Most wellness, productivity, and personal development coaches will recommend a solid and consistent morning routine.

And while they all have a different approach, the idea is the same. Set yourself up for success, clarity, and energy.

But there's a crucial step that isn't mentioned as often as it should be, something that you should do BEFORE putting your morning routine together.

That's what I'm talking about in today's episode.

Motivation is one of the big struggles facing anyone who wants to make fitness a long term part of their lifestyle. This is very common, so it's important to anticipate when we'll be low on motivation and have habits in place to carry us through those times.

But even though motivation comes and goes and that's normal, there are things we can do to keep our motivation as high as possible, and I share three of those things in this episode. I hope it's helpful!

Short, high intensity interval (HIIT) workouts are awesome for getting an efficient workout in a short amount of time.  And they're a form of cardio that most people should work into their routine at least periodically.

But often, they are marketed as this super short, super effective fat loss approach. 

In this episode I discuss why short, high intensity workouts aren't anything special when it comes to fat loss.

I recently started a social media detox in an effort to improve my sense of mental wellbeing.  

In this episode, I share some reflections after 30 days of changing how I use social media.  If you're feeling overwhelmed and depressed right now, this might be a useful thing for you to do as well.

Indian clubs, Maces, and Steel Clubs are really fun and expressive fitness tools.  There are lots of folks who claim that these tools are fantastic ways to build mobility, and they're often marketed as such.

But are they REALLY mobility tools?  Can you develop better mobility and range of motion with clubs and maces?  In this episode, I answer that question.

Transgender, Non-Binary, and Gender Diverse people navigate fitness and fitness spaces (both online and offline) in unique and sometimes complex ways.

In today's episode, I share some of my experiences as a non-binary person working as a personal trainer in big box gyms, in my own small gym, and online.

This episode can't touch upon every aspect of being a non-binary or transgender personal trainer, but I feel like it's an important episode to share with you.

In today's episode we're reviewing some common mistakes made by beginners.  While most of these are mistakes that middle aged guys in particular need to avoid, they apply to most people.

Avoid these mistakes and you'll make faster progress and enjoy your fitness program a lot more!

Following up to yesterday's episode, I'm sharing another good muscle building technique that you can use in your bodyweight workouts.

Rest - Pause training is a way to extend your sets a little bit past when you'd typically stop so that you can get more time under tension and volume to your workouts.

In today's episode I'm sharing a simple and useful tactic for using bodyweight exercise to build muscle.

This is a common tactic to use with barbells and dumbbells, and the same basic idea can be applied to bodyweight exercise.

In this episode I'm going to share why kipping pull ups are the worst pull up variation for most fitness goals.

I'll talk a little bit about why they are less effective, why they are unnecessarily high risk, and what exercises are better for certain goals.  Thanks for listening!