Waking up early in the morning, before anyone else is hard. In my early twenties, my day didn’t start until 10 or 11am sometimes. It felt like the day just escaped, and that feeling alone prompted me to reset my clock and become a morning person. Since I made that change 10 years ago, I never […]
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The Costs of Making Excuses
It’s so easy to justify a missed workout or two. Maybe even three. It’s starts there, and then you start making excuses about your diet . A little bit of cake here, some chips there and then a full blown pizza party. For the most part, I tend to be pretty good about my training schedule […]
My Sleep Tracking Data, What I Learned and Tips for New Parents
Shortly after my daughter was born I decided to track my sleep. In the past 12 months I recorded 288 nights and learned as much about myself, my sleeping habits and what it takes to get through the night when you have a newborn in the house. Congratulations. You’re a new parent. Your baby is […]
How New Dads Can Find Time for Workouts When There’s a Newborn in the House
New dads, congrats on your new bundle of joy. If it it hasn’t already, your life is about to change forever in almost every way. The two most precious resources you’ll be missing is time and sleep. But just because you don’t have time to yourself or energy to do anything doesn’t mean there isn’t a way to get your […]
How I Dropped 8lbs in 1 Month and Kept It Off to Tell About It
Have you heard of the old saying ‘The shoemaker’s children go barefoot’? Meaning that the cobbler spends all his time and talents on his customers rather than on making and repairing shoes for his own children. And that describes me. I dedicate a lot of time and energy to my clients, ensuring they are meeting […]
Tough Mudder Lives Up to the Name
Since I written about my experiences at Warrior Dash and Spartan Race, I feel like my run at Tough Mudder deserves a blog post as well. Tough Mudder, was exactly what I was expecting and I am glad I trained for it. However, I did not expect so many steep and long hills to climb […]