Getting through the hard times helped me build a happy, long-term relationship with exercise. — I’ve been married for 22 years but I’ve been hopelessly in love with Working Out for even longer. Don’t worry, my wife knows. Working Out and I have been together for over 30 years, yet so many folks struggle to stick to a 6-week training program, let alone stay in…

But we DO need routines at other times. — So there I was at 5 am, noting down my deepest thoughts in my journal, sipping on my fennel tea. Soon I would begin my 30 minutes of meditation and affirmations, and… …actually, I’m joking. I did nothing of the sort, and I never will. Listen, I’m 46 with 3…

How to squeeze in all tasks you need to stay healthy and in shape as you get older. — I should apologize to my kids, but I just can’t. They’d never respect me again. You see I’ll occasionally berate them for not knowing the song they’re listening to loudly is just a cover of a (better) version that was out when I was their age. Deep down they truly…

Should you ditch all your pills and potions too? — It was when I couldn’t remember what pills I’d taken already that day that I realized I had a problem. Namely, I was taking too many bloody supplements, spending over $100 a month on things I wasn’t even sure were ‘working’. As such, my planned vacation to France was well-timed…

How to improve workouts with the right music choice — I enjoy blasting out Guns n Roses through my headphones in the gym as much as any Dad of 3 in his mid-40s having a mid-life crisis… but when I read one quote from an expert in the field of music and exercise, Costas Karageorghis at Brunel University in London…

The surprising effects of a lazy French vacation on my creativity, and mental clarity. — Most of my life is spent on my Big Hamster Wheel. Keep going, keep working, keep getting sh*t done, keep being a taxi for my 3 kids, keep fixing things around the house I have neither the tools nor skills to fix. Your life is probably similar. And for most…

Hardcore programs aren’t sustainable — but these 3 phases of 3 weeks each will help you get back (and stay) in shape. — I get it — People would rather not talk to me. I don’t take it personally, but I know that when a new client comes into my training studio, they wish their efforts to get in shape had already paid off, so they didn’t have to sit there and ask…

#2 Less is More; #5 Stop Pretending You’re The Rock — All the dumb habits and beliefs I’d accumulated over the years of trying to stay in shape finally bit me in the ass when I hit 40. Turns out I’d been doing a lot of stuff wrong, but my younger body responded favorably anyway, making me believe I knew what…

It’s no wonder you struggle with consistency when your mindset is working against you. — Do we find it hard to get in shape because of the wrong workout plan, the wrong diet, or the wrong supplements? None of the above. It’s a lack of consistency. Just as any diet that gets you in a calorie deficit for long enough leads to fat loss, any…