Get Up Keep Moving Recipe Of The Month: Greens and Beans!
Need a quick-and-easy recipe to add to your COVID-19 shelter-at-home cooking repertoire? Try this take on greens and beans. You likely have everything you need in your pantry and may only need to source a dark leafy green for the fresh part. You can take the finished dish in a number of directions: Put it […]
The Challenge Of Change
It’s Time. If you’re not feeling challenged, or if you’ve hit a plateau, it’s time to make some changes. When you challenge your body you’re forcing it to adapt to new stress, and you’ll see results in strength and muscle development. Or if every workout is pretty much the same – because let’s be honest […]
Get A Grip
Your hands are critical to strength and health. Are you hammering out reps on the leg press or pec deck, or are your bicep curls looking great at the gym? What happens when you’re doing a deadlift or a pull up? What’s up with that? Hang on… Your hands determine your ability to lift things. […]
FIND FLOW
I subscribe to this blog from the world-renowned author, speaker, and shaker-upper, Seth Godin. A short thought-provoking piece pops into the mailbox every morning, and it’s almost always relevant to my business, to my personal relationships, or to my own training. When I read this one, I had to admit that I’m not allowing enough […]
Pick Things Up And Put Them Down
The what. Pick things up and put them down. Repeat. That’s what we all do in one way or another on any given day. Groceries, household tasks, kids, pets, or weight lifting squats, deadlifts, bench press – we’re all picking up and putting down our own bodies and other stuff every day. It’s my job […]
Are Carbs The Enemy?
A NEW FEATURE! The Recipe Of The Month will appear in the second issue of ThoughtBox each month. I’ll share healthful, delicious, seasonal recipes throughout the year. This recipe features the flavors and ingredients I love, salmon, the tang of fermentation, lemon, and horseradish, plus the chewiness of an al dente grain, and crunch of […]
Now and Now
I really hate these kinds of motivational phrases. “2021 prepared us for 2022”. Or not. “Make the most of the journey”. “Have fun!” Or not. . But I really like these: Today is the day we have, right now. Now is better than later. Perfect is an illusion. We all get the same number of […]
New Years Resolutions Don’t Work
Hello friends~ Here we are again. Another new year! But what’s really so special about January 1st? I mean I get it, a fresh start on the first day of the year seems like it could be a good idea. But those who feel the need to make health changes at the start of a […]
Bounce
Resilience is the process of being able to adapt to stress and bounce back quickly. It’s a good thing that I have a capacity for chaos because that’s the way it was raising 6 kids. Snow day. Sick kid. No school. Pivot. It builds and escalates between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Adaptation -> resilience, rewind and repeat. […]
You Are SO Worth It
You’re Not Alone. I use social media in my strength and fitness business, and I’m bombarded by filtered images of slick bodies in almost unimaginable poses, usually wearing very little clothing. This unrealistic imagery can sabotage health and wellness, and is known to be detrimental to mental health. Fitness inspiration #fitspo and “thinspo” content can […]