I’m standing in line at Starbucks when a morbidly obese woman orders some HUGE multisyllabic coffee drink WITH WHIP!!! Diana and I watch the barrista prepare her drink and finish it off with an enormous pile of whip cream. I look at this poor lady and I can see the whip cream hanging off the ...
I did a little experiment as part of a Nutrition Presentation for a Wellness Fair. Here’s the scenario: I gave myself 5-minutes at my regular grocery store to grab some food for the day.
NutritionTime is the first excuse for people who aren’t serious about training. “I don’t have time!” (WHINERS!) I train a lot of successful individuals with full-time families and full-time careers. One observation I’ve made across the years – successful people apply the same work ethic to their workouts as they do to their work. Come ...
Exercise, NutritionAt home or on the road, nutrition is responsible for 80% of our fitness results. Traveling tests us at the table! When we travel, we tend to follow the most direct and major routes to our destinations. What a coincidence – fast food restaurants spend GUBillions of dollars studying traffic patterns and buying real estate to ...
Exercise, NutritionOne topic comes up more than any among my fitness clients – Traveling. The most common request I get : “Can you give me ideas for when I’m traveling?” I’ll address “travel training” across a few separate blogs because there’s much more to it than doing push-ups off your hotel room bed. Let’s deal first ...
Exercise, NutritionGOT PAIN? SUCK IT UP! PAIN… we’ve all experienced it… in varying degrees. We’ve all develop a tolerance to it… in varying degrees. Women have a higher tolerance to chronic pain! (menstrual cramps, labor pain, head colds, undersized shoes, soap operas, shopping malls and concentration camps*). Men have a higher tolerance to acute pain! (cuts, ...
Exercise, NutritionWould you like to know a simple health secret? Try deep breathing. One of the most vital elements needed in our bodies is Oxygen. It is a primary component for our metabolism. Oxygen is also the most critical element for healing internal tissue damage. However, most of us don’t forcefully draw enough Oxygen into our ...
Exercise, NutritionWhat does SUCK IT UP really mean? The actual history of this expression is pretty disgusting. If you don’t like reading gross information, please don’t read any further. Move on to another part of my blog. Consider yourself warned if you choose to proceed. Back in the early days of aviation, during World War II, ...
Exercise, Healing Injury, Nutrition, StretchingI’m at Kingsley Airfield in Klamath Falls, Oregon. I just got done speaking to the Juniors and Seniors at Mazama High School. Now comes the hard part of being a speaker – waiting for my flight home. Kingsley Airfield is home to the 173rd Fighter Wing of The Air National Guard. Sitting outside on the ...
Exercise, NutritionDo you want to know a key reason why people STAY fat? Believe it or not, they don’t eat enough! True! The most common habit among clinically obese people is skipping breakfast. Think about this – What is the most common thing people do when they want to lose weight? Answer – Go on a ...
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