Excuses, Excuses: A Love Letter to Your Inner Couch Potato
Before you start reading, consider this your friendly/not-so-friendly warning: this article might cause mild discomfort, spontaneous defensiveness, or a sudden urge to “accidentally” close this page....
View ArticleYou’re Active. You’re Not Fit. Here’s the Difference
“I walk 10,000 steps per day”, “I have an active job”, “I do a lot of work around the house” – these are answers I often hear when I ask people whether they exercise. Let’s get one thing straight –...
View ArticleGardening is Not Exercise
“I do gardening”, I often hear readers and clients say when I ask them the question “do you exercise?” And then I feel like a jerk for bursting their bubble, and explaining why gardening is not...
View ArticleFun and Effective Wellness Activities for Employees Today
Corporate stress has hit a new high. According to a recent Gallup poll, nearly 60 percent of employees feel emotionally detached. If your team seems checked out during meetings or calls in sick more...
View ArticleOsteoporosis Reversal: What Actually Changed Ann’s Bone Scan
Meet Ann. She’s a 60-year-old accountant. She’s fit, energetic, and eats healthy… so it was a huge shock when she was first diagnosed with osteoporosis. Her life had completely turned...
View ArticleWhat Nobody Tells You About Life After Weight Loss
You’ve heard the stats – most people who lose weight regain it. But why? Largely, it’s because weight loss is very different than weight maintenance. In this article, we’ll talk about both the...
View ArticleHow Personalized Exercise Can Reverse Bone Loss: The Role of Osteoporosis...
Over 10 million persons in the US suffer from osteoporosis, while an additional 44 million are thought to have low bone density. The National Osteoporosis Foundation estimates that one in four men and...
View ArticleAging vs. Neglect: What’s Really to Blame?
“That’s just what happens when you get older”, I often hear from people. Maybe they’re talking about how they gained body fat, lost muscle mass, got weaker, or something else. But at the same time,...
View ArticleHow Personal Training Can Help Manage Osteoporosis
Most people don’t realize their bones are weakening until a fracture happens. Osteoporosis creeps in quietly, affecting your strength, balance, and confidence. But it doesn’t have to take over your...
View ArticleStop Searching: The Best Weighted Vest for Osteoporosis Isn’t What You Think
First, you were diagnosed with osteoporosis. You were shocked, because after all, you eat healthy and you’re active. How could this happen to you? After you got over the initial shock, you did a little...
View ArticleHow to Add 20–40 Yards to Your Drive: The Fitness Fix Most Golfers Ignore
Lots of our clients are golfers, and they want to well… golf better. But either they don’t train for it deliberately, or they train the wrong way. In this article, you’ll learn how we consistently add...
View ArticlePersonal Trainer for Osteoporosis: 5 Red Flags and 4 Mistakes to Avoid
You recently got diagnosed with osteoporosis or osteopenia, and it came as a big shock. After all, how could it happen to you? You eat healthy and you’re active. I totally get it. I see it all the...
View ArticleTai Chi: A Critical Look
Tai chi is a commonly-practiced activity, with lots of claims about its benefits. But how many of those benefits hold up to scientific scrutiny? And how do those benefits compare to the “gold standard”...
View ArticleHow Personal Training Can Help Manage Osteoporosis
Most people don’t realize their bones are weakening until a fracture happens. Osteoporosis creeps in quietly, affecting your strength, balance, and confidence. But it doesn’t have to take over your...
View ArticleOsteoporosis and DEXA Scans: Insights from Dr. Igor Wilderman
In modern healthcare, bone health (and specifically conditions like osteoporosis and osteopenia) is gaining well-deserved attention. I recently sat down with Dr. Igor Wilderman, MD (CCFP, FCFP, DCAPM),...
View ArticleMuscle Gain Without Limitations
You want to gain muscle. You like how it looks. You like how it feels. You used to have it, and now you lost it. Whether due to age, or being sedentary, or injuries that prevented you from exercising....
View ArticleHow Meg Reversed Decades-Long High Cholesterol in 3 Months
Meet Meg. She’s a 66-year-old personal trainer and massage therapist professionally. She was also a nutrition coach for a while, retiring in 2023. Outside of work, she was also a physique pro. What’s a...
View ArticleHow Cliff Lowered His Cholesterol in 4 Months, Without Medication
Meet Cliff. He’s a 51-year-old world-famous veterinarian (he’s on TV, and even has a documentary in major film festivals about his world travels, helping homeless animals), with 3 adult children and a...
View ArticleVibration Plates for Osteoporosis: Are They Worth It? (Backed by Science)
You have osteoporosis, and you’re looking for ways to improve your bone density. In your research, you saw that vibration plates are an option. But of course, they’re trying to sell you vibration...
View ArticleThe Truth About OsteoStrong: Hype, Hoax, or Hope for Osteoporosis?
If you’ve been diagnosed with osteoporosis or osteopenia, you’ve likely looked at the different treatment options, from exercise, to medications, to supplements and diet. In your research, you might...
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