Journey Fitness

Coming Back from Injury

Everyone at some point will experience some type of injury. It happens. If you don’t, you are probably living like bubble boy. So I wanted to share something that happened 5 weeks ago. I had a little spill while mountain biking, I mean I wasn’t even doing something that cool. I dismounted from my bikeContinue reading “Coming Back from Injury”

Sabotaging Yourself

Do you ever get in a great workout, sweat your butt off, and then you tell yourself that you burned a bunch of calories so you deserve that Ben and Jerry’s ice cream??? Maybe before that, you had a burger and fries too? I guarantee you just ate more calories than you burned. It happensContinue reading “Sabotaging Yourself”

Getting Back on Track

This past weekend, I traveled down to Bentonville, AR for a guys weekend of mountain biking. I cut lose from my normal diet (gasp), and I’m ok with it! When we weren’t riding bikes, I ate pizza and a side salad at the Pedaler’s Pub, ice cream at the Walmart Museum (yes, there’s a museumContinue reading “Getting Back on Track”

Lift Weights and Lose Fat!?!

I often get resistance, pun intended, when I talk about resistance training (also known as weight training) for losing fat. There are a lot of people that believe you should only do cardio to lose fat. That simply is not true. I am going to summarize a few studies that have been published over theContinue reading “Lift Weights and Lose Fat!?!”

How to Train Around Low Back Pain

I see a client as our session is about to start, they tell me they drove 500 miles in the last 2 days while working their sales job and that their low back is stiff. I cannot tell you how many times I’ve heard that. If you have low back pain, you’re definitely not alone.Continue reading “How to Train Around Low Back Pain”

Grilled Chicken Tenders

Who doesn’t love a good chicken tender??? Although they are a good source of protein, they come with extra calories because they are fried in oil. Not so good for your waistline. If you are open to a healthier alternative, keep reading. What you’ll need: small bowl fork dinner plate 1-2 lbs of boneless, skinlessContinue reading “Grilled Chicken Tenders”

Pumpkin Pie Super Shake

With the arrival of the fall weather, pumpkin flavored everything is now available. There was a time when I liked pumpkin spice lattes, until I learned more about nutrition… and that they could be 700 calories. On top of that, I noticed that when I had them, I would get an upset stomach. So nowContinue reading “Pumpkin Pie Super Shake”

No Effort Is Too Small

We often get in a mindset that if we can’t do it perfectly, then why do it at all? Nothing could be further from the truth. Pretty much doing ANYTHING is better than nothing when it comes to getting more fit, losing fat, getting stronger, etc. Let’s use the example of my lunch time walkContinue reading “No Effort Is Too Small”

Deadlifts…. Everyone can do them.

When people hear the name “deadlift”, they have one of two reactions: you either get excited like me, or you are intimidated because you think it means that you are going to do this: Eddie Hall is a beast, Eddie also has trouble putting on his own shoes. I watched a documentary on him. HisContinue reading “Deadlifts…. Everyone can do them.”

Got Time for Breakfast???

The answer is, you do. Everyone can find 10 more minutes. I often hear from clients that it’s hard to make a balanced breakfast in the morning. I just wanted to prove that it doesn’t take much time, and can taste really good too! Here is one of my go to meals in the morning.Continue reading “Got Time for Breakfast???”