My newsletter covers a wide range of fitness, nutrition and wellness topics designed to inform and motivate. I believe fitness is not a “one-size fits all” solution. Rather, it is a culmination of multiple disciplines based on sound knowledge and solid fundamental, scientific principles.
Most people would agree that exercise is a very good thing. Whether we are getting enough or any at all is another topic of discussion. But if exercise is good then more must be better, right? Wrong! Too much of anything is no good and unfortunately there are those who think the same rules don’t [...]
With the unofficial kick off to summer just weeks away, the frantic scramble begins for the beach body and the coveted six pack abs. Let me save everyone a lot of aggravation. You can work your abs as hard as you want; do all the senseless cardio you want; train like an unchained beast. But [...]
I suppose I’m at that stage in my life now where it seems almost weekly where celebrities, athletes, and other famous people I grew up with are now starting to leave us. A little over a month ago a man that most people outside of the strength training and bodybuilding worlds would not even recognize [...]
I generally share fitness, nutrition, and various other health topics in my posts but today I wanted to share with you a personal story, although the messages still ring loud and clear as it pertains to the usual subject matter. So if you’d like to read on and hear about my journey to running the [...]
Exercise has become very complex over the years, so much that even Webster’s definition of the word has so many meanings. For the discussion of this post, I’m of course referring to exercise as a means of physical exertion, or as one of the many definitions of the word Webster’s describes as “bodily exertion for [...]
What a year it has been, and it’s only February! Nothing like full speed ahead to warmer months I say. I apologize for the recent lull in posts but as soon as the calendar turned, so did the increase in the dedicated and committed. I hope your year is off and running as well and [...]
I’m hoping your 2012 was a great year, but I’m hoping for an even better 2013 for you. Last year, I challenged you to the 100 Push Up a Day Challenge. (a summary of that will appear in a future post shortly). But this year, I wanted to pose to you a different challenge; one [...]
(This is Part 10 of a 12 part series to provide you with some helpful fitness tips over the holiday season) Excuses. Excuses. Excuses. As a fitness professional for almost 20 years, I’ve heard them all. None of them are any good, particularly when they’re accompanied by the justification for them. Just say “no” and [...]
(This is Part 9 of a 12 part series to provide you with some helpful fitness tips over the holiday season) This is not going to sound good, but fitness is not all what it is cracked up to be. Before you think I’ve sold out, let me explain. Fitness, more specifically, physical movement is [...]
Today’s holiday fitness tip is short and to the point, just as it should be when you approach your workout. Forget about thinking you need to put in an hour at the gym or making the excuse that you just don’t have the time. Get at it and get on with your day. #1: Use [...]
(This is Part 6 of a 12 part series to provide you with some helpful fitness tips over the holiday season) Fitness and nutrition. The two are almost as inseparable as chocolate and peanut butter. Fitness is not optimal without a sound and healthy nutrition plan and eating well lends itself to being fit. A [...]
(This is Part 5 of a 12 part series to provide you with some helpful fitness tips over the holiday season) I can remember vividly the day I got my first car. I had been driving for almost a year using mom and dad’s car on the weekends, but this one was my own! As [...]
Health care has been a hot topic for several years now, from the rising costs of health care and the hard working citizens who can’t afford it to the lack of quality of health care in this country. As our top brass sit atop Capitol Hill and try to determine YOUR destiny in regards to [...]
Why would anyone go into business if they thought they were going to fail? Despite the statistics of new start ups that plunder in the first three to five years (2/3 in two years, 44% in four years) not one of them would say they took the leap of faith because they knew they would [...]
Injuries at work are common (3.7 million cases in 2008), particularly in occupations that require physical labor. But what about the white collar folks? The desk jockeys sitting in front of their computer; the salesman driving in the car from client to client; the endless work traveler. Do these workers miss days due to occupational [...]
(This is Part 12 of a 12 part series to provide you with some helpful fitness tips over the holiday season) They say the only constant is change. You are either moving forwards or backwards; there is no holding steady. Sir Issac Newton might have something to say about that though. According to his 1st [...]
(This is Part 2 of a 12 part series to provide you with some helpful fitness tips over the holiday season) Many years ago before I was even an undergrad at Penn State, I knew I wanted to help people. I had originally set out intent on working in the rehab side of things, namely [...]
For those of you who live and love to shop, these past few days have kicked off the most wonderful time of the year. Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving and unofficial kick-off to the holiday shopping season, has bargain hunters up and at it early in the morning, or even during Turkey Day itself, [...]
I am a confessed lover of sweets. Not a sugar-holic but I have an affinity for sugar – in my coffee, tea, and of course the occasional dessert. I know my limits and I understand how sugar is not so good for us, but one thing I will not succumb to is using artificial sweeteners. [...]
(This is Part 11 of a 12 part series to provide you with some helpful fitness tips over the holiday season) Make no mistake about it; the cost of food has gone up. And when you’re low on both time and money, eating healthy food is quickly replaced by processed foods because they’re quick, easy [...]
(This is Part 8 of a 12 part series to provide you with some helpful fitness tips over the holiday season) I wanted to talk to you today about artificial sweeteners because it’s been my experience over the years that there’s a lot of confusion and misconceptions revolving around these non-caloric sweeteners. Artificial sweeteners and [...]
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When there is a clearer understanding of the truth from the hype, a whole new perspective on life and exercise can be realized. I will teach you and show you the way.
