Tag Archives: fitness

Diet vs Exercise: The Fitness “Order of Operations”

Diet vs Exercise: The Fitness “Order of Operations”

OK, the title of this post is a bit misleading.  But, it seems as though many people believe that “Diet vs Exercise” is a valid question with an obvious answer: Diet.  They may not believe it consciously.  But, in their actions this is what happens.  In truth, of course, there is not an exclusive “or”… Continue Reading

Why People Fail at Fitness

Why People Fail at Fitness

The fact is, not everyone succeeds at sticking to a new fitness plan.  In fact, most don’t.  They might stick to it for a while, and even see some nice results.  But, at some point, the ball drops. I think about this a lot, of course, since when a client of mine lets their fitness… Continue Reading

Olympic Weightlifting for a Tight Tone Body

Here’s Cara Heads, the 2000 Olympian taking someone off the street and teaching them the Olympic lifting movements to prove her point that anyone can get into this sport for fun and fitness. I have proven over and over in my coaching practice that I can show ANYONE how to do the basic Olympic lifts… Continue Reading

Zen Quote of the Day: Levels of Knowing

From the Hagakure, The Book of the Samurai by Yamamoto Tsunetomo: In one’s life, there are levels in the pursuit of study.  In the lowest level, a person studies but nothing comes of it, and he feels that both he and others are unskillful.  At this point he is worthless.  In the middle level he… Continue Reading

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