THE TRUTH BEHIND FITNESS MISINFORMATION
There is a lot of misinformation about fitness. And this time of year, every health and fitness business on the planet is competing for your attention, including yours truly. Despite the scams – such as the recent $25M lawsuit where a social media star sold the supplements he claimed got his results when it was […]
MIND OVER MATTER: OVERCOME LIMITATION WITH 3 TECHNIQUES
The following is a guest post from Lean Strong Fitness alumna, Erica Eugenio. _________________________________________________________ You find yourself in a slump. You can’t hit that home run. You can’t lift that weight. You can’t run that race… Why can’t you? Of course, the answer could be there is a physical limitation preventing you from achieving what […]
FINDING BALANCE – IF IT’S IN THE KITCHEN… IT’S IN MY BELLY.
This time of year is tough! It seems like no matter how hard I try, sweets will inevitably find their way into my kitchen. It could be a well-meaning friend that baked some holiday cookies for a get together, or maybe it’s my son Liam who is selling chocolate bars through the school. Sweets always […]
LIKE ATTRACTS LIKE
Before I started Lean Strong Fitness & Wellness, I was often told to hang out with other entrepreneurs. My mentors told me this repeatedly because they knew something I had yet to learn. Like attracts like. If you want to be a successful business owner, then hang out with successful business owners. You’ll learn so […]
DON’T SET FAT LOSS GOALS. HERE’S HOW YOU CAN FEEL BETTER AND “ACCIDENTALLY” LOSE FAT ALONG THE WAY.
One of the most common goals of everyone we see is fat loss. Strangely, one of the best ways to reach that goal is to set a different goal and forget about fat loss altogether. I know this can sound counterintuitive, and stay with me. The biggest hurdle with a fat loss goal is it’s […]
HOW TO SET ACTIONABLE GOALS FOR REAL-WORLD RESULTS
Years ago, we held our first of many workshops – The 7 Steps of Actionable Goal Setting – and it was a tremendous hit. We broke down how to set goals, take action on them, and progress through obstacles. Although most fitness advice falls under the typical “eat less and move more”, that is hardly an actual […]
3 “OLD” MISTAKES TO AVOID AND 3 THINGS YOU CAN DO TO GET TO YOUR GOALS
I was talking to one of my gym-owner friends this week and we got on the topic of fitness being such a new industry. A first-generation industry, if you will. After all, how many retired personal trainers do you know? On the one hand, this makes it super exciting. We’re learning new things about the […]
HOW TO ATTEND EVERY HOLIDAY FUNCTION AND NOT GAIN EXTRA WEIGHT
Blog It happens every year. Your weekends start to fill up with holiday parties and gatherings. Some you want to go to and… well… some you don’t. But you go anyway because of some adult obligation that you feel. A good friend of mine calls it “adulting”. It happens to all of us. And each […]
HOW TO USE THE 80/20 RULE FOR FITNESS
I was talking with a client the other day and mentioned the 80/20 rule. I was surprised when she said she had never heard of it before and it got me thinking… it’d be a great idea for to write about! The 80/20 rule is also called the Pareto Principle, named after an Italian economist named […]
WHERE WILL YOU BE IN 10 YEARS?
I remember when I had dinner and drinks with one of my high school teachers at the Elora Brewing Company It’s been 15+ years since I was in high school, but this teacher, Mr. S., made a tremendous impact on me. I reached out to thank him for the time he put in with me, […]
