Variety is not only vital to keeping life fascinating, it is also essential to ensuring your fitness routine remains interesting and progressing. We often find ourselves in a rut, doing the same thing over and over. In some areas of life having consistent rituals can be beneficial. When it comes to things like cardio and weightlifting, however, the body is highly adaptable and if you don’t mix things up, if you don’t ‘shock’ the body, you will end up on plain that makes the T

The very first tattoo I got was of a yin/yang sign. Growing up in the conservative Midwest, I never thought I’d get ‘inked’ but after earning my 1st degree black belt it felt right. The concept of beautiful co-existence of light & dark, good & bad, male & female, ebb & flow, all resonated deeply with me…enough to put it permanently on my body. Some people view the ups and downs of life and think in terms of volatility. And to be sure, there are times life throws you a seri

The head of the most powerful country in the free world can attempt to espouse ‘alternative facts’ (and BTW if he ever took his shirt off in public a la Putin then the naked truth about his fitness would be revealed) but when it comes to you and your own body, you simply can’t hide from the truth. You carry the veracity, the authentic results of your daily actions, with you 24/7 for you and the rest of the world to bear witness to. Our brains are very good at facilitating lie

You've heard of the 80/20 rule: 20% of your sales force generates 80% of your sales, or 20% of your activity is responsible for 80% of your results. I would argue there is a more powerful ratio than that, the 99/1 rule. Specifically, about 1% of your decisions impact 99% of your life, your health, your energy… your happiness. Many people think to themselves, ‘…well my life is already set in stone…there is nothing I can do to change my tough circumstances….’. The reality is th