If you truly want to play the long game and be fit for life, you must learn how to warm up and cool down around your workouts...
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Once upon a time, it was enough to mind your own business lifting weights or doing some aerobics to feel good, then exit the gym and go about your life. Not so much these days, with the obsession of everyone and their mother becoming optimized athletes...
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Fitness has been proven in many instances to relieve some symptoms of mental illness and reduce severity. In conjunction with proper treatment, it can be incredibly effective at keeping mental health stabilized.
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The best way to spend Valentine’s Day is by doing something that brings you both closer together. While many people rely on gestures like a dozen roses or a bottle of perfume, sharing an activity will solidify your bond on a deeper level...
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Someone updates their status on Facebook about having a hard time losing weight. Suddenly the comment thread is full of MLM schemes, supplements, paleo diets, detox teas and the worst fitness tips ever. Here is a list of the most common commentary:
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How do we reap the benefits from CrossFit, and minimize the downsides and potential for pain and exhaustion? How do we achieve this hot body without spending an arm and a leg?…
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Cooking is a hassle for me, even though I love doing it. I love meal prepping, because I can go about my day, simply pull something out of the fridge that is tailored to my nutritional needs, and have it ready in a snap...
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They say lifting weights is so great! Right away, you should feel strong, renewed, and confident! Get on board the gains train and kill the day! All the health benefits await! So, why doesn’t it feel good at first?
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Contrary to unbaked internet theories of gluten intolerance, "inflammation," and a nebulous "toxic lifestyle," most cases of belly bloat can be attributed to a few simple things. These causes are perfectly normal, even if they are perfectly annoying...
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People need to feel safe opening up about these weird thoughts that don’t quite fit into a “normal” checklist of casual mental illness. There are those out there who just need someone to reassure them. There are also many who truly need this space so they don’t harm themselves…
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Fear not, ladies! I’m here to give you two days of upper body sessions that you can interject between your “project peach” workouts. These will keep your body symmetrical and strong without adding the type of bulk you may be afraid of...
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It turns out what you do in the gym is just training. What you can do at any time, under pressure, is your performance. These are two entirely different things.
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When you have mental illness, you can’t just pick up and keep moving. Sometimes you are sidelined. And when you are, it can be devastating to feel like a failure on top of the actual symptoms you are experiencing…
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If you are a professional athlete, you no doubt have a professional team of people who work you out at the correct intervals, both on and off-season. But what about the rest of us who may participate in competitive sports and athletic endeavors on the side? …
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I’m glad people seem to want to be aware of mental illness these days, but can I tell you a secret?
I kind of hate it, too…
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Everyone likes to bemoan “kids these days.” They sit too much, eat too much, complain too much, or stare at screens too much.
But, the truth is - it isn’t the kids that are the problem…
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My experience at the Gym Jones Advanced Seminar, August 2018.
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That time I got triggered for real. And the work that saved me.
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The quick-fix side of the fitness industry gives the impression that losing double digit weight and packing on pounds of muscle is simply a matter of sweating it out for a month or two while using a few strategic products…
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As an ardent as I am about never drinking the Kool-Aid, I might've had a few sips at the Gym Jones Fundamentals Seminar last weekend...
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