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May 18, 2013 8:39 am

Has Social Media Saved the Sinking Ship? by Abdi Berleen

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Back in May last year I wrote a  blog post on my personal blog in which I asked the question “Is social media going to save the sinking ship?”. To cut a long story short, I was having a hard time finding new personal training clients by relying on word of mouth and face to [...]

Loosing the Holiday Weight by Charity Lynette

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This time of year always brings on the extra pounds. There are holiday parties, work parties, and not to mention the infamous leftovers from Thanksgiving and Christmas. We tend to let ourselves go for the months of November and December then be like “on January 1st I’m getting back on track!” I know because: 1.I’ve [...]

Why running doesn’t suck part II : Weight-loss and (most) sports conditioning by Scott Devenney

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In part 1 I talked a little about how running and jogging are completely different animals and how jogging has really given running a bad name in the fitness and strength and conditioning world. Now I’m going to go into a little more depth on how we can apply this to achieve weight-loss and to [...]

Recipe of the Week: Brussels Sprout Crisps!

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With Winter upon us and Christmas fast approaching, brussels sprouts are an obvious choice of vegetable – not only are they pretty inexpensive, but they’re packed with nutrients. Anyone who’s cooked brussels sprouts will know that they’re a pain in the a** to prepare – trimming sprouts is a tedious tasks that always takes longer [...]

Why running doesn’t suck Part I by Scott Devenney

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I am writing this article with a completely changed perspective from where I used to stand. When I started out as a personal trainer I had just learned all about resistance training (squats, lunges, bench pressing, kettlebell training, etc.) and all the benefits of this kind of training from both a sports-conditioning point of view [...]

The only way to finish is to start.

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“The only way to finish is to start.”

It’s not a question of ‘Can you?’, but ‘Will you’?

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“It’s not a question of ‘Can you?’, but ‘Will you?’”

The only bad workout is the one that didn’t happen.

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“The only bad workout is the one that didn’t happen.”

You have to do what others won’t to achieve what others don’t.

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“You have to do what others won’t to achieve what others don’t.”

It’s not about ‘having’ time, it’s about MAKING time.

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“It’s not about ‘having’ time, it’s about MAKING time.”