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If I asked you, "what is your health and fitness goal?"   What would you say?  Would you say something that is weight related?  Pain related?  Sports related? At one time in my life I would have said that my goal was to make it through chemotherapy.  At another time I would have said that it was to not be fat anymore.  At another time I would have said that my goal was to make my back strong enough to not have pain.  At age 36, all my health...

This weekend felt a little odd for me because I only worked one day last week.  That's because last Saturday I left for a 6 day family vacation that included stops in Las Vegas, California, Utah and Arizona. It was amazing. We saw a Cirque Du Soleil show (complete with a free backstage tour thanks to one of my amazing clients), and we also went to Death Valley, Zion National Park and The Grand Canyon.  Needless to say, it was a lot to pack in to just...

Do you remember the cartoon "Winnie the Pooh?" If so, you might remember a character named Eeyore.  Eeyore was known as a negative, gloomy, depressed donkey who always expected the worst. Do you know anyone like that? If you remember Eeyore than you probably also remember Tigger.  Tigger was the exact opposite.  Tigger was happy, exuberant and loved to share his positivity with others. Have you ever met anyone like that? It may seem funny to compare people to cartoon characters but Eeyore and Tigger represent two very opposing attitudes that people...

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1. It’s A LOT of work to rehab your body and there is no easy way to do it. Whether you are dealing with an injury that happened because of a sudden forceful event like the one I’ve described, or whether you’re dealing with an injury that has progressively gotten worse over time, this applies to you. Early on I made mental agreement with the idea that I was going to be “on call” 24-7 doing exercises and stretches, using topicals, taking supplements and doing everything I...

Question- You have a 5 gallon jug and a 3 gallon jug.  How do you get 4 gallons into the 5 gallon jug using only the 2 jugs? First- Fill up the 3 gallon jug Second- Pour the 3 gallons into the 5 gallon jug Third- Fill up the 3 gallon jug Fourth- Pour the water from the 3 gallon jug into the 5 gallon jug until it's full Fifth- Empty the 5 gallon jug Sixth- Take the 1 gallon you have remaining in the 3 gallon jug and pour it...

I came across a few articles recently that I felt would be great to share with you. The first one was kind of a shocker.  In a good way.  It describes a survey that was done on 2400 people who regularly consume a plant extract called Cannabidiol (CBD).  Most of the users reported that they used it primarily for relief of pain, anxiety, depression or insomnia.  Amazingly, 80 percent said it was "very or extremely effective" and...