Articles & Resources
Learn more about the current movement and exercise science from evidence based sources and lived experience from an expert personal trainer.
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How To Make Fitness A Hobby
If you want to exercise consistently and get the amazing benefits, make fitness a hobby. Here are some tips to help you do that.
Choosing Your Weights For Mental Health
If you want to lift weights for mental health (and you should!) here is a simple way to choose the right weights to get the best benefits!
Mental Health Benefits Of Strength Training
The mental health benefits of strength training are incredibly powerful. It can rewire your brain and change your negative thought patterns.
Finding Exercise Motivation Through Your Personal Values
If you struggle to stick to exercise, think about your values. When your exercise habits and values are aligned, it's easy to follow through.
How To Get What You Need From Exercise
Exercise can do more than you might think. It can help you strengthen the qualities you need to thrive.
Short Term And Long Term Exercise Motivation
The motivation that gets you started might not keep you going. Here's how to think about short term and long term exercise motivation.
The Most Important Health And Fitness Habits
If you want to get healthier, you don't want to waste your time. Here are the biggest "bang for your buck" health and fitness habits.
How To Get Started With Behavior Change
Learn strategies for behavior change that will help you avoid the usual pitfalls and set you up for success as you pursue your goals.
The Myth Of Discipline And Why What You Really Need Is Better Motivation
Many people think discipline is the key to sticking to exercise, but it's not. What's really important is building better motivation.
Why Is Change So Hard? How Your Brain Makes It Difficult For You To Change And What To Do About It
If you've struggled to make healthy changes, it's ok! There's a reason change is so hard, and it's not about lacking motivation or willpower!
Motivate Yourself To Exercise With This Clever Science-Backed Strategy
If you struggle to motivate yourself to exercise, try this science-backed strategy that can help you follow through on your good intentions.
Five More Ways To Sneak Movement Into Your Day
You don’t have to spend hours in the gym to be healthy! Here are 5 simple strategies for sneaking movement into your day.
Why A Healthy Lifestyle Is Essential If You Have A High Stress Job
If you have a high stress job, you might think you don't have the time to exercise. Here's why it's essential that you make time anyway.
Build New Habits Faster By Connecting Them To Habits You Already Have
Healthy habits are incredibly important. Here's a powerful strategy to help you create new habits faster and more easily.
Are You Breathing The Right Way?
If you're experiencing stress and tension or pain in your neck and shoulders, it might have to do with your breathing. Find out how to breathe the right way and why it's so important!
Change From The Inside To Achieve Your Goals
If you've tried more than once to stick to an exercise or diet program, the key is not the program itself. Work on changing from the inside, and almost any program will work for you.
Build Exercise Motivation With Workout Intentions
Here's a simple strategy I use with my personal training clients to help boost their exercise motivation in each session and create long-lasting habits.
How To Tell If You’re Pushing Yourself Hard Enough In Your Workouts
To get results from strength training, it's important that you challenge yourself. Here's a scale and a test to help you make sure you're pushing yourself in your workouts.
To Get Results From Strength Training, Make Sure You Push Yourself
If you want to get stronger, it's important that you challenge your muscles. Here's why.
