Movement is usually the solution. Similar to some of the quotations and sayings in the book “Born to Run,” movement is helpful when you are tired and need more energy. When you have too much energy, you can’t sit still; when you’re having trouble concentrating, when you’re bored, the solution is to move! Movement does […]
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Proper breathing is essential for optimizing your performance during workouts, reducing stress, and promoting relaxation. Here are some tips to coach you through breathing effectively: Remember that mastering proper breathing takes practice, so be patient with yourself and keep exploring different techniques to find what works best for you. Consistent practice will help you harness
Have you ever heard the phrase that just getting started can be the hardest part? A complete nutritional overhaul or an hour workout can sound overwhelming, especially to someone who may feel like they have a long way to go to reach their goals. If our goals seem too far away, too unrealistic, and/or too
When you’re not feeling fit and healthy, it’s really easy to look at fit people and tell yourself: ‘They’re naturally good at exercise’, ‘Exercise is not as hard for them as it is for me’ or ‘I could never do that’. I have some good news and some bad news for you…
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Incorporating mindfulness to any and all forms of exercise will maximize your benefits no matter if you are strength training, stretching, jumping, sprinting, and all kinds of movement. By this point we have all heard of mindfulness and the gazillions of reasons to be mindful. Even if you are hiding under a rock, you have heard
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I agree with the current wisdom that a whole food diet and regular exercise are essential to our good health and well being. What I’d add to that is spending some time everyday being quiet, still and relaxed. Being still and purposely relaxing our bodies allows us to connect with ourselves and creates an internal
Alternating Dead Ball Slams and Box Blast Superset I like to use these two exercises paired together because they compliment one another. The slams force production mostly comes from the big flexor muscles of the body (front) and the main muscles of the blasts are the big extensors (back). Further, each exercise emphasizes one side
Hey guys and gals. Today I was updating my pics of my go to exercises, the ones I use the most and pack the most punch for your time crunch. When I went to look at my side plank, that I have been doing hundreds if not thousands of times not to mention coaching millions
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Here are some creative ways to combine both the barbell and sandbags to boost your RESULTS, change it up, and to get the most from your training. Warm Up Farmer’s Walk with Sandbag 30 yards, 15 yds down and 15 yds back Unilateral Farmer’s Walk with Sandbag 15 yds down and back Sandbag Power Cleans
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We have forty million reasons for failure, but not a single excuse. Rudyard Kipling Top Reasons People make not to Exercise: #1 Not enough time, I’m too busy #2 I hate exercising, it’s too painful #3 I am too tired to exercise #4 I don’t know how to #5 It’s too expensive #6 I am not a
