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Fitness, Failure, and Fear of Injury

Today, let’s dive into fitness, failure, and fear of injury. These are interesting topics that are closely related. A friend who follows my posts asked if I could write about it (if you have ideas for other topics you want to hear about, please let me know). Last week I spoke with her and she said she doesn’t exercise as …

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Daily Movement as Your Essential Habit

People typically go to the gym to either get fit, lose weight, or both. These are also the most popular reasons people hire a trainer. In previous posts, I’ve talked about how more fitness and nutrition information is rarely the solution that will help people with these goals. What will help is a consistent daily movement. In my book, The …

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Why Your Poop Matters: Insights into Digestive Health and Nutrition

Today’s topic may seem a bit taboo. Maybe you think it’s strange that a “Fitness Person” would be talking about your poop and your digestive health and nutrition. It’s definitely not. Bear with me. If you’ve followed me for any length of time, you will know that fitness is only a small part of what I talk about and that …

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What is Functional Movement Coaching

Just finished teaching a 2-day Functional Movement Coaching course for a great group of fitness professionals in Calgary. Reminded me of the importance of movement quality, and the benefit of custom-designed exercises specific to YOUR needs, so I have decided to teach you what functional movement coaching is. A functional movement pattern is extremely versatile. The most important part of …

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Is Your Work Killing You

Is Your Work Killing You…Slowly? We spend most of our waking hours at work. What we do during those hours makes an enormous difference in our health, happiness, and performance in life. Erroneously, too many people think the solution to long, stressful work days sitting at a desk is to “hit the gym” on a regular basis. While regular workouts …