Your Online Personal Trainer | Matthew Hillis | Your Workout Partner

I heard a phrase the other day “A person starts by having habits then the Habits have the person.”  This is so true and we all have habits both good and not so good.  The trick is to become of the Habits that we want to change and find ways to make changes or even [...]

On April 30, 2011 I ran my first full marathon. Yep, 26.2 miles! Actually, my Garmin clocked 26.49 miles. WOW! Why did I not stay on the inside track? I was so excited to cross that finish line. I began training on January 3rd, 2011 – the day Alabama got 10 inches of snow! You [...]

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 [...]

How many times do you find yourself saying “I don’t feel like working out today.”  I know it happens to me a lot.  I am not a get up early kind of guy so I do all my workouts in the evening.  That means I have put in a full day at work and come [...]

I love reading success stories of other people finding motivation and inspiration to take control of their lives and making it better.  I was privileged to watch as Lou started his journey with fitness and has recently completed a round of P90X.  If you are not happy with your body or the way your life [...]

I can’t and I quit are not in the vocabulary of a friend of mine who just completed his 1st round of P90X. Ryker started his fitness journey at 275lbs. Most people would have never tried and those that try usually quit because…