Is 149 minutes enough? Apparently not. The mismatch between the objective of guidelines we are given and the way our brain perceives those messages creates trouble.
The Zero-Second Rule Diet
The 5-second rule works (not really though) for hard junk foods. A Zero-Second diet should lead you toward healthier food options since most healthy foods would pick up a lot of gross stuff if it touched the floor at all.
More Exercise, More Obesity, Twice the Guidelines!
More people than ever are obese. More people than ever are meeting government guidelines for exercise, and the government guidelines for physical activity just doubled from what they used to be. Confused? Frustrated? Confrustrated? When I read stories about health, fitness, and obesity in the media, I understand why many people throw their hands up […]
Successes that Surprise You
What often gets you the most excited about fitness is when you find yourself doing something you didn’t set as a goal and weren’t sure was even possible. When you get fitter it happens broadly, making so many little things better that it is impossible to predict what they will be. We have our stated […]
Change is Hard Unless It is Easy
The “facts” of fitness aren’t hard to figure out. The “how” is relatively easy to access. It’s available in countless books, websites, and apps. But it’s long, hard, and boring. So a lot of people struggle. The perception that to get in shape, you have to give up everything that tastes good and is fun, […]
The Secret to Getting in Shape? You can’t
“I need to get in shape.” Good. I’ve got the secret for you. Stop trying. You can’t “get in shape.” Because you don’t care about getting in shape. To help you care, you don’t need an answer, but rather a question – or three. What does “get in shape” look like and feel like to […]
Are you a Toe-Dipper?
Do you often have an all-or-nothing approach to fitness? Does this keep you moving forward and backward – never really making any real and lasting progress. It could be that you’re not following your own instincts about how best to try new challenges. We are all familiar with many of the popular motivational slogans such […]
Fungevity – It’s like longevity for your fun
What’s your Fungevity? “Wait, what is fungevity?” While we were both speaking at an event, I had a conversation with Tony Horton – creator of P90X – and without realizing it, he dropped a bombshell on me. We were discussing the common reasons people say they exercise. One of which is to live longer – […]
Do You Suffer from AMS – Acute Motion Starvation?
Do you suffer from Acute Motion Starvation? Many people are unaware that they do. Do you have any of the following symptoms? Your body hurts in one or more places with no real reason (no pathology or other injury) You work out 2-3 days a week but don’t move too much apart from the workouts Your […]
The Goal You Never Knew You Had
There is one goal I have heard more than any other, but… It is almost never the first, or even the second, goal people mention. Every trainer-client relationship begins with some version of “What are your goals?” And now that I have been working in fitness for 20 years, I have reflected on what really […]