This is a wonderful time of year! New beginnings are most apparent in the spring, but different new beginnings happen in the fall. Sometimes I think of it like January and the coming of a new year, but in September the year already is 75% complete.
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This is a wonderful time of year! New beginnings are most apparent in the spring, but different new beginnings happen in the fall. Sometimes I think of it like January and the coming of a new year, but in September the year already is 75% complete.
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Relying on online videos simply doesn't work as a solid workout strategy.
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The first step to achieving massive success in any area of your life is COMMITMENT.
Not just part of the way but ALL of the way.
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Years ago I had a very wise trainer named Chris Giesking. It is no surprise he is now teaching at a local college because he was full of wisdom. One of the coolest lessons he taught me was that fitness is like BINGO.
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At the beginning of July, I got word that the dog belonging to a friend of one of my friends went missing. He got spooked by fireworks while staying at a home other than his own and took off. I didn't know the owner, but my heart for dogs is larger than life and my dog Rosey had such a fear of fireworks she could barely leave the house on July 4. This dog was lost in Burnsville, not far from where I live, so I knew I needed to help.
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So often when we feel a tight muscle we default to stretching. We've been told over and over, feel tight? Get stretched. The problem is, the muscle never gets any looser and remains locked up.
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One of my old mentors used to say "your original intent was to drain the swamp but now you find yourself up to your armpits in alligators." Can you relate?
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One of our favorite family activities is boating on the St. Croix river. It is a such a beautiful river with lush state parks on both sides. We were fortunate to get a day out there last Saturday.
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Summertime is officially here in Minnesota. Everyone is outside doing all the outdoor things Minnesotans love to do....hiking, fishing, camping, boating. One of my favorite summertime activities is mountain biking. I've learned many lessons on my mountain biking journeys.
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When people around my age of 51 complain about "being old," it's like nails on a chalkboard. I just turned 51 last month and I feel like I'm in better shape than I was in my 20s. How can I say that? Aren't I supposed to be "old?."
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Last week was Father's Day and I was grateful for the love I got from my family. Being a dad fits the Army slogan "It's the toughest job you'll ever love. It's an important role and I take it seriously.
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Last week we took a family trip to the Black Hills. We hit all the sites like the Badlands, Custer State Park, and Mount Rushmore. These places were all cool but surprisingly my favorite was the Crazy Horse Monument.
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I've done hundreds of fitness and nutrition consultations. The vast majority of people I talk to want to lose some weight. One of the things I really hone in on in during these consultations are the person's daily nutrition habits. Many times their nutrition seems to be "coasting."
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Caleb is one of my favorite characters in the Bible.. At 85 years old he went into battle and took land for Israel. In fact, in Joshua 14:10 he says "So here I am today, eighty-five years old! I am still as strong today as the day Moses sent me out; I’m just as vigorous to go out to battle now as I was then." He was always ready to take ground and kick butt. No matter what. He NEVER used his age as an excuse to keep doing less and less. Unfortunately that is not the case for most people. I often hear people calling…
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Have you ever tried taking a shortcut for something? I know I have. In high school we'd get Cliff Notes to avoid reading the entire book in English class. The other day I tried taking a shortcut to the store. Turned out a road was closed so it ended up taking me longer. The desired outcome is clear but the effort to get there requires a lot of hard work, time and effort. That makes the detour for a shortcut seem like the best option to take.
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The word "too" should be a swear word. I hear it abused with a negative self limiting connotation when it comes to physical health.
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"The seed falling among the thorns refers to someone who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, making it unfruitful." Matthew 13:2. This passage can relate to scenarios I see far too often in the health and fitness world.
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There are days when you feel as if you're fighting a battle. You've got things coming at you from every direction... Financial stresses Family management Careers / business House projects Ugh. Keeping yourself sane and healthy can feel like the biggest battle of all. It can be easy to fall into "victim" mode and entertain the feelings of helplessness and just general 'beat down." Romans 8:37 says differently. "But in all these things we overwhelmingly conquer through Him who loved us" According to this passage we can be victors rather than victims. But we have to flip the switch. One of the ways I have found to flip the…
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There was a time back in high school where I wanted to be an auto mechanic. I took classes and could actually work on cars back then. That was then and this is now. And now I'm pretty clueless.
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1 Corinthians 9:27 says "I discipline my body like an athlete, training it to do what it should. Otherwise, I fear that after preaching to others I myself might be disqualified." When I read this I think of a teaching I listened to from one of my favorite pastors.
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