When you exercise after an overnight fast, your body generally relies more heavily on stored fat for fuel during the workout. Research comparing fasted and fed aerobic exercise has consistently found greater fat oxidation during fasted exercise. In plain English, you are burning a greater percentage of fat for energy while you are exercising. But here is where things get interesting. Burning more fat during a workout does not automatically mean you will lose more body fat

Why Do I Use Regressions With My Clients? Because the exercise you want to perform and the exercise your body is currently prepared to perform may not always be the same thing. You might have the strength but lack the mobility to get into the position. You might have the mobility but lack the stability to control it. You might have enough strength to complete a repetition but not enough control to perform it safely and consistently. Sometimes there is an orthopedic i

Your body does not become stronger, fitter, or more resilient simply because you keep beating it up. Exercise is a stressor. That stress is necessary because it gives your body a reason to adapt. But the adaptation process also requires recovery. Think of training as sending your body a memo that says, "Hey, we need to get better at this." Recovery is when your body gets around to reading the memo.

For adults over 50, core training is less about chasing a six-pack and more about preserving independence, preventing injuries, and continuing to do the activities you love. Think about it. Every time you carry groceries, pick up a grandchild, climb stairs, play golf, work in the yard, or get off the floor, your core is working behind the scenes. And contrary to what many people still believe, crunches alone are not enough.

One of the biggest mistakes people make when rebuilding their conditioning is assuming they need to suffer their way back into shape. They believe that every workout needs to leave them gasping for air, drenched in sweat, and questioning their life choices.

If you want to train for years instead of months, you have to enjoy it. Not every second of it, and not every set, but the overall process has to feel worth it. Because the truth is simple. You cannot force yourself to do something you hate for the next 20 years. Willpower fades. Discipline wears thin. Life gets busy. Enjoyment is what keeps you coming back when motivation disappears.

As we take each trip around the sun, many of us start worrying about physical aches and pains — sore knees, stiff backs, fading muscle. But what often keeps us up at night is something deeper: the fear of losing ourselves to cognitive decline. Alzheimer’s disease and dementia aren’t distant threats; for many families — including my own — they’re a painfully close reality. Both my mother and grandmother suffered complications from Alzheimer’s, so I know firsthand what’s at

Are you moving, feeling, and thriving the way you want to? If not, you're not alone. And you’re not stuck either. The truth is, aging well isn’t about looking like you did in your twenties. It’s about building a body that works for you—not against you—as the years go on. This isn’t about short-term fat loss

When your knee gives out. When your back locks up. When your blood sugar spikes. When a doctor finally says the words: surgery, medication, restriction. And this is why traditional healthcare fails you. And you realize the opportunity to act before the crisis has slipped by. I’m going to say something bold here: Most people don’t land on the operating table because their body broke. They land there because they stayed in the waiting room too long. Not the one at the doc

By the time most people hit their 40s or 50s, they’ve tried every diet under the sun, joined more gyms than they can count, and downloaded every app with good intentions—only to fall back into the same cycle. Get excited. Start strong. Life gets in the way. Fall off. Feel guilty. Wait for "motivation" to return. Here’s the hard truth most won’t say: Motivation isn’t coming to save you.

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