I wasn’t always overweight. I started gaining weight around the 4th grade, and slowly it started to get out of control. I was always raised around food, and it was always second nature to eat. When I got into young adulthood, my eating habits got really bad. I would spend […]
If you are like most people who sit at a desk while at work for an extended period of time, it is not uncommon to feel like you’ve been hit by a truck come days end. Sore necks, stiff backs, and shoulder pain are some of the most common complaints […]
When most people are the butt of a joke, they get angry. I got motivated. I had no idea I was 400lbs. Thoughts of dying raced through my mind. I realized, at that time, there were a thousand ways a 35 year old, obese man could die. The only question […]
“I just wake up so stiff”, “It’s hard to touch my toes in the morning”, “This cold weather makes me feel like the Tin Man!” As a Physical Therapist, I hear complaints like this every day. During the cold winter months, stiffness or lack of mobility throughout the body is […]
My name is Shawna Larson and I am a full-time nursing student, and a Health Services Management Technician in the United States Air Force Reserve. Health and fitness was never a part of my life growing up, or even in early adulthood. I enlisted into the Air Force at age […]
Did you ever look through a fitness Instagram account only to realize that this extremely fit individual also eats Oreos and pop tarts on a daily basis? Did you ever wonder how they could keep such a lean body while still enjoying those delicious treats? For many years, it was […]
You’ve probably heard somewhere that women shouldn’t lift weights because they will get too bulky. Although those in the fitness and bodybuilding industry clearly show that this myth is exactly just that, a myth, many women continue to stay clear of the weight room area for fear of looking too […]
Have you ever turned down a restaurant invitation for fear of going over your calories or eating out of your nutrition plan? Did you ever regret eating one dessert so much that you just continued to eat badly for the rest of the day? If you did, you’re definitely not […]
My fitness journey began when I was embarrassed by my lack of preparation for my first half marathon – my wife had to wait an extra hour for me to finish (3:37:18 was my time). My pride was hurt. Beyond that, my wife told me that she just “wanted to me […]
