Spring will be here soon and many people are thinking about how they can look more muscular for the summer. One exercise that, in my opinion, gets overly recommended is a deadlift. Unfortunately, this movement isn't for everyone, and today, we will talk about why. Should you deadlift? Let's find out by talking about the benefits and rarely mentioned drawbacks.

This is a throwback episode from June of last year in which I was thinking about the state of the world while I was running. Sometimes the universe has clear signs that we choose to ignore. Why? And what happens when you stop ignoring those signs? These questions came to mind as I was running the most gruesome raceI've run in quite some time. The mile! Not just any mile though, a mile while being clearly out of cardiovascular shape. Some interesting thoughts arose about the state of the world and the mental and physical health of the average person shortly after the pandemic.

This episode is all about 5 things I didn't know when I was a novice personal trainer. There are probably more things, but these are some of the main topics that I hear from clients and gym influencers pretty regularly. It's time to put some of the industry's dogma to rest. 

The worst year in recorded history was over 1000 years ago. Hopefully, we're not due for another one anytime soon. This episode is about that worst year and how we can learn to have gratitude even in tough times. 

I've been asked the same question often during my personal trainer career. "What's the best way to burn fat?" Many people ask this and the answer is straightforward, but at the same time, it can be a little complicated because it's not as simple as people would like. Today, I'm going to try to answer the fat-burning question as simply and precisely as I possibly can. Take notes because there are some gems here that you might want to save for later.

Today was just a fun episode in which I talked about different personality types and discussed the usual outcomes of different personality types. 

In this episode, I talk about what it is to create beauty in everyday life. Sometimes, we don't see it until it becomes a spark or a light that illuminates the path in front of us and shows us that life is spectacular and it motivates us to want to shine more light and do more greatness for ourselves and others. But there's always a dark side and we're going to talk about why the sky isn't always filled with love and light. 

I was talking to one of my older clients the other day about balance. It's important for all of us. Whether you realize it or not, you use your proprioception to gain awareness of your environment. From walking to running, climbing upstairs, and even standing, we use proprioception to maintain our balance. Learn more about proprioception and improving your balance in today's episode.

What do you do when you want real change in your life? I talked about this a little while back about deserving what you want, but the question for many is what DO you want? Is easier asked than answered for some. Let's dive into this a bit and see if we might find something or someone that might be blocking our potential to live a happy and fulfilled life. 

Most people do some type of warmup before they work out, but are they doing the right type? Today, I'm talking about what we do here at General Fitness Company to get our workouts started.