The Top 5 Workout Myths You (shouldn’t be) Buying
Staying fit is more than just a trend. It has become more of a necessity to maintain a healthy lifestyle and live longer. Unfortunately, many people believe that in order to get results they need to do more work, too hard of...
11 reasons Why to Dip your Bits in the Chilly….
Cold exposure training is a hot topic in the fitness world right now (play on words intended...because I'm a nerd). It's been shown to have some pretty amazing benefits for your body--that is if you're willing to dip your most intimate parts in some chilly water. In...
How your -yes Your- surroundings are making you Miserable
The great tragedy with technological advancements and capitalism is an increased ability, and motivation, to play to our psychology at the deepest levels. What do I mean? I mean that our base survival instincts are our strongest instincts. Our minds are naturally...
Chronic Pain’s Effect on your Immune System
Going to a gym may not appealing at the moment. That’s ok, another way I’ve wanted to be of service (and…well…come on….better provide for myself), is by offering my Online ‘Pain-Free and Fit’ Programs, for less than $1/day.
The Truth about Pain
I want to talk to you about the truth about pain and really help you come to understand how it formed, where it came from, and then what to do about it. A lot of times, we wake up and all of a sudden our shoulder hurts, our back is thrown out. Plantar fasciitis showed...
The Best 3 Exercises to keep you fit
Pic of my Client Roz! Age: She'll never say 😉 Short on time? (Yes Jeff, always). A quick why.... Why these 3? 1) they work the whole body 2) they're low (enough) impact on the body 3) they work your triceps, biceps, shoulder, abs, low and mid back...without doing...
The (Fitness) Value in Doing Less
Image from Next Step Wellness Retreat Do more No Pain no Gain No Sweat? You didn't work hard enough These are the mantras running through our minds. These are the mantras that lead to injury and burn out--they dispirit us on our journey to do something positive for...
Answer: The Best and Worst stretch for your Low Back
Question: What is 'Kneeling Hip Flexor Stretch Yes, you're putting your back in Jeopardy if you do this stretch incorrectly (see what I did there? :)). Done correctly however, it's one of the best stretches you can do for yourself. So what the hell am I talking about?...
Why Planks are Killing your Back
image taken from Next Step's Video-based Fitness program We finally find the motivation to get (back) in shape. We're going to do 1) Cardio 2) Planks 3) maybe some push ups. Right? I have good news and bad news. It's not a bad plan, but it's hard to execute well. You...