaches like me, it’s important to ask the right questions in order to get the right answer. Instead of focusing on the exercise, you were doing when you felt a pull…
DetailsIn these crazy times, it’s important to understand a critical concept that could mean the difference between sticking with your fitness plan in the New Year and giving up. It’s your capacity. What’s your capacity? Your capacity is how much stress (i.e. load) your body can endure in a given day before pain and injury…
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