All thoughts and prayers should be focused toward the island of Hispaniola where the tragedy of the earthquake near Port-au-Prince is unfolding. It is a major catastrophe and the Haitian people need all of our prayers today and in the coming days and weeks and months as they try […]
It’s all too common that bad people are featured more often and more prominently in the news for what they’ve done or haven’t done. Good people don’t make headlines that most people want to read. They just live exemplary lives. So it is with Joe Rollino. I […]
If you read my post from earlier today, you may have thought, yeah, yeah. What a coincidence that CNN has an article this afternoon entitled, “Too much TV may mean earlier death”. It says, in part, “Watching too much television can make you feel a bit brain-dead. According to […]
This isn’t going to be one of those, “In my day” rants, but honestly, years ago, people prided themselves in never giving up and never quitting. I don’t live in some parallel universe and come up with these commentaries. I see people give up, I hear about people […]
Having been a runner for almost 44 years, I know my body. I am very consistent in my training and performances as well as nutrition and lifestyle habits, so when I start to not run well, I know that my body is fighting off something. On Thanksgiving Day […]
It is hard to believe, but today is the anniversary of the day three years ago when I decided to click on a link in an email from Neil Evans from Beachbody that gave me the opportunity to sign up as a Team Beachbody Coach. I had the gotten the […]
Yesterday I read an article in CNN Health entitled, “Is the fat acceptance movement bad for our health?” Why do we need a fat acceptance movement? Who cares if you are fat or thin or somewhere in between. What difference does it make if you are tall […]
According to the article in WalletPop, “As recently as 2004, school lunch beef contained as much as 15% of this ammonia-treated filler as a means of saving a whole three cents per pound.” When you read the article, it says that, “Beef Products began to blast its filler product […]
Is 2010 starting out as bad for you as 2009 ended? It is for me and the very least of the problems that I am facing is still trying to get over the effects of the swine flu. Am I discouraged? No, I’m defiant and I will […]
Today is the first work day of the New Year and also the starting day for many resolution driven fitness programs and weight loss programs. But you can’t just start your engine with a resolution, you have to have something that will keep driving you forward toward your destination. […]
Let’s face it, we’re all just like fish in the sea of fitness, and just like all people who work out, we thrive in different environments. Basically, we can be divided into the people who go to the gym and the people who would never work out at the […]
You know by now that I’m no Billy Mays. I’m not trying to pitch something or convince you to do something that you absolutely have to do. I’m just a coach who tries things and uses things before he recommends them to his athletes. Whether it was a […]
It was 15 years ago today that I started the website Howtobefit.com, so I want to take this opportunity to not only wish you a Happy New Year, but also to thank you for your continued interest and support over all those years. Howtobefit.com was conceived from a desire to […]
Team Beachbody has a game plan for you. It’s not, buy this or take that, but a well thought out plan that will take you from where you are to where you want to be. Whether you are 360 pounds and need to lose weight to get in […]
Running comes as easily to me as breathing, but coming back from more than a month long illness which included a bout with swine flu is presenting a challenge. I ran for just over 25:00 and then did 8 reps of 5 upper body exercises and was really quite tired […]
Since my Dad was a farmer, I saw him working every day. Because I do something that I love to do, I’ve adopted his lifestyle and don’t think a thing of it. Between Thanksgiving and Christmas, though, I battled the H1N1 virus and working every day became quite […]
Okay, I googled, “minutes spent exercising in U.S.” and the second article was from an analysis by researches at the University of California, Berkeley. Since I want to give them full credit and a link back to their article, you can find it here. But just in case […]
I get an inspirational email every day from Insight of the Day, and yesterday was no exception. On Friday, it is called, “Friday Story” and instead of being a quote, it is an inspirational story. Relying on their honesty, this is supposed to be a true story and […]
Two of my biggest heroes are George Bailey from the movie, “It’s A Wonderful Life” and John Beresford Tipton from the TV series, “The Millionaire” (yes, I used to watch it). As you read this, don’t be disappointed if Michael Anthony isn’t knocking on your door, because right about now […]
You may or may not have seen the ads for Shakeology on the Internet and if you did, you may have just passed them by. Frankly, healthy food does not have the same lure as a Deluxe Value Meal for $2.99 but for $3.49, Shakeology is a highly nutritious meal […]
A lot of Internet sites have been featuring an ad on their homepages for a $2.99 Deluxe Meal and I was so lured to the idea of getting a deluxe meal for $2.99 that I had to click on it. The meal comes in two versions, the Double Junior Cheeseburger […]
Napoleon Hill was in his early 20’s, a young journalist, when he was given a 3 hour interview with Carnegie. The following was written by Napoleon Hill. This is all in the archives of the Napoleon Hill Foundation. This is the story as told by Bob Proctor. Fortunately, I was […]
Last evening, we went to a service of gratitude at our church and the pastor related the story of Corrie Ten Boom. I did some research this morning and created her story of gratitude below. The Ten Boom family was sent to a concentration camp by the Nazis who […]
They say that by 2018, an obese person will pay about $2,500 more in health care costs so they probably pay maybe $1,500.00 more now. The cost of a good Team Beachbody workout ranges between $59.85 and $119.85 and the Team Beachbody Club membership is just over $150.00 a […]