It happens to so many of us. We reach a point when we’ve had enough of our couch potato selves and decide it’s time to make a change. We dive into a workout routine, full of gusto, only to get quickly side-lined by injury. A lot of us were athletes in high school and college,… [Read More]
Archives for August 2016
Daily Devotional: Aim to Please
Read Galatians 1:10 One of the key pieces of advice my dad gave me when I was younger was the old adage you can’t please all the people all the time. It’s not a pleasant truth, but once we come to grips with it, decisions become far less stressful. Knowing what to do isn’t always… [Read More]
Daily Devotional: Stability Matters
Read Isaiah 33:6 One of the first things I check when I meet with a new personal training client is the stability and balance of the client. For stability, I check to see how well the client can go back and forth between using both sides of the body. This way, I can see how… [Read More]
Change Your Identity to Achieve Your Goal – 6 Steps to Goal Achievement
Recently, I came across this anonymous quote which more than adequately represents the state of most peoples’ goal setting plans. It goes like this: “My goal for 2016 is to accomplish the goals of 2015, which I should have done in 2014, because I promised them in 2013 and planned them in 2012.” I am big… [Read More]
Daily Devotional: Eating for Strength
Read Matthew 4:4 One of the hottest topics of conversation in the sports and fitness realm is what to eat for optimal success. Nearly everyone understands that what we eat has a significant impact on how feel, how we perform in our sport, or how we accomplish our fitness goals. It’s pretty clear that one… [Read More]