Our modern lives are very demanding and “busy” has become one of the most abused words in the English language. Our constant connection to phones, emails, texts, and social sites like Twitter and Facebook, with phone apps pinging at every opportunity is extremely distracting. We as a society, are overloaded with information and daily [...]
Many people, once they’ve decided to shift their lives for the better and adopt exercise and healthy eating will take an “all or nothing at all” approach to both. What exactly does this mean? It means they want everything to be perfect. Every meal must be perfect and they must stick religiously to their [...]
Every one of us has experienced, from time to time, a sudden urge for a certain food or drink. Sometimes these urges become an intense craving, destroying the best laid eating plans. Food cravings are insistent and usually an uncontrollable desire for a certain type of food that people will go to any length [...]
Fatigue is one of the problems of our busy modern lifestyles and many people complain of having low energy levels. This means that although they can get through the day they rarely have energy left over to be able to exercise vigorously and lead an active lifestyle. But the fact is your energy levels [...]
Over the years, I have been privileged and honored to interact with, learn from and observe men and women who have been weight training for thirty and even forty years. These dedicated fitness buffs do it because they have built exercise into their lives not just for the health benefits. Exercise is no longer [...]
Everyday our bodies are bombarded by foreign toxins. They are found in the air we breath, the water we drink and the foods we consume. Pesticides, household cleaners and beauty products including lotions, soaps, hair products, makeup and perfumes are all guilty containers for pollinates. Once these harmful toxins are [...]
Habits are essentially what define us. Good habits result in positive routines, efficiency and order. Reversely, bad habits take us in the opposite direction and lock us into rigid, negative patterns of behavior. Our happiness or lack thereof, success or lack of and even health and fitness levels are all tied into and the [...]
Side hustle sounds like some sort of shady exchange we’d encounter in a dark alley somewhere or even a dance move from a certain “swing” era. It’s neither. In simple terms: a side hustle refers to a secondary job, one that is supplemental to a primary job. It’s not a new idea, but a [...]
Your body responds to the way you think. Or, be careful what you think, “your body is listening to everything you say.” If you want to maximize your body’s ability to stay healthy, your ideal regimen – along with your physical exercise and healthy eating plans must include healthy, positive thoughts and emotions. Those [...]
When it comes to exercising and working out, it’s time to separate fact from fiction and put to rest some dangerous myths. Unfortunately, far too many people fall prey to these myths/lies and wind up frustrated (and eventually quit) when it seems their fitness and or weight-loss goals are not getting any closer. For [...]
