Sharing your fitness journey on social media will enhance your motivation and inspire your online community. — Posting about fitness on social media isn’t all about taking selfies in the locker room. You may think that you don’t look like the kind of person who should be posting about fitness. It doesn’t matter what you look like. …

Many people underestimate how strenuous this winter chore can be — Shoveling snow can be as hard as a challenging workout at the gym. Regardless of your age, health and fitness should be your most significant consideration when deciding if you should shovel snow or hire it out. According to an article published by BBC News in 2017, “Every winter, about…

Running without technology can bring balance and fun back into your training. — I started running as a college freshman in 2004. My roommate was a cross-country runner, and she promised me if I trained for a half-marathon, I could eat whatever I wanted. At the time, I was on the ice cream with every meal diet, so the promise was very appealing. …

Americans are obsessed with food and diet, and most people go online for information. — The world of diet tips is overwhelming and often confusing. Anyone can publish their opinions. Social media and blogs are full of self-proclaimed experts and actual experts. It’s important to know how to tell the difference. I went directly to a Registered Dietician to ask for advice on how to…

Just because it worked for one charismatic entrepreneur doesn’t mean it’s going to work for you. — The 75 HARD Challenge is the latest extreme self-transformation trend sweeping social media. The program creator Andy Frisella claims that it’s not a fitness challenge. Interestingly, the rules include twice daily exercise, adhering to a diet, and daily progress photos. …

The best athletes of all time show us that the way we train is the way we live. — For several years I trained a successful attorney who was striving to run a four-hour marathon. Upon completing his first marathon, he set his sights on the next goal. He recognized that improving his personal best time would take more than simply trying harder next time. He planned to improve…

Spoiler — most people are winners. — I have been trying to convince people to workout at home for years. It saves time and money. You can exercise in your pajamas and choose your playlist. Even before Covid-19 caused widespread gym closures, the fitness industry was shifting. …

Running is more about the journey than the finish line. — In January 2020 I signed up to run the New York City Marathon with the NYRR Team for Kids charity. I haven’t trained for a marathon in a decade, so I knew that if I was going to do it again I needed to go big. By early March my…

It’s not because she’s bad at her job. — It would be frustrating to learn that you’ve never done a single push up right even though you have been doing push ups in classes for years. It’s infuriating to find out that squatting doesn’t hurt your knees — doing hundreds of squats poorly hurts your knees. I primarily train…