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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 [...]

In my state of Alabama we have the sad distinction of being the 2nd Fattest state, and that is not a ranking we should be proud of. According to CalorieLab in 2011 Alabama has a population that is 33% obese. When you dig into the statistics even more Alabama is the overall fattest state when [...]

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, [...]

Believing in yourself starts when we are kids.  One of my favorite memories as a child was playing outside with all the other kids in the neighborhood. The summer's in Alabama are well known for how humid and hot they can be, but I don't remember that at all. I remember riding my bike to [...]

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 get asked how to over come plateaus and it always comes back to the basics of weight loss. So many of my people that I help have to increase the calories that they consume before their weight loss starts again. Here is a video from Steve Edwards that explains all the basics that you [...]