Have you ever fallen off the wagon when it comes to fitness? You start off so strong – setting goals, buying new workout clothes, getting up early to hit the gym. Then after a month, 3 months, maybe even 6 months, you start to fade… the emotions that got you there just don’t seem [...]
“If you change your mindset, you have the ability to change your whole world.” ~ Damien Thomas How has your week been? Picking up where we left off from my last post: did you take time to re-charge by focusing a little more on sleeping and taking breaks when needed? [...]
Who doesn’t want to be unstoppable? Think back over the last week: was there a day where nothing went wrong? A day where nothing seemed to bother you? A day where getting either “good” or “bad” news didn’t seem to slow you down or change your mood? Where you felt super-energized and [...]
“What should I be eating for breakfast?” “Is indoor cycling a good workout?” “What can I do about my low back pain?” “Should I eliminate carbs completely?” QUESTIONS. I get a lot of them. From friends, family and members of our health club, Breakthru Fitness. I love questions because one of [...]
Do you believe you’re honest with yourself about most things? Take a minute and really think about that question. It’s hard to be honest with ourselves. In fact, it takes real courage. Why? Because when we’re being completely, totally honest with ourselves, it means we have to examine the good and the [...]
In my last post, we talked about three concrete steps you can take in boosting your energy and mental focus: Create and stick to a productive morning ritual. Figure out WHY you want to get fit – beyond just the run-of-the-mill physical reasons – so you can stay inspired to work out [...]
Do you ever wonder why more people workout on a MONDAY instead of a THURSDAY? Or why we set goals at the beginning of the year, or the week or the month? Is there something that motivates us to start something anew on a specific day, week, month or year? Yes. It’s [...]
My philosophy on clean eating has always been to focus on HABITS and not a DIET. Although we do recommend and create meal plans, I prefer the idea of guidelines that promote HABITS vs. DIET. Why is that? I believe, if we want to make changes that are consistent, over time, they [...]
A Minimum Effective Dose (MED) is defined as the smallest portion of a drug or other consumable that will produce a desired outcome. How does this apply to exercise and why is this SO IMPORTANT when it comes to training? Or to weight loss? And why should you even consider it? If [...]
Even fitness professionals have goals when it comes to their strength and fitness. And I’m no different. I have been training consistently. I was doing my strength workouts 2-3 times a week, my cardio interval workout 2-3 times a week. I was pushing myself, and working hard. But I wasn’t making progress. [...]
