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Don’t throw your fitness results away by eating the wrong foods. You workout hard, so keep your results by avoiding the following 7 foods: Don’t Eat White Pasta White pasta is never OK to eat when you want to be fit. Sorry, it’s filled with way too many simple carbs....

We took a road trip to North Carolina a couple of weeks ago for spring break to visit Alicia's sister, Christi, and her sweet family. The drive took two days and about 20-22 hours total time in the car each way. I remember several road trips as a kid and this was our...

You get married. Have a baby. Move across the world. Start going to night school so you can get a degree. All of these are life-changing events that make you a different person. But did you know your life can change significantly just by spending some time strength...

You eat the right foods, drink the right drinks, and exercise regularly. In other words, you’re strong and healthy. There is only one hole in your overall good health. You’re as flexible as a piece of plywood. But there’s good news! You don’t have to stay inflexible...

There are certain fitness myths that just won’t die. These ideas are passed from one unsuspecting person to the next, a little tidbit of misinformation that does more harm than good. I’ve heard them all. There’s the myth about ab crunches melting off belly fat. (Sorry...

If you’re ready to reduce your body fat, then follow these five simple rules Fat Loss Rule #1: Water Rules Ready to melt away the fat? Then you’ll need to drink water. A lot of it. Every time you feel the urge to drink something, make it water. Not juice. Not milk....

I ran the Austin marathon last weekend with my good friend Paul Pender and we finished in 5 hours and 55 minutes. Paul and I go way back to my days as a trainer at the Aggieland Fitness Dome in 2005. When I met Paul I was just getting into running longer distances. He...

One of the best ways to make a dramatic improvement in your body and your fitness level is to participate in a challenge. It is a chance to take a hard look at where you currently stand with your weight and conditioning, and to set a goal with an end date for making...

Losing fat isn’t easy…I don’t have to tell you that. You’ve been striving for a fat loss goal for so long. To work towards your goal, you slave in the gym and watch what you eat every day. But what if you could drop 100 calories or more by making a single change to...

I bought a Garmin watch a couple of years ago and I use it to track my workouts, sleep, stress, heart rate and a few other metrics. The app associated with the watch takes all of these metrics into consideration plus vigorous minutes of exercise, vigorous days,...

The foods that you eat make a huge impact on your fat loss results. But it’s not just about what you are eating, it’s also about how much and how frequently you eat. All of these factors make the topic of how to eat for best results a hot one with my clients! So let’s...

This beach is very special to our family because we have been visiting it for the past five years and built some beautiful memories here. It was very special for my first Ironman to be here. We began visiting this beach in 2018 and have been coming back every year...