I have had people tell me that they will start training or join a gym after they lose some weight. They need to look better before they can show up I guess. The only time to start is today! In fact the best way to learn something new is to try and fail. Those lessons [...]
Are you interested in changing a behavior? Do you have 21 days available to be a better person? I have these cool wristbands to help. These say EAT CLEAN TRAIN HARD because this is about fitness. But you can correct any type of problem and you can use a simple rubber band if you like.
Here [...]
Are you feeling fit and looking better than ever? Christmas parties are here and New Years resolutions are right around the corner. Do you make resolutions every year? Do you keep them?
I don’t make resolutions each year. I keep a journal and write down goals and aspirations regularly. Also as a personal trainer I have [...]
Man it has been a good lead-in to summer. I’ve been outside doing workouts for a couple of months. Hope you have too. My favorite spots are the track at Glenbard West in Glen Ellyn and the park across from my house. I just grab a kettlebell or two and go. There are benches to [...]
I didn’t quite get to the end of the 30 day challenge before I dropped out. Made it 21 days without sugar. Made it that long without the mindless surfing. Went to visit my folks for Mom’s birthday and had some cookies. They were very good.
The results were that I lost 2 lbs. during this [...]
Here we see Karen working legs. First up is one of the great leg exercises you can do. LADIES! This exercise works the quads and glutes in a functional running position. So balance, stabilization and core strength are all challenged during this exercise. When you do a machine leg press, most do not require balance, [...]
Sure everyone kind of believes this yet only 4 of 10 doctors talk to their patients about the importance of exercise.
During exercise there are two types of immune cells released into the body. The effects last only about three hours but there is a cumulative effect also which reduces illness rates. People who exercised 45 [...]
1) Train with Stanimal. If you did train with stanimal you would have increased strength and vitality, improved joint stability, reduced body fat and better cardiovascular performance. Unfortunately I can only train a few folks.
But you need to exercise. We all know this. 30 minutes every day break a sweat from exercising. The end.
No gym [...]
Here are a few exercises that I include in my workouts. People often ask me what I do for exercise. These are a few. I also like to add sprinting in between or rowing or some other form of interval work. This makes for a tremendous challenge. If you have questions about my workouts or [...]
Live from Schaumburg and Glen Ellyn, Stanimal demonstrates a figure eight and a wood chopper. These are both safe and effective core training methods. Dig it!
