Category Archives: Emotional IQ

Keep Your Ego Out of Physical Training

If you are a martial artist, boxer, wrestler or any other type of combat athlete you have probably learned this a long time ago… or should have. Keep your ego out of physical training! Now don’t get me wrong… combat athletes are some of

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Part II: Being In Control of Achieving The Goal

A while back one of my clients commented to me that achieving results in fitness is really hard and is a struggle.  I asked him why and he could not pinpoint the exact reason. I then asked this person a couple of questions which led to

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Part I: Being In Control of Achieving The Goal

Thoughout the years and hundreds of clients that I have trained to better health and fitness, I’ve noticed there’s a couple of characteristics that differentiate those individuals that succeed with their goals and those that don’t.  One of them is the attitude of being in control of achieving the goal. By carefully selecting goals and placing a value on [...]

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Desert Is Not A Reward

If you serve a dessert for every dinner, children will become accustomed to this behavior and believe this is the best part of the meal instead of the entree.  This can be a problem with young, picky eaters and parents will find themselves many times using bribes as a

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How Did That Happen?

Many people will reach their 20-year High School Reunion and have little by little packed on an additional 20 or 30 pounds.  Maybe even more. And the question running through their mind is “how did that happen?” Usually they will blame the aging process and just think

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Working Through Adversity

After being involved in YOUR Fitness Program for around 2 months, chances are you may have experienced a few setbacks in YOUR FITNESS Program. Tired of the rigorous training, following your diet to a “T”, aches, pressures at work, social and family obligations – they can all slow you down… or even bring your program to a [...]

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Are You Staying Focused With YOUR Fitness Program?

They say that starting a fitness program is the hardest part.  This may be true for some people.  But, in my opinion, the hardest challenge is sticking with it past a month. But, experience tells us that it’s tough to make significant changes in your lifestyle in just a few weeks. The workout mistakes you [...]

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Conquer Emotional Eating

  In order for you to control emotional eating, it is imperative that you identify the situations, events, people, and feelings that trigger your emotional eating episodes. This is not too difficult, if you think about the circumstances that typically surrounded your emotional eating episodes. Is it after an argument with your spouse? Is it [...]

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Robert Fripp discusses the notion of “it is impossible to achieve the aim without suffering”

Think of this as you engage in your health and fitness journey. Are you getting the results you desire? Are you hitting the “wall” and don’t even have self awareness to realize what you’re doing wrong? Below is a song by

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Four Holiday Tips To Beat The Bulge

The Holidays are in full swing. If you are like most people then the Holidays bring about a sense of wonder, an atmosphere of good will and….a huge plate of food followed by tons of Christmas cookies! More than 50 percent of adults gain weight during this magical time of year

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