Minimal Effective Dose Mentality
“People often overestimate what they can get done in one day, yet underestimate what they can get done in a lifetime.” – Some unknown sage on a mountain top It’s not a race. The majority of people I talk to about their health and fitness goals don’t care about winning a race, lifting a particular…
[ Behavior Change ] The Rider, The Elephant, and The Path
You are more than likely familiar with the concept of competing forces at work in your mind. One force is rational, logical, and intelligent. It plans and organizes. It weighs all the options that are available. It checks every angle and accounts for all the variables. It’s the part of you that starts on a…
Nutrition: The Non-Sciency Big Picture [aka – an easy read]
What do you think of when food is brought up? Many things may come to mind such as: “It is the fuel for this streamlined machine and testament to Adonis, my hero.” “It is the thing that keeps me from looking the way I want. It is the enemy.” “It is the thing that makes…
Environment Hacking for a Healthier Lifestyle
Consider how you change your behavior when you walk into the library Hopefully, you talk in lower tones (if at all), move quietly, and are considerate of those around you as you go about doing your own tasks for which you came to the library for. Why did you choose to go to the library?…
Staying Consistent With Exercise
If you aren’t exercising consistently, it doesn’t matter how great of a workout program you had planned because you simply didn’t do anything. Consistency is the most important aspect How do you stay consistent? Just do it, right? That’s what we’re supposed to tell ourselves and that’s probably the most recognized company motto in the…
Online Personal Training: Is it the right fit?
Personal training is expensive. It can also be considered a bit of a luxury since many people aren’t willing to invest $200 a week to work 1-1 with a trainer to reach their health and fitness goals even if it helps them reach those goals more quickly and safely. One-on-one personal training sessions are the ideal, but…
Why You Should Stop Forcing Motivation
“Well, I suck.” I had only worked out once a week for the past 3 weeks. My excuse? I had started “freestyling” my workouts instead of going with the tried and true plans and because I hadn’t scheduled specific workout days, my lovely procrastination problem reared its ugly head with less than desirable lifting totals. I went…
The Gym Demystified
You’ve driven by at least a few hundred of them. If you were to step inside, you might be afraid your face would look like a flash grenade went off, disorienting you, keeping you from going in any particular direction towards any part of the room. It might just be the room where you lose all…
Stop Making New Year’s Resolutions
We’ve all done it. We made a “resolution” to be better in some way because the New Year is, in a way, a new beginning, a new slate to fill with all of the good and none of the bad. It’s been 6 days since the new year began. How are those resolutions going? Resolutions…
Start With “Stupid Small”
How many times have you tried to initiate creating a good habit? If you’re anything like me after reading that question, your eyes probably got a bit bigger remembering the countless times you’ve started to do something consistently and sputtered out shortly after the initial motivation and drive went away. The good news is that you…