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Body Change: How to increase your results, and avoiding the vampires
Well hello my beautiful little gym puppies; all excited and full of swagger, yet scared at anything new. I’m the same way – wanting to do what I’m best and most comfortable at, and shying away from anything remotely foreign to...
Depression Vs Anxiety
Hello everyone and welcome back to the blog. Today’s topic is a ‘light’ discussion on the subtle difference between depression and anxiety. I’ll throw the obligatory “I’m neither a doctor nor a psychiatrist” rant here. Please,...
Russian Twist Do’s and Don’ts
Hello to all of my fitness readers trying to get the most of out exercise, and most importantly to the people who want exercise to be a benefit and not a source of future pain. The Russian Twist is usually performed seated on...
Ancestral Eating in the 21st Century
“If you’re going to eat like a caveman without moving like a caveman, you’re going to have a bad time.” Whatever you want to call it (the paleo diet, the primal blueprint, the carnivore diet, etc), this conversation around...
Listen to the Bees for a safe Workout
Ever wonder why they call it working out? After 6 years of being a personal trainer, the answer is pretty obvious: working out is not only work, but it’s hard! Our nervous system loves to optimize for the easiest and most...
Trouble Losing Weight? Diet and Exercise might not be the answer!
I’m about to say something controversial: diet and exercise are not the most important parts of losing weight. Yup, that’s right. A personal trainer saying that there are more important things involved that the very reason...
The Many Factors of Weightloss, and Easy Tips to Help Lose Weight
It’s the New Year. You’ve been at the gym every day for a month, and seen no results. In fact, you’re more tired and hungrier than ever. You just don’t understand. You’ve heard the stories for years: cardio and weight training...
Workout with the Magic School Bus
Years ago, Miss Frizzle and the Magic School Bus gang explored a world without friction. What ensued was a colorful depiction of chaos, and a valuable lesson on how our bodies are affected by the world around us. These days, I...
Stop Storing Nuts and Start Living
Like a squirrel storing nuts, our brain uses our physical tissue as a storage system for emotions and intense experiences. This phenomenon is not fully understood by modern medicine, but has been known of for centuries in...