How to Set S.M.A.R.T. Goals

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At the beginning of each year, people set training goals with the best of intentions. Faster, longer, stronger, better in some way at something. The reality is, by the time we flip the calendar to mid February, most of these goals have fallen by the wayside. Sound familiar? If so I'm here to tell you it’s not the goal that’s important, it’s your method of getting after it. If you ensure … [Read more...]

Travel Essentials

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Trip it App If you've known me for any amount of time you know that I used to travel a lot and I enjoy technology quite well.  These days I don't travel quite as much as I'm chasing my toddler more however, my clients do.  Which is why when I came across this little App I thought I would further investigate and review. Business travel in general usually means lots of flights, lots of … [Read more...]

Is the gym intimidating this January?

The gym can in general be an intimidating place especially in January as more folks are filing in. This week if you go to the gym make it your goal to say hello to 3 people and help to make the gym a less intimidating place.  Your one smile and one workout away from a good day! … [Read more...]

Wild Rice and Edamame Salad

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I made this dish last night and it was a hit with my family and I have no doubt it will become a familiar side or main at many other houses soon too! I think it imperative to start with the simple cooking instructions for wild rice as the salad above calls for the rice to be already cooked so you can get to mixing the ingredients, chilling and most importantly eating.  All the prep for … [Read more...]

My recent go-to brunch meal

Spinach Strata

As we have just wrapped up the holidays I thought I would share my favorite make-ahead brunch dish.  Over the past many weeks my family enjoyed this dish at a few holiday breakfast/brunches.  Every time I serve it, it gets raving reviews.  So with no further … [Read more...]

2012 Is The Time For a Change…

I've been thinking about this a lot lately.  Through out the last year I was not very active on my blog and mostly because of my internal struggle wether or not to share more about my life through the web.  I'm not your average personal trainer and I don't run your average fitness business.  I'm known by some as "the DIY guy", "the coffee roaster", "that guy who sews", and so-on and so forth. … [Read more...]

There will never be a perfect time

New Years Resolutions

Happy New Year!  As we have said goodbye to 2011 and hello to 2012 the outlook for the year is bright.This is the time to reflect on the past and prepare for the future.  Along with preparing most of us are busy settling into new resolutions and many of those include giving up something or adding something new in to our routines.  For alot this new resolution will be about getting back into a … [Read more...]

Are You Watching Your Sugar Intake?

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Most of us have come to know that plain white table sugar is not good for us in large quantities.  It is well known that in short, it is very refined and breaks down in the body quickly which causes spikes in insulin and then drops in energy or better known as the "crash".  More importantly, it is imperative to remember that no matter what form of sugar is being consumed; honey, turbinado, brown … [Read more...]

Strength Training For Flexibility

Research has shown that lifting weights through a complete range of motion can improve your flexibility more effectively than static stretching.  During strength training muscles first contract and then stretch to their full range between repetitions as long as you are not shortening your motion. One of the most effective ways to increase flexibility and take advantage of the stretch is to … [Read more...]

The SF Marathon, are you ready?

With the 2010 San Francisco Marathon only a little over 16 weeks away who is planning on running it? This marathon features 26.2 miles of Fun!  Runners see many of the iconic sites of San Francisco and have the experience of running on the roadbed of the Golden Gate Bridge.  People from across the country and some from the other side of the globe will be in attendance for what will surely be … [Read more...]