Turning the Corner That Never Came It would be good for you to first understand what I was doing in my last job before you know what my job is like now. Up until last year, I was a Polar Authorized Internet Dealer, selling Polar heart rate monitors and accessories […]

Over the past 25 years (in a 42 year running career), I have used probably a dozen different ways of tracking my workouts and my progress. Ranging from the Runner’s World Runner’s Log to my first computer that had a printer with paper with the little holes on the side […]

I am finally vindicating, 31 years later, the college guidance counselor who determined that my best career paths would be as a brick layer or a minister. I certainly would like to think that my advice and guidance is helping to give people a strong foundation to build their fitness […]

Ok, so I had the newsletter done and got it out early this morning, but when I was running a while later, I realized that I hadn’t posted the articles. I always wear a Camelbak with my cell phone in case there is a kid emergency, my keys and a […]

Had I written this blog last week, it would have been titled, “Negative Thinking, Negative Habits, Negative Change” because a stomach virus started wreaking havoc within my body early last Monday morning and was quite successful in preventing me from having those positive thoughts that keep me going every day […]

I just got off a radio interview with one of our newest coaches, Neil Anderson, a trainer and radio host of The Health and Fitness Zone in Salt Lake City. During the conversation, we came up with the concept of how trainers can actually expand their business and better serve […]

I was doing really well for a month. I got in some good workouts in January and visions of fitness danced in my head. Then along came a virus that sat down beside me and now those visions have gone down the toilet, so to speak. What? Although I got […]

Seeing the Giants, a wild card team, win the Super Bowl is a perfect example of the power of positive thinking as they denied the New England Patriots the chance to complete a perfect season. As Eli Manning said, “There’s something about this team. The way we win games, and […]

Carl Daikeler has an interesting theory, presented here, that people are now waiting until after the Super Bowl to start their resolutions, given the drop in people actually starting their resolutions on New Year’s Day. Let’s see what the CEO has to say: Running a weight loss and fitness company […]

It is named as such because, this year, that Monday is about starting your weight loss cycle the right way – with the kind of accountability that we know leads to real success. The “Before photo” gives you instant accountability. (If you want to drive to a new destination, the […]

Ironically the theme this week is positive thinking and given the Giants shocking upset victory over the New England Patriots, it is a well timed subject. As Eli Manning said, “There’s something about this team. The way we win games, and performed in the playoffs in the stretch. We had […]

I wrote in another blog about how I am a “late adapter”, meaning that all of those things that to younger generations are second nature – texting, getting email on their phones, etc. – are more challenging and frankly not worth figuring out. My fingers are way too big to […]

Let’s face it, we’re not talking about the stories of persistence of some very well known people, we’re talking about taking one day at a time and fitting in and accomplishing your workout. According to Jack Canfield and Mark V Hansen in Chicken Soup for the Soul, “Albert Einstein did […]

Budgets are on everyone’s minds these days and balancing one presents significant challenges for most of us. But what about your time budget? Unlike financial budgets, everyone on earth has the same amount to work with and that is 24 hours. You may be blessed to have a lot of […]

This week’s theme is time management and fitting workouts into your busy schedules. Obviously, since it is already mid-afternoon and I am just posting the articles, I need to work on my own scheduling. This week’s articles are: Fitting Workouts into Your Busy Schedule Stick With Your Workout Plans The […]

Hi! My name is Grace Abigail Dafter and I am 3 years old. My Dad has an Internet business and now I do, too! You can see me in my office, playing with my toys and my best friend Angel. I also work out like my Dad does and you, […]

One James A. Garfield (no, not the President who was assassinated since he died in 1881, but I don’t know which one) said, “Man cannot live by bread alone, he needs peanut butter”. Knowing what I do about peanut butter, it probably couldn’t have been eaten by President Garfield (unless […]

You know those bumper stickers that say, “My money and my kid go to __________”. Well my money and my money goes to Whole Foods and I spend roughly 25% of my income there to feed a family of five. No, not because Whole Foods is affectionately known as “Whole […]

Teaching a child the importance of good nutrition is giving them a good start in life.   My three year old does not eat well and when she doesn’t eat and doesn’t drink, she isn’t merry.   Instead, she is lethargic and moody.   Perhaps when we as adults have […]

In remembrance of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day, there was no class today. An extraordinarily gifted man, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. became at 35, the youngest person to have won the Nobel Peace Prize. He was awarded five honorary degrees, was named Man of the Year by […]