On Doing The Right Thing We are the sum of the choices we make. Whether conscious or with little intentional thought, our brain tells our body what to do or mouth what to say, and consequences follow. Sometimes those consequences are immediate (e.g. if we say something offensive the reaction might be swift) and at other times the impact of our actions (or inactions) are not felt in earnest for years. But suffice it to say, everything we do or say either moves us forward or ba

On The Importance of Portion Control With extra time on our hands, we often fill that space with excess food and drink. The ability to control portion size is an important component of keeping body weight within a healthy, energetic range. The reality is, especially as we get older, we can never ‘out workout’ a bad nutrition plan. All the walks around your block will never fully offset that cream laden pasta, 5 slices of pizza, or high calorie alcoholic drink. It is not coinc

A few years ago I broke my ankle in a freak skiing accident. Sunday I was fitted in a boot I had to wear for 6 weeks, and Monday I was back in the gym. While I was unable to do my daily runs, what I still could do included lifting upper body weights, one legged stationary bike riding…even crutching around the block which turned out to be a great tricep workout! The personal trainers in the gym would say to me, ‘….you just snapped your fibula, what are you doing in the gym?!?’

I had a morning routine for years that looked like this: alarm goes off, feet hit floor within 2 seconds, sheets fly everywhere, heart rate accelerates from a resting pulse of about 42 BPM to low triple digits, mind stresses over all the things I am behind on already, followed by a drive like a maniac to the closest SBUX to down a bunch of caffeine….not exactly a healthy, let alone effective way, to start the day. As with sleep, I held an attitude that I was made of steel, th