Dump Read: Habits

Understanding the habit loop Changing your behaviour starts with understanding how habits form. Habits often form without us knowing and are responsible for a large portion of our daily lives. The habit loop consists of 3 parts: The cue The routine The reward When we perform a behaviour enough times the brain learns to run …

One Percent Better

One.  It’s a powerful number.  One is the first number, the very first; zero doesn’t count, it’s nothing.  The one-minute-workout, the first follower, January 1st, the 1-percent. What is it about one?  Is it a number you should get familiar with? In an ever-expanding world, the number “1” should be at the front of your …

Because, The Holidays

It’s that time of year where everyone is super stressed, walking through the stores like an army of zombies, draining their bank accounts and getting a third mortgage on their house just to show all of the people they normally hate how much they care about them. It’s also the time of the year to …

This Blog Won’t Help You Improve Your Fitness

This blog won’t help you improve your fitness, or your life for that matter.  Reading through all the posts I have written over the past 2 ½ years will probably just be a waste of your time.  Not because I haven’t made an attempt to simplify things.  Not because I haven’t provided helpful information. No. …

Winter Is Coming

Did you spend the summer trying to get in shape? Did you have a few moments over the summer where you thought you should have been able to do something but turns out you didn’t have the physical capacity? Winter is coming. My training changes with the seasons and for most people it should also. …

Should I Work Out On Vacation?

Given the time of year I think this topic may be on some people’s minds. Should I work out on vacation?The simple answer is.. it depends. It totally depends on your situation.  How often are you training?  How long have you been training consistently? How intense are you training? Do you have any event coming …

Priorities

No matter how you choose to fill your time there will be something else you could be doing.  This is the trade-off.  It doesn’t matter if you are enjoying yourself or not, there is always something else that could be occupying your time. If you are working then you are not playing with your kids.  …