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Every Day in Every Way

You cannot dream yourself into a character. You must forge yourself into one. Henry David Thoreau Fitness is all about habits. It is what we do everyday regardless of how we feel, what we have to do, what we think. It is just a basic part of our lives,... Read >

Every Day in Every Way

You cannot dream yourself into a character. You must forge yourself into one. Henry David Thoreau Fitness is all about habits. It is what we do everyday regardless of how we feel, what we have to do, what we think. It is just a basic part of our lives,... Read >

Fitness Failure

Edison failed 10,000 times before he made the first electric light bulb. Don't be afraid if you fail a few times as well. Napoleon Hill None of us want to feel like a failure. More to the point, none of us want to be a failure. That is someone who comm... Read >

Fitness Desire

The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will. Vince Lombardi As many know, Lombardi is best remembered as head coach of the Green Bay Packers back in the sixties. Bu... Read >

Fitness Not a Quick Fix

Be not afraid of growing slowly; be afraid only of standing still. Chinese Proverb We all expect immediate results. That is just part of the age we live in. Communication is fast. Food is immediately available. Ideas are at our finger tips. New drugs ... Read >

Is Perseverance All That Impossible

Perseverance is not a long race;it is many short races, one right after another. Sir Walter Elliot What can a nineteenth century naturalist say to present day people involved in fitness? Perhaps that our passion--fitness-- should not be seen as one lon... Read >

How Long Should We Stay at Fitness?

We all start somewhere. Where we end up is most important. The fitness lifestyle of the great Jack Lalanne started .with him being an out of shape kid addicted to sugar, This was the beginning of a career with many star-studded accomplishments But his la... Read >

Faith and Discipline Always

It's easy to have faith in yourself and discipline when you're a winner, when you're number one.What you have got to have is faith and discipline when you're not a winner. Vince Lombardi When it comes to fitness, initially few of us feel we are winners... Read >

An Angel in the Marble

I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free. Michelangelo Most of us know of this famous quote. It is a favorite of woodcarvers who see a deer in the wood, removing everything around it which is not a deer. Also, it could be one of h... Read >

One Kick Ten Thousand Times

I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times. Bruce Lee There are many of us who believe that varying workout routines, diets and vitamin plans are somehow good for us. Perhaps this ... Read >

Are Your Really Doing Your Best?

"The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand, and the determination that whether we win or lose, we have applied the best of ourselves to the task at hand." - Vince Lombardi When it comes to fitness, how many of us can s... Read >

Fitness Fun

Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work. Aristotle Make no mistake, fitness is hard work. It is not easy to do day in and day out. At least, that is true until we have been at it for quite some time. The length of time differs from person t... Read >

What You See Within Is What You Will Achieve

"The thing always happens that you really believe in; and the belief in a thing makes it happen." - Frank Loyd Wright In self-help literature, it is normally said that "What the mind can see, can be achieved." Thus, all one needs to do is ... Read >

Your Most Important Six Months

Starting off on a fitness lifestyle is never easy. As a result, we can never find the time. That is because it requires change, which is is very hard on all of us. A fitness lifestyle means proper diet, supplements and exercise. We all know that doing ... Read >

Workout Thoughts

Too many of us still equate workouts with mindlessness. This is one of the reasons we do not do daily workouts. It is as if we are trying to prove that we are above being "dumb jocks." With all of the fitness equipment and clubs since Jack Lalanne eig... Read >