On The Importance of Sleep (and How to Get It)
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...
Managing Suffering
As the Dalai Lama notes in his great book, The Art of Happiness, all creatures suffer, perhaps none more so than mankind. While much...
Steely Resolve: This Vision Thing
"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,...
5 Ways To Be Happy Today
When the Dalai Lama was asked what the purpose of life is, he replied without hesitation, “To be happy.” That seems like as good a...
Effective Workouts for Busy Professionals
I used to do a lot of LSD. No, not the drug kind, rather Long Slow Distance training as an endurance athlete (marathoner, Ironman...
Environmental Impact: How Your Surroundings Affect Your Health
I was lifting back the other day and getting ready to move from the chin up bar to the lat machine. There was a guy already doing lat...
The Matrix: Optimizing Nutrition & Exercise for Maximum Results
Take out a piece of paper, create a 2x2 square matrix. Repeat. On the first one, write over the top left box “Effective Workouts” over...
EXERCISING THE MIND FOR MAXIMUM FAT LOSS
In my capacity as Chief Health Officer, I spend time discussing and analyzing the 23 hours a day the client is not with me. Providing a...
7 WAYS TO JUMP START FAT LOSS
While I’m a big believer in making small, sustainable changes leading to an ongoing healthy, fit lifestyle, I do get asked regularly how...
Expanding The Container
There is a great concept that goes like this: we each have a container, call it a glass jar. Next to it we have various rocks, pebbles,...
