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Purpose of Exercise
“Necessity is the mother of invention”- Plato Times change, things change, and we evolve, both in how we live and how we prepare to live. The purpose of modern day strength training essentially...
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Invest in Your Business
Teamwork makes the dream work I’ll start this post by saying, this is not a case study, but rather, a story about a leader of a local business with a vision for his employees. A vision that goes far...
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What Happened to Personal Training?
Let me preface this post by saying sorry for taking a brief hiatus the last few months from my blog posts, but I’m hoping you won’t mind. This post isn’t about any particular component of the health...
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Surface, Your Point of Contact
Does anyone out there know someone, perhaps even a husband, child, or co-worker, that you would consider to be a “loud walker” or a “stomper”? Everyone has been there before, whether it was on your...
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Personal Review of “Foam Rolling”
There are probably a lot of people out there wondering about the status of the book, how to order, when it comes out, etc. I’ll get to that later, but I recently received my own personal copy of the...
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No Man is an Island
“No Man is an Island”- 1624 English Poet John Donne. You’ve all probably heard this quote used in a variety of different contexts and situations, but the more time I spend working in a “single member...
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A Day at Ball State University
Earlier this week, I had the opportunity to head back to the old stomping grounds at Ball State University. Through a coordinated effort among several Professors, Program Directors, and Group Leaders,...
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Constructing Your Own Self-Worth
Full disclosure, I was inspired by a recent podcast on NPR’s “Hidden Brain”, which if you’ve never listened to, is a fascinating take on a variety of psychological peculiarities and/or imperfections of...
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Sedentarism: A Communicable “Disease”?
The act of being sedentary, or sedentarism, is a hard thing to quantify. Many studies have attempted to give sedentarism specific parameters; is it less than 30 minutes a day, less 3-5 times a week,...
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My Internship Experience
This summer, I had the opportunity to intern at the Fitness Clinic under the guidance of Sam Woodworth, a personal trainer at the gym. Sam and I already had a working relationship; I trained with him...
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For almost a year now, I’ve been contemplating hosting a workshop, something educational but extremely hands-on and interactive. After receiving several requests to put on a workshop specifically on...
View ArticleMundane Isn’t Meaningless
I’ve noticed a developing trend since I’ve been in the Health & Fitness Industry now for a little over seven years, and it’s not just limited to my industry. It’s everywhere, from mainstream...
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Working out to get better at working out or to get better at living life? If you think about lifting weights, or more specifically, lifting heavier weights, is there ever an end game? The contents of...
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Potholes Preventing Progress
When we’re so focused on the road directly in front of us, we have a hard time identifying challenges that lie ahead. Think of those many potholes as distractions to your current self, and think of...
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