A few years ago, I earned Precision Nutrition's certification in Sleep, Stress Management, and Recovery. At the time, I was secretly hoping it would help me solve a problem I'd been wrestling with ever since starting my second career as a fitness professional at Lifetime almost eight years ago. Something about that transition pushed me... Continue Reading →
Your Body is a Battery
Several years ago, I completed Precision Nutrition’s Sleep, Stress Management, and Recovery course. I was actually in their inaugural cohort, and while I was interested in stress and recovery, I was far more interested in sleep. My sleep had become a struggle for several years, so I enrolled in that course selfishly, hoping to find... Continue Reading →
You Can’t Afford to Miss Workouts
You can’t afford to miss workouts. You can’t afford to miss workouts. As I’m writing this, it’s October 2025. Let’s roll back the calendar to spring 2024. One of my best clients, Phil Overton, began discussing a book he had purchased on longevity, titled "Outlive" by Peter Attia, M.D. Life-changing. Dr. Attia is a cancer... Continue Reading →
How I Solved My Sleep Dilemma
My struggle with sleep has been ongoing for some time although it went to a whole different level last year when I went full-time as a fitness professional. My challenge has never been in going to sleep. My ex-wife would say I could literally be talking one second and snoring the next. The problem was... Continue Reading →
My Secret Weapon
One of my first mentors in the “iron game” taught me to keep track of my workouts. I was eager to progress and took his suggestion to heart and now have journals dating back to my earliest days in the gym. There is power in keeping a journal. Training is hard work and should be... Continue Reading →
Is Proper Posture Really That Important?
According to The Back School, "Effective ergonomic design reduces fatigue, discomfort and injuries; and increases job satisfaction, productivity and quality of work." If a proper fit is established between the end user and their job, the musculoskeletal stresses on them are reduced, they are more comfortable, and they can do things more efficiently and effectively. The... Continue Reading →
Is Your “Sit to Stand Solution” Really Only a “Standing” Solution?
As I write this post on April 24, 2016, a search on Google for the "dangers of sitting" results in 36,200,000 hits. There is no lack of information on the dangers of sitting in today's technologically connected world and consumers are more knowledgeable than ever. This increasing awareness is driving one of the hottest trends... Continue Reading →
Is a 29″ Desk Right for You?
The standard height desk in the furniture industry is 29” and has been that way for a long…time. Post World War II, the government decided to implement some new building standards. The primary information they used to develop these standards was a military study, male only…no women. Please consider that your typical soldier is not... Continue Reading →