38th Birthday Feat of Strength!

My 380lb Deadlift on my 38th Birthday.
Strongest I have ever been!

The Secret to Optimal Health!

Is really no secret at all: Simply put, it’s EXERCISE!  

All of the current research shows incredible and life-changing results can come from only 30-minutes of movement per day.

Imagine how much more you’d get out of increasing that with healthy eating and an even more active lifestyle!

Take 9-minutes and nineteen seconds to watch this entertaining and informative video from Doctor Mike Evans, then ask yourself if you can limit your sitting and sleeping to just 23.5 hours a day?

Coffee is good for most of you!

A great article on the latest coffee research. 

Drink up, the majority who are tolerant of caffeine!

http://www.ericcressey.com/coffee-consumption-and-health-1

A must-watch video on spine health!

A lot we think we know about the spine in exercise and movement has been proven to be wrong!

The world's leading expert on spine health, Dr. Stuart McGill from the University of Waterloo, explains the latest results in spinal-health research and what to do to keep your back healthy for life.

This may be one of the most valuable four minutes and ten seconds you ever spend!

Life Is Not A Rehearsal - Being Thankful

The Buddha said it best:

“Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn't learn a lot today, at least we learned a little, and if we didn't learn a little, at least we didn't get sick, and if we got sick, at least we didn't die; so, let us all be thankful.”

I was thinking about this during my workout  this morning. Our Strength In Numbers studio is next door to a physiotherapy office that specializes in rehab for people with serious neurological and physical disabilities.  Every day as I work and train, I see their patients being dropped off by Handy Dart bus or a family member.  I also get to see them tentatively walking by our window, assisted by a physio, learning how to walk again.  The fact they come week by week and month by month, fighting to restore their lost mobility is a huge inspiration to me and our clients at the gym.  In fact, I think it makes us all work a little harder knowing we have a greater ability to do so!

The other day, I had the pleasure of chatting to one of their clients, a woman who is recovering from a severe stroke. She was told she would never walk again, but said she told them there was no way that was gonna happen!  It did not, as when I met her she was already walking to her physio appointments. Our conversation ended with her telling me she plans to come to one of our classes sometime in the future : )  That made my day!

So remember, if you are ever feeling down about your lot in life, there is someone out there who is in a lot worse shape, and despite the odds, fighting to make things better for themselves.

Now get out there and do something to improve YOUR life!