I am the fitness pro to clients of all levels – and there is one thing that I have seen my top level athletes do well that the rest of us should learn from. The top athletes I work with, and pro athletes everywhere, use mental motivation & “talk” as a regular part of the training… [Read more…]
December 15, 2010
New word for you: SACBE. Now stay with me & you’ll see where we’re going… This is the word for the “White Roads’ of the ancient Maya world. They were roads coated with limestone stucco, going from Maya cities inland on the Yucatan Peninsula all the way to the coast; all white so that travelers on these… [Read more…]
November 11, 2010
One of the things that bothers me the most is watching people fail to “bring it” with all of the intensity they can muster. They stop short. They cut their progress off at the knees. They fail to live up to their potential. I’m not saying you have to be “on” and all engines firing towards… [Read more…]
September 12, 2010
You want small results? Take small steps. As a fitness pro, I hear the most ridiculous excuses (they are excuses) from people who would like to say that they are ‘still moving forward’ on this whole happy, healthy, fit life thing but are really fooling themselves into thinking the most miniscule lifestyle improvements are making… [Read more…]
August 11, 2010
Without spoiling anything for those of you haven’t yet seen ‘Inception’, the movie produces several thoughts that, if applied to your own life, could actually help you live more optimally fit than you thought possible. No doubt about it – ‘Inception’ is a heavy movie – but I could see it being used in the… [Read more…]
June 16, 2010
No judgment here, but just what kind of person are you? This question has been tumbling around with me lately as I watch people who are realizing that they ARE capable of rising up above whatever they previously thought they were. These are the people who are realizing they are indeed the ‘kind of person who jogs/sweats/picks nutritious foods/considers themselves… [Read more…]
June 4, 2010
When did we put start putting “kid gloves” on before talking with adults about their fitness, health, exercise & nutrition habits? The way many adults talk about their health, fitness & wellness habits…is like Noah saying the Great Flood was just a spring shower. Our estimations of what we are, how much we do, and… [Read more…]
May 11, 2010
Last post got you doing some self-check on if you’re out there DOING something. Hopefully you either found that you either are out there using your body to go see the world, or you decided you’d like to use your body more to go see the world. Woo hoo! Once you’re out there doing something… [Read more…]
May 9, 2010
There is much to do in this world. Get dinner on the table. Teach your kids to be upstanding citizens. Meet work deadlines. And oh yeah, have some serious fun. Love others passionately. Go after greatness. Do you remember to do those last 3 nearly as often as you remember the first three? We generally… [Read more…]
March 31, 2010
5am workouts need a different kind of workout music. At our performance center, we have Pandora on the computer with a bunch of channels so our clients can pick the workout music they want to listen to…my normal workout faves would be the Breaking Benjamin stations…but at 5am, they sometimes get a little loud & the beat… [Read more…]
January 15, 2011
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