For some it’s chocolate, soda or cigarettes. For others, it’s exercise. All of these can be addicting. Of course, being an exercise addict isn’t the worst of the options. But too much of a good thing can be bad as well. Overtraining can strike anyone, but is more often found in endurance athletes and formerly sedentary individuals [...]
My friend and personal training client Brenda was explaining her recent bike ride. During her ride, she was easily distracted from the task at hand to begin hunting for acorns, watching the trees blow in the wind, and whatever else caught her interest. She then asked what I was doing and I said “I’m crushing acorns [...]
I came across this little tidbit recently and thought, “I wonder how many people are eligible for this and don’t even know it”. According to IRS Publication 502: “You can include in medical expenses amounts you pay to lose weight if it is a treatment for a specific disease diagnosed by a physician (such as [...]
My goal with this blog is to provide you with info that you can use to improve your health and fitness. I get great feedback from my personal training clients and from other members at our fitness center regarding topics for this blog. From that feedback, I’ve written about making you healthier, leaner, stronger, and [...]
You can text. You can work out. You can’t do both. You have to decide. Try to do both and you’re just wasting time. Please get off the treadmill/elliptical/whatever machine and give it to someone who really wants to do something. You’re driving everyone nuts. Please stop. Hang up. Put the phone away. Get a [...]
