Chronic illnesses are conditions that last 1 year or more and require ongoing medical attention or limit activities of daily living or both. As a society, our chronic illness is a problem that needs to be addressed. There are many types of chronic illnesses. Some you cannot help getting, they have a large genetic component to them; examples are like certain types of cancer. However, there are many diseases, even some cancers, that you can drastically alter the likelihood that

In this series, we have been talking about how you can help yourself to "create more time". You see, I often hear about the lack of time that so many have in their life and how they cannot dedicate any of that time to their fitness or health goals. In this series, we have talked about making a plan, eliminating distractions, saying no to functions that don't allow us to pursue our goals and utilizing parts of the day that no one else does. Today, we are talking about discipli

This series, we are talking about how you can make more time for yourself so that you can get to the gym to accomplish the goals you have for yourself. Many times, our days are full and we feel that we have no time to do anything else. Generally, this is not the case...our days are usually full of some things that are less than urgent and we feel that we cannot turn them down. In fact, if most of us had a camera on us during the day, we would be a little shocked at all of the

A couple of weeks ago, we talked about the excuses that people have for not chasing their fitness and wellness goals. One of the excuses that I hear frequently is that people feel that they do not have time. I often hear, "I'm so busy", "I don't have time", "I can't make it because...". However, this week, we are talking about the things that you can do to "make time" for your fitness and wellness goals! The first suggestion was to create a schedule for yourself. Last post, w

A couple of weeks ago, we started a series that talked about the excuses that we make for ourselves to avoid starting a workout routine. These excuses keep you from living your best life and hold you back from where you want to be most! So this series, we are talking about one of those excuses...the excuse that you don't have time...and how we can change some things up so that you are essentially "making" time for your goals! Today we are talking about your focus on your curr

This series, we have been discussing the solutions to an excuse that many people have for not starting a workout routine...they feel they aren't "fit enough" to start. I continue to tell people that wanting to get "in shape" before joining a gym is similar to wanting to learn how to read before you start school. It can be done, but you would be better served by going to school and learning how to read, then practicing some at home! However, the point of this series is to help

Last week, we talked about a touchy subject...your excuses and why they suck! In that series, we talked about the common excuse that you have to be "in-shape" or "fit enough" to start going to the gym...especially a CrossFit gym! While this notion is absolutely ridiculous...we want to help you to get "fit enough" to come in to see us! I mean, think about it....did you ever try learning to read a book before you went to school to learn how to read a book? No! You just showed u

In our last series, we talked about the excuses that so many people have for why they don't start an exercise routine. One of the excuses is that "I am not in shape/fit enough to do that..." In this series, we are talking about the steps that you can take to start getting "fit enough" to join the gym, especially a CrossFit gym (keep in mind, getting fit before joining a gym is like learning it all before you go to school!)! Yesterday, we talked about going for a walk and grad

Last week, we talked about the excuses that people make that they use to say that they cannot or should not start adding fitness into their daily life. One of the excuses that I hear commonly is that "I need to get in shape before I come do that." This statement really is asinine and is hard to believe that someone would actually say that! That's like saying that you need to learn a subject before you go to school....that is precisely what school is there for! However, today

In this series, we have been discussing all of the excuses that I get to hear so frequently for why you can't start a fitness regimen. Today, we are talking about the classic "I don't have the money" excuse! This one is a tough one, so let's delve in! Money is a resource, with it, we afford things that, ideally, fill our lives. This may be an experience like a trip or and event...it may be physical like a house or a car and it may be something necessary like food and utilitie