Setting New Goals

So I have to admit, life is a little crazy at the moment. Chiropractic school is no joke. Being a father of 3 girls and a husband is no joke. Trying to set up training clients in a new town or else find another job is no joke. Certainly many folks can relate to my lamenting, as life in our modern society is full of challenges and responsibilities that we must all conquer on a daily basis just to get by. Yet I must stress the importance of maintaining focus and commitment to your health and fitness goals. In fact when times get tough and seem like they can't get any crazier, shake it up and create some new big ol' nasty-hairy goals! Why the heck not, right?

So here's my goal, and this guy has been on my bucket list for at least 20 years. I've decided that next June (2016), I'll compete in my first bodybuilding competition here in the Sparkle City (Spartanburg, SC). I'm truly excited and feel like I can make a decent showing with a year's worth of focused training and dieting!  http://www.carolinasupernatural.com/

So if you don't have a current fitness goal in mind, or you're pretty much doing the same thing in the gym day-in and day-out, set a new goal! Don't be afraid to train towards something that you can scratch of that bucket list you've been compiling!!!!




Stay Focused and Happy Training Y'all!

Get Up and Move Y'all!!!!

Scary statistic that I just read in the most recent edition of Anytime Fitness' periodical publication...... The average American spends over half of their lifetime sitting! As the article points out between watching tv on the couch, driving and working desk jobs, the majority of our waking hours are spent seated. With this in mind is it any wonder obesity rates are through the roof, Type II Diabetes is an epidemic and other conditions related to poor circulation are insanely high these days? The take away??? Use some of at couch time to get out and get active! 20 to 30 minutes a day of continuous activity that increases the heart rate slightly and causes you to work up a light sweat is all it takes to increase and preserve health!!!!

Stay focused and happy training y'all!!!!

Chiropractic Care is More Cost Effective at Treating Lower Back Pain than the Medical Approach

ACA's latest stat on how Chiropractic care is much less expensive and effective at treating lower back pain that medicine's approach:

Chiropractic Can Prevent Surgery (From the ACA)

October is National Chiropractic Health Month! Here a cool stat on the effectiveness of chiropractic in prevention of surgery in cases of back injuries, as released by the ACA:

Decent Description of Why Chiropractic is So Effective for Back Pain

Chiropractic is so much more important in overall health and vitality building than for treating back pain alone. Yet, most people seeking chiropractic care do so for lower back pain. Here's a decent and simple run down of why chiropractic IS the most effective means of managing and remedying back pain all together  (keep in mind this article is from the medical community, so some important aspects are left out, such as the role of Innate Intelligence and your body's incredible ability to heal itself, given an environment conducive to doing so):

http://www.webmd.com/pain-management/guide/chiropractic-pain-relief

Time to move it!

So I'm at the gym on the treadmill as we speak and just wanted to do a simple post this time as a means to remind everyone ( myself included) that our exercise activities don't have to be overly complicated, just simply an activity that gets the heart rate up and involves continuous movement. So get out and walk the dog for 20 minutes or if you can't motivate yourself to get in your scheduled run today.... Do like I did and head to the gym and do a brisk walk on the treadmill. It ain't running by at least te moving forward y'all!

Stay focused and happy training y'all!!!!

So it's time to recommit.....

So no matter how diligent, how committed or how obsessed you are with fitness and healthy eating, I'm here to tell you we all face setbacks from time-to-time.  These last 6 months have been a real challenge for me due to some hefty life changes including beginning full time Chiropractic school, maintaining a full time job, having a new baby and moving.  With all of these new responsibilities, I'm finding less and less time to get in my workouts and stay true to my diet.  Being in a hurry all the time has me scrambling for food and meals whenever and however I can get them, often times resulting in protein bars and peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.  That coupled with a drastic reduction in my cardio training has resulted in a negative effect on my waistline :) I've increased my weight training during this time and my strength has certainly increased, yet I feel and look much less "in shape" and my training is one-sided (something I warn against in my book Simply Wellness). 

So the purpose of this blog isn't simply a confession of my health and fitness sins, but more a demonstration that we all face setbacks in our quests for Wellness Based Living.  I also want to use this blog post as a means to state my intentions publicly to get in better shape and to restore a balanced approach to training over the next several months.  If we state our intentions to others, we hold ourselves more accountable to following through with them.  So, I'm striving to run and bike 3 times a week, swim 2 times and weight train 3 times a week.  In addition I'm striving to recommit to my daily yoga practice, no matter how short of a practice it might be.  I've also decided to sign up for a half-marathon in October of this year!

So y'all join me and regardless of how committed or in shape you are at this very moment, recommit to your goals and take it to another level!  Reach out and do something that challenges and might even scare you a little such as that race or charity ride that you've been thinking about!  Spring is here and what better time to get out and get moving again!