Have You Given Up?
As we get older it’s really easy to fall into the trap of just saying “to Hell with it” and just give up, as if nothing really matters. So much of this has to do with changing our habits.
Have you ever wondered why it’s so easy to acquire a bad habit, but so hard to acquire a positive one?
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Finding Community In the Gym
…community is such a big part of what fitness really is. It’s the sweat time together that means so much, it builds a bond that last the test of time…Today, Success Studio is in its 13th year. While I was away, I got to think about all of the people that have been though the Studio over these years and how each person had such a positive effect on our own community, on who we are as a business, and on me personally. These relationships will last forever and they will forever be a part of our community because no one ever stops being part of the Studio family.
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There Is No Magic Pill
I often get questions about what the best things are to do, or what the “short cut” is, or how to make changes by doing as little as possible. My normal response is this: “There is no magic.”
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The New Gym
I started working out in 1983. The gym was a very different place then—filled with body builders and aerobics people. For the most part, you were either one or the other. You were either trying to get big or you were trying to get small.
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Are You Doing It Wrong?
In 1983, I started my journey into fitness. I was a tall, skinny, nonathletic guy, and I decided I wanted to be Arnold Schwarzenegger. So armed with only my trusty Muscle and Fitness magazine as my guide, off to the gym I went.
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Why Am I Doing This?
So often, we look at exercise as a way to change our appearance. If you look at the goal of most exercises, they actually have some sort of real life implication – either directly or indirectly.
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