I am 83 years old, and have trained with weights for much of my life, since age 15.   I read the fitness magazines and books, and learned the training lore of the time. In my adult life, (after getting involved in the running craze of the time) I trained at the local athletic club. Read more…

“I don’t get why I’m not losing weight” . . . . This is a common statement with clients I work with. They weigh themselves after what they perceive to be a great week of training and clean eating, only to see the scale display the same number as last week.

I am 48 years old.  I plan to be on this rotating rock for at least another 50 years. 

Finances are often seen as a barrier to improving health. I’ve had this conversation many times — as a matter of fact I had it just the other day with a cousin of mine. He told me he wanted to “get in shape & start eating better”, but he knew it was expensive and didn’t Read more…

Overtraining is something that is far too common and often overlooked. People often have these “all or nothing”, “no days off”, and “more is better” mentalities that are not sustainable. I can attest to this because I used to have that same mentality. I would beat myself into the ground on a daily basis and Read more…

It’s August.  We are over 7 months into 2021.  I wonder how many people have stuck with their New Year’s resolutions?  And I wonder how many of those people started out the year with a bunch of resolutions?

I used to be one of those people that considered certain foods “off limits”. One of the foods on that list was pizza. I loved pizza, but I thought I couldn’t have it in order to reach my goals. But I was wrong.  I learned a way to have my pizza……and eat it too.  

The game of golf has really taken off over the past year and a half. Countless people of all ages and abilities have flocked to the golf course to begin a new hobby and means of exercise. Take enough swings and you’ll soon realize that the sport asks a lot of your body.

I have a friend named Dave.  He is a former active duty U.S. Marine.  Not long ago, Dave learned the hard way, the importance of the first step in body transformation. Dave weighed 328 pounds and because he didn’t first focus on getting in the right mindset, he almost gave up and threw in the Read more…

The human body has about 600 muscles. The number of different (and safe) dumbbell exercises that have been invented is probably over 100. So, how many movements should you be doing?