Fitness consists of a few categories: Strength Cardiovascular endurance Mobility Flexibility Extreme training one any of the fitness categories would likely result in a deficiency in one of the others. Lots of distance runners tend to lack mobility around certain joints. The bros in the gym that lift heavy all…

My last blog was about the benefits of an unregulated fitness industry, and how that can be a good thing. Most people who aspire to enter the fitness industry have some kind of athletic background. Technically speaking I was no different being a marathon runner. During my own training process…

We wouldn’t be able to operate as a society without rules/ guidelines for all to follow( at risk of already losing my audience as rules clearly apply more to some than others. Thats another conversation). Structure is much needed. But when we have a particular goal, we need to layout…

Just my opinion, but asking a kid in his/ her 20’s what do you want to do when you grow up is a brutal question. The 10th grade version of me would’ve told you I DO NOT want to go to college.At that point I was just going through the…

One of the more popular fitness enthusiasts recently posted the top 5 pet peeve’s that she absolutely could not stand. As I read through her top 5 I continuously saw verbiage like: You can’t You shouldn’t Don’t do this That’s bad/ Thats good That’s wrong/ That’s right And she sought…

It’s spring time in socal, which means running season is in. Aspiring 5k, 10k, half marathon and marathon runners are hitting the streets with their running shoes on! I personally think it’s awesome. People chose to run more for a lot of reasons from weight loss & stress relief. Then…

As spot reducing has been proven to be a something of the past( burning fat off of 1 part of our body). The question still looms for fitness professionals: what’s the best exercise for this or that? Just a refresher: any body fat that we store is just food intake…

I can remember a phone conversation with my mother back in early 2016. I was training for my first marathon at the time. I told her I’d never want to run another marathon after this. Just knowing the amount of preparation that goes into this and the mental toughness it…

The goal of most of my blogs is to help people get the most out of their workouts, and understand nutrition better. Two of my past blogs are about designing a safe, sensible workout. In those blog I discuss addressing the movement patterns, instead of thinking about “exercises”. This should…