If you've been working out consistently, but not seeing the results you're looking for, it could be that you're underestimating your strength levels and working far below your capabilities.

It's important to challenge ourselves in order to make progress, but listening to our bodies and understanding proper intensity can take practice.

In this episode, you'll learn how to tell what intensity you should be working out at, and what intensity you're actually working out at.

Yoga and Tai Chi are both popular holistic fitness modalities. And it's not unusual for someone pursuing fat loss goals to wonder which one is best for fat loss.

We all want to move towards our goals as fast as possible, so which one is best? 

In this episode I compare the two and share what really matters when choosing between starting a yoga program or tai chi program, and what you should focus on if your goals are fat loss.

Many people hold back their fitness progress by focusing on too much variety, or by using "muscle confusion".

Though variety is the spice of life, it can be a detriment to your fitness progress if not used properly.

In this episode I'm going to give you 3 reasons why you should be doing the same workout more often in your program.

People often try new or trendy diets with the hope of profound health changes that are promised.

Sometimes these diets deliver, sometimes not. And sometimes they deliver for a bit, then stop working.

If you've ever wondered why a seemingly great diet suddenly stopped working, this episode is for you. 

I'll get into why some diets just don't seem to work for you when they do for others, and what to do when that great diet you found suddenly stops working.

It is common and well meaning advice that is tossed around on the internet: Don't let your knees go past your toes.

Whether you're squatting, or lunging, or as I mention in this episode, doing tai chi, this is common advice.

But is it true? Should you never let your knees track past your toes?  Listen and find out.

There's a part of the body that is so important for making truly awesome progress, but most people pay it little mind.

But training these neglected muscles can have a huge impact on your training and even your happiness and longevity.

In this episode I discuss what these neglected muscles are, and how and why you should train them.

Using the scale to track body weight can be a useful, or an unhealthy obstacle on your fitness journey.

Many people wonder if they should weigh themselves, and others have very valid anxiety around weighing themselves.

In this episode I explain why I recommend weighing yourself daily, and how to do so in an emotionally healthy way.

Have you ever felt like your workouts have left you more run down than energized?  Maybe your progress has stalled, or you're feeling achey.

You likely need to add some active recovery into your workout program. In this episode I'm going to explain what that is, and why you should do it as well as give you some examples.

When you're a beginner there's a frustrating point in your training where some bodyweight exercises are too easy, but the next reasonable progression seems too hard.

In this episode of the Holistic Strength Show I'm giving you 5 strategies you can use to make all of your bodyweight exercises harder and help you progress faster!

It can be tempting to do the same workout every day. 

If you find a workout on the internet that promises perfect abs, huge arms, or toned legs, why wouldn't you do the workout that promises to get you to your goals?

Well, it doesn't quite work like that. So in this episode I explain why you usually shouldn't do the same workout every day, the rare occasions when you should, and how to do it right.