This one is a follow-up to my recent blogs about Noticing and Explaining. This one is about step three: Prescribing. Remember the framework: Noticing Explaining Prescribing Actioning Giving all credit where it’s due, I did not come up with this framework. This comes from OPEX Fitness and I have been using it for several years. Continue reading “Bring All Your Knowledge and Experience to Bear”
Category Archives: Smart
Find the Truth
Building on my recent post about Noticing, today I want to talk about Explaining. Now, I’ll be the first to admit that it’s often easy to jump to a conclusion about why something happened. In fact, that is pretty much always the easiest thing to do. I mean, I know stuff, I’ve been around, IContinue reading “Find the Truth”
The Vision
When I was still working at the health club, planning to set out on my own with my own fitness coaching business, I did a lot of business plan writing exercises. One question that always comes up is, “What is the vision for your company?” Other variations of this are, “What is the ‘why’ behindContinue reading “The Vision”
Don’t Ignore the Things You Notice
This one is part of a larger framework called “NEPA”, which I have probably talked about before in this blog (or you’ve heard me say it in person), and I’m sure I’ll talk about it a lot more in the future because it was a life-changing bit of knowledge for me. NEPA is something theyContinue reading “Don’t Ignore the Things You Notice”
Smoked Beef Taco Recipe
I have been asked to share some simple, at-home recipes using staple foods. Well, for me, the tortilla is a staple food. So is the beef. So is the vegetables. So, here is my recipe for smoked beef tacos with a spicy radish slaw. Smoked Beef Go get yourself a smoker. I like my Masterbuilt,Continue reading “Smoked Beef Taco Recipe”
Permission to Change
This is something in life that I have learned; that sounds so simple yet can be so difficult; that is essential to accomplishing your goals, to improving health & fitness; that is essential to growth: You have to give yourself permission to change. I Did It This is me being authentic and vulnerable and honestContinue reading “Permission to Change”
Why Assess?
Assessment is one of the pillars of my coaching practice. This critical concept has completely changed the way I design programs and train people, so it’s hard to imagine that I didn’t always do this. So, what is assessment and why do it? Assessment is Truth An assessment is simply a measurement; a measurement thatContinue reading “Why Assess?”
Plan, prep, cook, and eat home-made meals with your family. Every day.
Plan, prep, cook, and eat home-made meals with your family. Every day. I cannot possibly reiterate this sentiment often enough. This simple act is so intimately tied to our health and wellness as human beings; to our integration into our environments and communities through food sourcing; and to our relationships with those closest to us.Continue reading “Plan, prep, cook, and eat home-made meals with your family. Every day.”
The Scheduling Exercise
This one, again, comes out of conversations I’ve been having with my clients. The schedule exercise is something I’ve re-visited from time to time whenever there is a major change in lifestyle, such as a change in job or living situation. With the current COVID-19 lockdowns all around the world, this exercise might be aContinue reading “The Scheduling Exercise”
Handstands and the lessons they hold
I have always thought handstands were awesome, but I have never been very good at them. I guess that’s a relevant term; I have been better at them than many people, but not as good as I wanted to be. In my head, I wanted be able to handstand walk across the basketball court andContinue reading “Handstands and the lessons they hold”
SMART, FIT, AND CLEAN 