Benefits of exercise. Good for the heart, lowers cholesterol, keeps you young, increases bone density; the lists goes on. For me, the one...

Football. Ah, its that time again ladies and gentlemen. We got college started last week (yes, USC is still undefeated 1-0) and this week...

Road to pull-up. This week I want to highlight one of our athletes, Coleen. She has been a DGF member for over three years and about a...

Hate stretching? Well, I don’t blame you. Its tedious. Its boring. It feels like forever. Did I say it was boring? I get it and don’t...

More than one way to lose weight. Low carb, high carb, high fat, high protein, low sugar diet, you name it, its out there. There are...

Celebrate. I am here to remind you to reward yourself and think how far you have come. People fixate on how much they are not doing this,...

Key to health is……………………finding the right BALANCE. Health has physical, mental, and social well-being parts. In my opinion, all three...

Water. That thing our body is made majority with. With the temperature rising, it is important to stay hydrated. However, some times it...

Looking good. Some people start exercising for these reasons. Now, there is NOTHING wrong about this. You are doing something POSITIVE...

4th of July. Its the day (or the week for that matter) where you constantly hear fireworks going off in the neighborhood. BOOM! BANG!...

Selective hearing. It is our duty as personal trainers to make sure our clients are getting as close to their fitness goals. Whether it...

Comparison. “I want to look like that.” “I want her arms.” “I want his abs.” Being in the fitness industry and social media having a huge...

R.I.C.E. Rest Ice Compression Elevation. Stepping off a curb inadvertently, landing on it wrong, stepping on someone’s foot, avoiding...

Weights. Something that we incorporate in a training program for clients that want lean muscle mass. There seems to be a misconception...

Effort. This is where the difference comes to play in fitness. “At least I show up.” This is good. You overcame half the battle, which is...

Head bob. Its what chickens do to get used to their surroundings. The sad part is, we are doing it too, but we stay forward. If you are...

Barrier. In the fitness industry, I call this the plateau phase. You’re exercising, but not getting stronger, leaner, or seeing results....

Tackle the elephant. Taking the metaphor and applying it to your fitness journey. When you haven’t been seeing results, the elephant is...

Abs. The truth is, we all have it. If you have the ability to wake up from a lying-down position, you have abs. Now the question is what...

1000 calories. That’s how much calories I eat when I’m eating ice cream. Haagen-Dazs coffee is my favorite and I gotta have a lot of it....