One year ago today, the readers of Bodysmart News and I began a conversation about how our lifestyles can become smarter.

One year into this new beginning, the signs of a smarter health conscious group of people in our local communities are evident. Smarter thinking is creating a more sophisticated mindset of what [...]

Everyone is asking me. “How’s that year long weight loss program going with such and such. Is he losing weight? How much?” Since I don’t offer specifics about particular clients, my comments appear vague leaving the impression they may not be doing so well! This is frustrating of course [...]

This is a video I like. The reason I like it is not so much because of the information regarding how changing one thing about us can alter many areas of our health, but because of the manner in which it is presented. Typically, health writers, health presenters and those in the [...]

The letter below is from an email I received recently from a client who trains with me at the Serenata Beach Club.
I think you will find it interesting.

Hi Kim,
Daughter Barbara from NM was visiting and left yesterday. She asked me to ask you this question.
Barbara goes to Jazzercise classes. Her young instructor [...]

A while back, I started a project called Movement is Life, which is still running and provides many of my clients with weekly progressive online cardiovascular exercises designed for healthy living and weight loss. As I look back into why it has taken off, I realize that movement is the impetus [...]

Integrated thoughts from the American Council on Exercise and myself.

NationalProjections

1. Obesity Awareness

Losing weight will continue to be the primary reason consumers seek personal training support as the public responds to the expanded messaging concerning the dangers of physical inactivity and obesity. The recently released Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index report that showed a modest [...]

In these hectic times with banks failing, massive mortgage defaults, and market crashes, looking beyond our personal finances into the one investment we can’t live without, our health, is gaining traction.

Health and economics are now intertwined. Without robust health, we are personally bankrupt. Within 20 years many economists project our healthcare costs [...]

There is a story I’ve heard. And like many stories, the question is never whether it is real, but whether you can learn something from it. Here’s one such story that if you are aiming to improve your health and lose weight, you should read.

Picasso is touring a school with someone who wants to know [...]

The seated cable row is a mid back exercise that once learned correctly can be adapted efficiently into most types of training programs. Great for the posture muscles and suited for those who aim to feel lean and tall, this exercise is a back to the basics must do. No pun intended!

For the novice exerciser [...]

The most superb linguine and clam sauce I ever had was with John at Nobbs Hill Café in San Francisco. Its flavor was so amazing! I had enjoyed clam sauce at a number of wonderful restaurants both here and in Europe, and this was the most delectable clam sauce I’d ever eaten.

I asked [...]

The work I am doing now requires more skills and discipline than I typically exert. It is especially taking more discipline because I’m working on a more concise writing style and my personal blogging deadlines are looming. At the same time, I am working with a renewed vigor on my training [...]