Squats Save Lives

Squats? Again? image by Greg Westfall I hear that a lot.  I do squats with my clients on a daily basis. Not always the same form of squat. It could be a basic dumbbell squat. Or maybe an overhead squat. Perhaps a Bulgarian split squat. But usually there is some form...

Sleeping Your Way to Weight Loss

When was the last time you had a good night’s sleep? You fell asleep within 10-15 minutes of getting into bed. You didn’t wake up multiple times to go to the bathroom.  You woke up a few minutes before the alarm and felt ready to take on the day. If it’s been awhile...

5 Exercises for a Stronger Core

Recently I have been able to get back to my second favorite past time: reading. I had a stack of books to choose from, some fitness and some not. Even with so many to choose from, it wasn’t hard to decide on my next selection: The New Rules of Lifting for Abs by...

Is Childhood Obesity Child Abuse?

photo by Rayphua In the July 13 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association Dr. David Ludwig, director of the Optimal Weight for Life program at the Children’s Hospital in Boston, wrote a piece that discussed the problem of “parenting deficiencies” and...

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