Where Has ‘Doing Nothing’ Gotten You?

I'm writing this to serve up a reality check. Not one to make you angry or make you feel bad about yourself, but one that will maybe get you to realize that you can literally take control of your health immediately. Your inbox, TV and social media feeds are about to get flooded with 2017 …

Utilize Limited Time

This time of year is my favorite. There's always something going on, there never seems to be enough days in the week or hours in a day. Yet, for some reason, I embrace that type of crazy. With less time, there's an added pressure to make sure you use your time a bit more wisely. You …

5 Things to NOT Worry About

So, there are generally a number of different considerations one must be aware of in order to regain their health and "get in better shape". This varies quite a bit from person to person, but there is a good chance you are worrying about a whole host of other things that may not really matter …

Trash the Negative

One of the first and most basic steps to success, be it in relationships, work or your health, is to stop giving so much attention to the negative. It's absolutely draining! Do you find yourself focusing on all the areas of your body and your life that you don't love? Do you make it a …

5 Unorthodox “To-Do’s” to Get Healthy Now

So, while we all want fitness and health success immediately, there's a really good chance it's not going to happen that way. Ultimately, your end goal will need time, patience and constant restructuring; and an end goal becomes a never-ending goal. Becoming the kind of healthy and fit that is sustainable is not an end goal. …

Why Aren’t You Good Enough?

  Alright. I'm going to get a little cheesy here, so bear with me. You have to understand that day in and day out I work with women who literally do not think they are good enough. They poke at their hips, pull at their stomachs, compare themselves to every woman around them and avoid looking at …

Let Your Trainer Teach You

Story time! You're super pumped. You've been watching this über fit trainer at your gym train client after client. He's got swag. He's got personality. He's got muscles. You think, "It's time." So you book an evaluation with your aesthetically pleasing trainer; we'll call him Skip. Skip is super friendly and he seems to have all …

Small Changes

I know. That's not what you want to hear. Small changes lead to big ones. So, let me ask you this: Have your grandiose, life-altering, 180 degree changes in the past lead you to your ultimate goals? I'm thinking, probably not. Humor me; read on and see if maybe a few changes can be lasting …

Leave the Resolutioners Alone & Do You

I'll be the first to admit it. There are times when I think, "Welp, here goes another year of people coming in here, guns blazing, everything is changing this year" attitudes are back. It's not that I don't wish them well. In fact, it's quite the opposite. My livelihood thrives on helping these people and I …

I could, if…

What if you changed"I could if" to "I will because"? Can you imagine all of the things you would actually accomplish? "I could get a walk in each night if there were more hours in a day." Sorry folks; there will be no more hours. Only 24. Forever. So, how about this: "I will get a walk in everyday because …