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Everyday Strength After 50: The Exercises You Already Do Every Day.

When you hear the words “strength training,” what comes to mind?   Maybe biceps. Abs. Leg muscles. Machines with diagrams showing which body part you’re supposed to work.   There’s nothing wrong with thinking about muscles. But after 50, there’s another way to look at strength training that can make...

Is Your Metabolism Really To Blame?

Often times it is hard to be a self-critic, we all think we’re the best drivers, eat well, work the hardest etc. It is simply how the human brain is wired, we sometimes think that we are better at things than we actually are. It’s not our fault, we don’t...

Easy Grocery Shopping Tips

Making a list before heading to the store can be for more than making sure you don’t forget anything. It can be a great teaching tool and an easy way to control what you’re eating. It’s hard to eat something if you don’t buy it.   Let’s start with...

Why Cardio Is Not The Answer!

You are frustrated because you are going to the gym and not seeing the results that you want. You may feel a little better and have some more energy but you are so focused on the scale and you don’t see it moving. ...

Life Doesn’t Stop and Neither Should Your Fitness

Life doesn’t stop and neither should your fitness. Epic statement, I know. I believe that people and the person is capable of so much when the mindset is geared towards a goal and uses strategies to seek out those goals, even during moments of great stress and days of endless...

Who Controls Who? Your Mind Or Your Body?

Recently I have been listening to a book about a guy who pushes his body to the limits, far past the limits of what seems humanly possible. The big thing he talks about is being able to control his mind and tell himself that he can do certain things.  ...

A Goal Without A Path Is Just A Wish

We often talk about how to set a goal and reach it. We talk about the different steps to get there and outline a few strategies to help.   Today I want to share with you a strategy I am using to work with a client to reach his goal...