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 for creating a [...]

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 [...]

Imagine that you are not really a builder but you are a very handy person, someone who is handy enough to cobble together a beach shack, your dream getaway. Because you are so handy, you think of yourself as a builder and you do it. You buy a spot on [...]

Many of you have been reading my blog for a couple of years now. And it has occured to me that often times I write very differently than other health writers. This may be viewed as a positive trait by some yet a negative trait by others. Hopefully you are in the former group! [...]

Do you ever wonder why you are successful at managing your career, your kids, your budget, and your often crazy social calendar, but for some mad reason, you can’t manage your weight? You’ve got what it takes – you just need a little coaching.

“Do not look for expensive cures, new age fads.
Examine [...]