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Stayin Alive During the Coronavirus Pandemic

Did you hear that John Travolta was diagnosed with the Coronavirus? Then he found out that it was only Saturday Night Fever, so he’ll be Stayin’ Alive. Seriously though, pandemics like these are no laughing matter. No, you shouldn’t panic and buy every toilet paper roll in a five-mile radius. And no, we aren’t all […]

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Savings Lives One Workout at a Time Challenge Updated for 2020

The obesity epidemic now exceeds nearly every other preventable cause of death by a wide margin; including starvation. According to reports from Johns Hopkins, Mayo Clinic, Science Daily, the NIH, and the CDC, scientists estimate that as many as one in five deaths globally or 11 million a year are now related to the obesity […]

“I Don’t Wanna” is a Valid Excuse

“Give me four sets of ten, and then you’re done,” said Jeremy, my trainer. “Is ‘I don’t wanna’ a valid excuse?” I quipped. “Sure. If you can live with yourself,” came the quick reply. I did the sets. The truth of the matter is while I did not want to do those last few exercises, I wanted the results. […]

Comfort is a Lie

Saturday, I was in the gym, and Jeremy, my trainer, told me to do dips. “Give me three sets of ten. And for each one I see that you don’t go all the way down, you can do another ten.” Ouch. I knew what he meant, the last time I did dips, I cheated myself […]

How to Interval Run Your Way to Success

My wife and I took a long walk Sunday with the dogs, and on our way back, I challenged her to do the first couch to 5K program (C25K) with me. The program is designed to take someone from sitting on the couch to being able to complete a 5k (3.1-mile run) by using interval […]

To Succeed, Do Something Small Today, and Tomorrow, and the Day After That

We often believe that the key to success is making some massive change in our lives. It is possible to take significant leaps forward by taking massive action over a short period, but in the past forty-plus years, I have found another more natural path to success. Know what I think the key to success […]

Is Coffee a Long-Term Productivity Booster?

For many people across the globe, coffee is the drink of choice and solution to getting through the day. Many morning rituals involve a coffee first thing to help people kick start their day and break free from feeling sluggish or demotivated. The routine continues throughout the day with another cup or two, to help keep […]

Happy Birthday to Me – Life Lessons and a Birthday Request

Three years ago today, I published an article, “7 life lessons I’ve learned over the past 39 years.” Those lessons remain the same, so if you want to read about what I’ve learned over the past 42 years, that’s a good start before consuming the hundreds of others I’ve written on this site since then. […]

Achieve Personal Growth Through a Better Diet

Everyone is familiar with that age-old adage “you are what you eat.” Unfortunately, many of us still underestimate precisely how much of an impact adopting a healthy diet has on our health and wellbeing. The key to personal growth, in general, is identifying any bad habits that we have become accustomed to and starting slowly […]

Why I Use a Personal Trainer When I Can Teach the Class

My personal trainer was sick the other day, and I found myself helping others in the gym that he usually trains through all the exercises. I knew them by heart after doing it for years. So why do I continue to work with a personal trainer? It’s the same reason companies spend boatloads of cash […]

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