When I got an opportunity to review the NordicTrack S22i Studio Cycle, of course, I said yes. I had been shopping recently for an at-home option for cycling during the rainy winter months in Oregon, so ... Continue Reading
How to Fit Exercise Into Every Day
I have a two-year-old son, a one-year-old baby girl, a beautiful wife who deserves my time, a book I’m finishing, a full-time job, and an online blog and lifestyle development business. In addition to ... Continue Reading
The 30-Day Challenge that Actually Works
Before you start any fitness program or commit to a new way of eating, you have to really look at how you’ve been living and why you have been living that way. You can’t just turn the dial to awesomeness ... Continue Reading
The 10 Most Important Reasons to Squat
By the time we have reached the age of thirty, the muscles used to straighten our spines (erector spinae) and keep our shoulders from falling forward (trapezius and rhomboids), have atrophied in the ... Continue Reading
Reset Your Default to Force Adaptation
“Looks familiar, doesn't it? We've been here before, you and I, remember? I do. I think of nothing else.” – Agent Smith (Matrix - Revolutions) You’ve dedicated yourself to a training regimen. ... Continue Reading
The 20 Minute Total Body Workout
Time seems to be the most important thing in one’s life, only behind family and religion. Being a coach, I see time and time again various things come up. From the kids getting sick, to work keeping you ... Continue Reading
Goodbye Car: Dreams of Health and Wealth
I’ve always dreamed of getting rid of my car—freeing myself from my over-convenienced stupor to reconnect with the very human act of locomotion. The majority of our millions of years of human history, ... Continue Reading
She Believed She Could and She Did
Change is difficult. We become so wrapped up in being comfortable that we forget that change is what creates the next level in our lives. On September 26, 2017, I received an email from an individual who ... Continue Reading
Gambling on Fitness
Photography by Los Angeles, California artist Lauren Hillary Photography by Los Angeles, California artist Lauren Hillary On the list of my ten all-time favorite movies the top two are comic ... Continue Reading
How to Better Your Workout Experience
For some working out is a chore or necessary pain so they can look, feel, and perform better. However, it doesn't have to be that way. In fact, it shouldn't be that way. You will get better results by ... Continue Reading
Try Finding Strength and Fitness in Everyday Life
“Humans have dragged a body with a long hominid history into an overfed, malnourished, sedentary, sunlight-deficient, sleep-deprived, … and socially-isolating environment with dire consequences.” – ... Continue Reading
The Five-Alarm Method to Sneak In Your Daily Workout
Every year, swaths of the population try in vain to stick to an exercise program. More often than not, these efforts cease after just a few weeks or months. People earnestly desire to improve their health ... Continue Reading
The Bar Method for Triathletes
The Bar Method is an excellent complement to your triathlon program because of its focus on posture, strength, and mobility. It makes your body capable of improved performance because your muscles are in ... Continue Reading
The Traps Destroying Your Commitment to Your Goals
As a personal trainer, I’m always programming workouts for everyone else. While I follow a program myself sometimes, there are some days I get bored doing the same routine for 6 - 8 weeks and lose some of ... Continue Reading
Energy Boosting Hacks for Fatigue During Menopause
Are you overwhelmed with fatigue these days? I know I am. It’s mind-blowingly frustrating and yes, exhausting. During perimenopause and menopause, you may experience the relentless feeling of tiredness, ... Continue Reading
