Your Online Personal Trainer | Matthew Hillis | Your Workout Partner

My love for fitness has been a on again off again romance over the last 15 years but the one thing that has held true is my geekdom and love for anything that has a button or blinking lights.  If a new gadget is released then I want it (I’m looking at you iPhone 5). [...]

We ran a 5K race this weekend and my wife Jenda told the story much better than I could.  Enjoy! –Matthew   ***********************************   Several weeks ago, my family decided we would run a 5K together.  We invited some family friends to run with us, and they excitedly accepted the invitation.  As time drew nearer, [...]

  The first step to solving a problem is admitting that you have one.  So today I come to you and tell you I am a lover of GADGETS!  If it has a button or lights then I love it.  My family knows this and they try and surprise me with the next cool gadget [...]

There is an epidemic in this country that I am sure you are aware off and that is the trend of obesity with our kids.  Yes the adult population has also grown in girth but the scary statistic is what is happening to our kids.  Think back to when you were a kid.  I am [...]

There are a few times in life that you get to learn with such great intensity that it can seem overwhelming at first. This was one of those weeks while I was at the Beachbody Summit. It was a time to meet with all of the great people that I have met over the past [...]

  Insanity:Asylum is the latest workout to come out from Beachbody and is the add on to the popular Insanity.  Asylum is only a 30 day workout series and is focused on Sports Performance.  I can honestly say that this is one of the best programs to use if you are training for most any [...]

Memorial Day weekend is always a fun time for me and my family.  It is when we gather around the pool and grill up some food and just relax and hang out.  This year I decided to run in "The Cotton Row Run 5K."  I am not a runner but I do like a 5k [...]

The last workouts "Speed & Agility" and "Strength" were much faster paced and had full body dynamic moves and Back to Core does not have the crazy Mountain climber switch kicks or other Plyo moves. This Asylum workout was not what I expected even after I previewed the DVD.  In every workout video there is [...]

Everyday is new and packed with new moves that really put the burn in my muscles.  Strength has been said to be one of, if not the Hardest workout of Asylum.  While I am typing this my arms and back are still shaking from the beat down I just placed on them.  I have my [...]

As a guy I want to have bulging biceps and a ripped set of abs that my wife can brag about, but these are not the muscles I place my focus.  The focus of everything I do is to build and strengthen my Brain.  I read books like Tony Dungy's Mentor Leader. The Brain is [...]