6 Surprising Health Benefits of Strength Training No One Talks About

I’ve practiced strength training for over 17 years and experienced the numerous health benefits strength training has to offer. I’ve helped people transform their health from the inside out through healthy habits and following an intelligently designed exercise program. …While studying strength science and examining the numerous health benefits of lifting weights I’ve often wondered … Continue reading 6 Surprising Health Benefits of Strength Training No One Talks About

Try the 5-10-15-20 Food Rule to Transform Your Body and Health One Meal At a Time

Every meal is a “feeding opportunity.” Every time you sit down to eat you can choose to get closer to your health goals or further away from them. Remember this truth. The daily decisions you make have the power to build your health up or slowly break it down. Choose to build yourself up!  If … Continue reading Try the 5-10-15-20 Food Rule to Transform Your Body and Health One Meal At a Time

MOVEMENT IS MEDICINE: You Are the Doctor of Your Future Health- ACT NOW!

I miss my Aunt Robin. We didn’t know too much about health back then. We’d go to buffets in Vegas, eat, laugh and have fun. We’d go to the movie theater and eat buttered popcorn with Junior Mints and soda. We celebrated festive holidays and had amazing times together. We made great memories and food … Continue reading MOVEMENT IS MEDICINE: You Are the Doctor of Your Future Health- ACT NOW!

MOVEMENT IS MEDICINE: Strength Training for Life, Longevity and Lasting Holistic Health

STRENGTH TRAINING It’s the medicine no one told you about, the cure for many modern-day diseases. It’s the prescription that provides power from within. It unites the body and brain in a dance of excitation and exhilaration. When the mind meets movement, it is set free from itself. It is a mental, physical and emotional … Continue reading MOVEMENT IS MEDICINE: Strength Training for Life, Longevity and Lasting Holistic Health

MOVEMENT IS MEDICINE: How Dopamine Drives You Towards Reward and Makes You Move

Movement Boosts Your Mood "Getting regular exercise is important for good physical and mental health. Exercise can help stimulate parts of your brain that aren’t as responsive when you’re feeling depressed. It also promotes the release of feel-good brain chemicals. It may also help distract you from your worries and improve your confidence.⁣⁣Endorphins are only … Continue reading MOVEMENT IS MEDICINE: How Dopamine Drives You Towards Reward and Makes You Move

MOVEMENT IS MEDICINE: MOBILITY- Are You Moving Your Joints in Meaningful Ways for Life and Longevity?

As our society continues a steady decline in movement, [i] muscle [ii] and mobility [iii] we can expect to see the rise of our modern-day epidemics: obesity, [iv] weakness, [v] mental illness [vi] and physical pain. [vii] MOVEMENT IS MEDICINE. Unfortunately, it’s clear that we’ve been skipping our daily dosages, [viii] along with those nutritious … Continue reading MOVEMENT IS MEDICINE: MOBILITY- Are You Moving Your Joints in Meaningful Ways for Life and Longevity?

MOVEMENT IS MEDICINE: Breathing to Help Posture, Restore Balance and Relieve Pain

The first MOVEMENT IS MEDICINE article stated: "You probably don’t know how to breathe and move well. It isn’t your fault.We escaped the food chain.We aren’t hunter-gatherers anymore." We don't have to hunt beasts, forage for food and migrate on long treacherous trips anymore. This great escape led to our modern era filled with creativity, … Continue reading MOVEMENT IS MEDICINE: Breathing to Help Posture, Restore Balance and Relieve Pain

MOVEMENT IS MEDICINE: S.A.D. (+) Sedentarism is Sickness

The (S.A.D) Standard American Diet combined with inactive sedentary living is causing an increase in lifestyle-related disease. This sickness is at an all-time high and continues to climb at an alarming rate. [i] The projected metabolic future is bleak. [ii] We truly are in unprecedented times. Unless we do something to radically change there will … Continue reading MOVEMENT IS MEDICINE: S.A.D. (+) Sedentarism is Sickness

REFLEXIVE PERFORMANCE RESET: A Breathing and Daily Self-Care System to Move, Live and Feel Better

"Your body has two priorities: to breathe and to move. To perform at our best, we need to do both properly. In a world of constant stress, our bodies find a way to meet those priorities by creating harmful compensation patterns." ~Coach J.L. Holdsworth World renowned strength coach and successful gym owner J.L. Holdsworth is … Continue reading REFLEXIVE PERFORMANCE RESET: A Breathing and Daily Self-Care System to Move, Live and Feel Better

A Father’s Heart: A Journey From Loss To Health

The phone call came crashing in a dark desert night. I’ll always remember the feeling. My Mom got the news that my Dad was having a heart surgery. Separated by state lines and divorce, all I could do was hope my Dad would be okay. I can’t remember if I talked to him or my … Continue reading A Father’s Heart: A Journey From Loss To Health