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I love to exercise. Very few things are as satisfying to me as really pushing myself. I love doing the Performance program because I get to lift weights... lots of weights.

This morning, however, for whatever reason, I simply did not want to do it. I wanted to keep right on going, and just head into the office. Relax with an early morning Americano, and start the day. I had to fight with myself to get into the gym. Some days are like that... It was a satisfying workout... I upped… Continue

Hi Friends...

I've been a Kinetix member now for around 18 months. I recently relocated... My regular routine of going into the K Gym every morning at 5:30 AM for 18 months has changed. The folks I worked out with virtually every day for the past 18 months, Gerry, Lisa, Erin, Mark, Lydia, etc... my workout partners, spotters, medicine ball throwers (you know who you are), my support group, isn't around... So, what's a body to do? Well, keep on going...

I still feel the best I have in years. Af… Continue

I remember when I heard Erin's story at the last K Challenge awards ceremony. She lost 9% of body fat over 8 weeks without weight loss! She simply became stronger/leaner. She is a great example of what strength training can do.

In my own experience, due to injury, I was unable to lift weights for four months. Over that period of time I gained no weight. However, I did gain 4% of body fat. Basically the weight shifted from lean to fat.

The amazing thing is how fast strength training can re-adju… Continue

I ran into Coach Terry yesterday, and we were sharing our collective tales of woe. She has had an injured back for a year now. It has significantly affected her ability to work out. I've had an injurred arm for around four months, and am limited to cardio.

Strantely enough, although I never lifted weights prior to a year ago, I have come to really enjoy it, and miss it terribly. It's fun to be able to see yourself getting stronger. Your muscles grow, your clothes fit differently, and the body f… Continue

I was reflecting this morning on the behavioral changes required to change to a healthy lifestyle. I'm just going to focus on nutrition for this posting.

For most of us, we ate what we wanted, when we wanted, without much consideration to what we were consuming. At least that was the norm for me. I gave token consideration to the relative health benefits of the food, but ate as much as I liked when I liked. Frankly, even though I knew what I was eating wasn't optimally healthy, I wasn't sure wh… Continue