As a society we are often obsessed with weight. What the scale tells us on any given day - or over time - can dictate our moods and even whether we feel good about ourselves. But is the scale the only way to measure health and fitness? Or even the best? Consider some alternatives (or additions): Body fat. This is a great measure of your body composition. Two people can be similar height and weight, but one 8% body fat and the other 20%. To the scale they are the same,

I was a terrible sleeper as a young (and not so young) adult. I thought sleep was for wimps, so I did everything I could to get as little as possible. I functioned well, but got sick from time to time, was perpetually tired, and in retrospect probably not at my maximum productivity. Then life took over as an adult, and even though I came to realize that adequate sleep was important for me, I often found myself unable to get a good, solid night’s sleep. Stress, things racing

As the Dalai Lama notes in his great book, The Art of Happiness, all creatures suffer, perhaps none more so than mankind. While much suffering – especially for humans – is self-imposed (see previous blogs on how to enhance happiness), this amazing earth we live on also giveth and taketh away…. In a time of great natural tragedies that are going on around us, be it the hurricanes/floods in TX, FL and the Caribbean, or other natural disasters throughout the world, it can be al

"When you have a vision, a very clear vision of what you want to look like then you cannot wait to do the next set, or the next exercise, or the next rep, because you know that each rep you're doing, each set you're doing, each weight you lift you get closer to turning this vision into reality." - Arnold Schwarzenegger I was a competitive sailor as a kid, and by ‘competitive’ I mean I competed, and was highly competitive. I absolutely hated losing. I broke the sport down in