Why are these fellas so happy? My dog Achilles sometimes just sits on his ass, tongue out, and a big smile. Oblivious to anything other than his own eternal aura of happiness. It makes me wonder what makes him so darn happy and whether these same principles can be applied to us mere humans. So… Continue reading What We Can Learn From Dogs About Gratitude
How your diet is impacting your fitness progress
Why can’t you out train a bad diet? There are many sayings out there that hold merit within the health and wellness industry, one of which is the aforementioned “You can’t out-train a bad diet” and despite its popularity, it’s often lacking the substance needed to drive home its importance. This is how your diet… Continue reading How your diet is impacting your fitness progress
Core Bracing: How to Start and How Can it Help You
Core Bracing Helps Your Back Throughout my time as a trainer, I can’t count the number of times I’ve heard: My goal is to become… Oh but I also really want to have a nice defined core… To be fair, this is great and all but, I always try to take my clients a step… Continue reading Core Bracing: How to Start and How Can it Help You
How to Write a Better Fitness Program with these 6 Tips
Fitness Program “What do you guys write in those things?” one of my clients asked in regards to their program journals. If you are new to the gym, a program may seem like a complex mathematical formula with reps, sets, weight numbers, and exercises, How to write a better fitness program with these 6 tips?… Continue reading How to Write a Better Fitness Program with these 6 Tips
Become a Master Wizard of These 4 Spells / Moves
Getting started When less experienced clients ask me what they should be doing on their own, I usually will say something like “keep it simple, safe, and effective; burn calories and don’t hurt yourself”. How to be a master of moves? After that, I like to introduce the idea that if you are just starting… Continue reading Become a Master Wizard of These 4 Spells / Moves
Why Is it So Hard To Be Healthy?
Inactivity Negatively Impacts Health Four facts that keep me thinking about how to be healthy on a consistent basis are: Physical inactivity contributes to 9% of premature deaths in adults. Maintaining a healthy body weight and exercising regularly are two of four health behaviors (the other two being not drinking your face off and not… Continue reading Why Is it So Hard To Be Healthy?
What does athleticism mean to you?
Ath•let•i•cism The physical qualities that are characteristic of athletes, such as strength, fitness, and agility. This is what athleticism means to you. My personal definition of what athleticism looks like has evolved a lot over the past 20+ years. At one point, I thought that it meant visible abs, a strict split training program and… Continue reading What does athleticism mean to you?
What do William Dafoe and CLIENTEL3 have in common?
The Benefits of Exercise The benefits of exercise are not a secret; the same way acknowledgment of William Dafoe as a fantastic and well-established actor is widely known. However, within the simple act of engaging in positive health behaviors, you will begin to discover the many other less obvious benefits of exercise. In the same… Continue reading What do William Dafoe and CLIENTEL3 have in common?
How To Safely Stay Active During Pregnancy
Pregnancy Challenges When I first went to see my midwife during my first trimester, I had a bunch of questions since this little nugget is my first baby. All those questions were related to things I was allowed to eat or not to eat and what I could do/ not do. And let’s be real,… Continue reading How To Safely Stay Active During Pregnancy
Technique Tips for the “Big 3”
9 Technique Tips Bench Press, Deadlift, and Squats. These are the “Big 3” when it comes to weightlifting. Almost everyone wants to or has performed them depending on their exercise experience or training age. But do you really know if you are doing them correctly? I have seen people perform these lifts with both stellar… Continue reading Technique Tips for the “Big 3”