I Maintain a Fit Body Eating Lots of Carbs

To this day I dislike being called skinny. I have had my share of teasing as a kid and even into adulthood. Body shaming goes both ways in t...

Why It Takes Work to Get Fit the Right Way

Life doesn't promise easy, fair, happiness, or even health. In fact, life is hard and work is required and never an option. It's up ...

Achieving a Hot Body Is More About Health Than Vanity

Do you want a hot body? Of course, and there's nothing wrong with that. Who doesn't want to feel good about their outward appearance...

How to Reach and Maintain Your Fitness Goals

Once we reach our fitness goals, are they really done? I hope the answer for all of you is a resounding -  NO. Staying fit by maintaining a ...

How to Turn Intentions Into Action to Achieve Your Goals

We all have good intentions and dream about fulfilling them. Somehow they get pushed aside and forgotten. Well, not really forgotten, becaus...

Doing What I Can With What I Got is Good Enough

Life can have a way of making you feel not good enough. Whether from past circumstances or negative self-talk, it can really be a continual ...

Turn Your Brain Back On and Stop Mindless Eating

Mindless eating is ugly and what it does to your body is even worse. Many of us walk around with brains turned off and grab whatever food it...

12 Things Not To Do If You Want to Get Fit

There are plenty of articles telling you how to get fit, but what about things you shouldn’t be doing to accomplish this goal? Healthy and f...

Use Me As a Guide and Not a Goal

I'm definitely a guide, not a goal. Your fitness is an individual journey to become your best healthy self. That means you won't loo...

Why Commitment Matters

What comes to your mind when you hear the word 'commitment'? I think about commitment and how it not only matters in my marriage but...

Achieving a Lean Body is Possible for Everyone

Achieving a lean and healthy body is possible for everyone. Do you believe that? We have the ability to do what it takes to make it happen. ...

How to Lose Weight and Gain Muscle in 7 Steps

How do I lose weight and gain muscle? This is probably the top-ranked question heard daily as a trainer/coach. The question is not always ea...

Get Fit Working Out 30 Minutes 5 Days Per Week

Exercise doesn't have to be extreme to be effective. In fact, working out for at least 30 minutes 5 days per week can provide a fit body...

Your Body Achieves What Your Mind Believes

Our body achieves what the mind believes!  Life doesn't promise easy but prepares us to become stronger through the process. Obstacles w...

Why Stress Can Be a Fitness Killer

Stress is the ugly part of our life package deal with no opting out button. Some individuals manage stress in a healthy way without impactin...