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There’s a lot of research about exercise, mood, and feelings of wellbeing. In fact, the American Psychological Association refers to exercise as a form of stress relief and even a tool to help [...]

                Do you need motivation? Nowadays, who doesn’t? Thanks to deadlines, soccer games, obligations it’s pretty easy to assume that our will power tank is running on fumes. We’ve all [...]

Getting in shape isn’t easy. Dropping a few pounds is definitely a step in the right direction, and anyone making small changes to better their life deserves a congratulations. But when you’re [...]

Being a coach for nearly a decade has allowed me to come across a lot of people. As a rule of thumb, if I do a seminar in front of 100 people, 10 might stick around and ask questions. Of those [...]

As a fitness trainer (strength coach, personal trainer….whatever you want to call it) I run across a lot of people who want to look good. Even athletes who want to compete at the very highest [...]

                Training is all about results. It’s like going to school – you go to class, you do your homework, you study hard and then you graduate. Hopefully you get an super cool job and [...]

I’m a child of Michigan. If you live in Northville, Plymouth, or Novi you know that there are plenty of great areas to get a workout outside, and from April all the way to November (depending on [...]

Working out is hard enough. You have serious obligations that compete for your time – work, family, and simply managing a house can consume your time and energy levels; leaving you feeling with [...]

Mark Rippetoe probably said it best when he stated the following: “Exercise is not a thing we do to fix a problem – it is a thing we must do anyway, a thing without which there will always be [...]

Unless you’re a robot, keeping your motivation high for exercise can be a challenge. All of us want to look good, but in an instant gratification society, a lack of immediate results tends to [...]