Stephen Allison founded Fit, a private personal training studio in Boston’s South End, after more than 20 years of coaching clients one-on-one. He trains runners, lifters and everyday athletes, and writes the Fit blog on running, strength, mobility, recovery and nutrition.
If I can do it I can train you to do it.
But first you’ve gotta dump that big weight you’ve been carrying around your neck.
That’s your ego. It may feel like it’s motivating you, like it’s helping, but it’s only holding you back.
Drop it and you too may just get in the best shape of your life.
Maverick has aged as well as you can.
Is it good genes? Luck? Botox? A secret diet? I think it’s a bit of everything; and I’d add one more reason to the list, perhaps the most important one.
Discomfort.
Piriformis syndrome is a neuromuscular disorder. It occurs when the sciatic nerve is compressed or otherwise irritated by the piriformis muscle causing pain, tingling and numbness in the hip/ buttocks and along the path of the sciatic nerve descending the lower thigh and into the leg.
I just wrote that without looking at a textbook. Impressive, eh?
Kidding. That’s from wikipedia.
It’s kind of embarrassing when you claim to be an expert on something (fitness/the body) and you can’t even fix your own problems. But hey, even therapists have therapists. Doctors, I assume, go to the doctor. Barbers see other barbers. Do Trainers have Trainers?
The purpose/benefits of your cardio workouts are:
gets your blood pumping
lowers your blood pressure
strengthens your immune system
improves your sleep
supports your mental health
regulates your blood sugar
contributes to a healthy weight
gives your brain a boost
Weight loss/maintenance is on the list, but not foremost.
So there’s a story about a guy with a squeaky floor. He tries everything but it won’t stop squeaking. So he hires a contractor to take a look. The contractor arrives, walks around, listens to the squeaks, then pulls his hammer and whacks one nail. Subsequently the squeaking stops.
He bills the guy $500 and the guy complains. Why $500? You hammered one nail? The contractor smiles. That was $1 for the hammering, $499 for knowing which nail.
A good Trainer, inn essence, finds the nail.
Is sleep important as important as working out? I could write a book on this, but given the confines of newsletter format I’ll share three interesting aspects of rest, and throw in some fun quotes about rest/recovery so the content doesn’t put you to sleep. Ba-DUM-BUM!
bring it full circle. Wonder Woman is great. Sit ups suck. I deserve more insta followers and If anyone says chillax while working out at Fit they’re getting chucked. Try me.
At the start of 2022 I was 216 lbs and 16% body fat. These were both personal highs. The kind of record you don’t want to set. My pants were fitting snug. Last week I measured 204 and 9%. I changed 3 habits to lose 7% body fat.
Q: What’s the #1 habit most thin people share?
A: Fidgeting: Burning calories while not exercising. Forget Netflix and Chill. Let’s Netflix and fidget.
Meet with us for a complimentary consultation where we learn about your goals, your schedule, and what motivates you. No pressure, no sales pitch—just a chance to talk about what you want from your training experience.
