Fitness Tips

Here’s a great fitness tip for you on this fine Memorial Day weekend.  In 30 minutes, on any day of the week, combine three diverse elements – a sledgehammer, kettlebells and rock music –...

The concept of doing the “Least Amount of Specific Work” is one of the best fitness tips that I can offer, as it will save you time and effort on your way to getting in...

The main variables that makeup training programs are intensity and volume, and there’s an inverse relationship between the two.  Understanding how to properly manipulate intensity and volume will help your workouts and allow you...

Getting the proper amount of sleep is vital to a person’s well-being and ability to thrive.  However, for a variety of reasons many people do not get enough nightly sleep, and as a result...

Over the past several years, carbohydrates have gotten a bad rap as “diet gurus” sought to make a buck. Rather than focus on the issue of excess calories in a person’s diet, these experts...

When it comes to sledgehammer training, there’s no need for bells and whistles, fancy workout gear, a whole bunch of fancy exercises to remember, or a notebook to keep track of your workout.  All...

Push-ups are one of the most basic and important exercises that you can do.  However, too many people either can’t do them, or don’t want to do push-ups the right way.  There’s no need...

To paraphrase, “Weight training is dandy, but kettlebell training is quicker.”  Well, not necessarily quicker, but “dandier” – or is it “quicker?” – as using basic kettlebell training will improve physical fitness and driving...

Here’s a great 30-minute workout that features my two favorite pieces of fitness equipment – a sledgehammer and a kettlebell – along with push-ups. Not only will this exercise program kick your butt, but you’ll also get...

Too many people are concerned about how much weight they can lift.  Just as when dealing with body weight, weight lifted has nothing to do with a person's fitness or capability level… Weight is an obsession, not only...