Resolutions Now
The Holidays over, the resolutions are fresh, the gyms are packed and the Trainers… business is a little slow. It runs contrary to the prevailing sentiment that our business doesn’t pick up, but never once in 20 years have I seen an uptick in business on January 2nd. Never.
If you ain’t failing’ you ain’t tryin’
Don’t despair. The average person fails 7-12 times before finally figuring out how to create lasting change. Slip ups are inevitable, and anyone who claims to be undefeated is a liar (or Rocky Marciano). You’re going to fail.
And fail.
5-10 more times (on average).
To succeed we have to find a way to keep failing (and then learning/refining our approach of course).
Older is Better
My friend, who recommended I try intermittent fasting, sent me a study linking intermittent fasting to early death.
Don’t worry it’s one study, but “People who followed a pattern of eating all of their food across less than 8 hours per day had a 91% higher risk of death due to cardiovascular disease.”
Is this The Best Snack?
There’s no such thing as the greatest snack, but I love pistachios and what makes them great lets us talk about some important, albeit overlooked facets of nutrition.
Let’s get nuts!
How to thrive this Holiday season
Over eating. On Thanksgiving it’s expected; the rest of the year we try not to; but let’s face it: we are over-served everywhere we go.
Quantifying food, counting calories, is notoriously difficult and imprecise. How much eating is over eating? How do we know we’ve had enough? How can we stop before it’s too late?
The Fast Moving World of Fitness
The world is moving and changing fast. It’s impossible to know everything about anything, but if the subject matter is personally important you’ll stay up to date.
Posture and Stress
Your physical posture affects your mind set and vice versa. As the Buddhists say ‘Am I smiling because I’m happy, or am I happy because I’m smiling.’
The Great Workouts: The 500
No matter how fit you get there’s always that voice in your head.
‘How fit am I really?’
It’s innate: we gotta prove ourselves to ourselves ad infinitum.
Workouts are a place to test. Certain workouts/athletic achievements mean something. Their completion signifies to the world that you’ve passed a test, or ‘Walked a road’ in Dylan’s parlance. Complete these and for a day/week/month your fitness is authentic.
Improve 1% for MAJOR RESULTS
Want incredible life changing results? Get 1% better. Small improvements accumulate according to the Aggregation of marginal gains theory (AOMGT), a thesis taught in B schools across the world. Dave Brailsford, (MBA Sheffield Hallam University) applied it outside of business with astounding results.
The Great Workouts: The 300
The Battle of Thermopylae was fought in 480 BC. The Legend states that a mere 300 Spartan soldiers held off a 120-300,000 strong Persian army for over 3 days, and concurrently inspired one of the great workouts: the 300.