In advance, excuse me for the slight deviation from a fitness exclusive blog.  This is fitness related, but to be clear, it’s more than that.  So follow me down my rabbit hole a bit here and hopefully I can help your world be a better place… Nature abhors a vacuum.  Most of us have heard…

Let’s start out with the reality, exercise sucks!  It’s no fun.  New people hate it and while most won’t admit and some don’t realize it, lifelong gym goers hate it too.  The difference between the two is that the second group has utilized a bunch of tricks (usually unknowingly) to create a scenario where they…

Love handles, the love of few the enemy of many!  That blob of fat on our sides that so many of us hate.  Why do I have them and Tom and Susie don’t?  I must be too fat, I should lose some weight. What if I told you that you are wrong? What if you…

Beginning a gym habit can be a daunting task.  For many of us, the thought of going to a fitness facility can be very intimidating.  Commonly we expect to see   A bunch of people who look amazing and look at us like we are pieces of crap   Uncontrollable sweat and looking “gross”   Embarrassment,…

Many people start out on the course to a healthy life with a plan.  It’s rarely based in much, but there is a perceived order to things that most people have. Typically it goes like this… “First I’ll do a bunch of cardio and cut calories to take the weight off.  Then, once I’ve lost…

Because we see so many of the “step challenges” all over the internet, many people have developed an obsession over how much they walk in any single day.  The following is some important details about walking, activity and health.  So here goes… Activity is good, but blind activity rarely produces the results someone wants. The…

Getting your body to a healthy composition is sexy.   It’s healthy.   It can add enjoyment to your life   …and it’s a heck of a lot of work.   Realistically, you could spend more money on buying supplements than it would cost to get liposuction if you purchased every product on radio or…

Ok let’s start with some basic info that nobody likes. If you can’t see your abdominal muscles, its because you have too much fat laying on top of them, not because you haven’t done enough sit-ups. If you can see EVERY abdominal muscle and aren’t notably overdeveloped there, you should be careful that you are…

It seems like a pretty simple question.  How do I get in shape?  This shouldn’t be rocket science, right?!?! The truth is, it shouldn’t be (and isn’t) rocket science.  Getting in shape is pretty simple, though not easy.  So here is what it comes down to in it’s most basic form. EAT RIGHT!  If you…

What is Functional fitness? To most of us, functional means that we want things to work better.  In terms of exercise related goals, we want to be stronger, faster, leaner, jump higher and run further.  Some just want to be able to get off the ground problem free, and if they are lucky enough, easily!…