In our 24/7 society, most of us spend so little time with our community of friends, our “tribe” of real people who feed our human need for support, motivation, change, acceptance and love and allow us to give it all back to them freely in return. Instead, we spend way too much of our waking…
DetailsAnxiety is a health problem that has a wide range of sources, from nutritional imbalances and toxicity (heavy metal poisoning) to recreational and drug side effects, breathing pattern disorders and, of course, stress. One of the most common causes of anxiety I see in the people I’ve worked with over the years is fear of…
DetailsMore often than not, people recognize the need to make changes in order to create better health and happiness in their lives, yet most just don’t do them. For example, going to bed at a healthier, earlier hour may be really hard for them because that may be the only down time they have in…
DetailsPeople tend to use short, isolated movements to condition their abs without realizing that shortening them under a load often leads to poor (forward head) posture. In this video, I’ll show you how to perform the Ab Clock, an exercise I created many years ago when I was developing multidimensional core conditioning techniques, along with…
DetailsOne of the toughest challenges CHEK Professionals face when coaching clients to a healthier, dream-affirmative life is helping them navigate the pathway of change. It’s easy to look at a change as simple as drinking more water and assume it should be easy to do. However, attaching a should to any kind of change makes…
DetailsYou may have heard me talk about the Power of Your Yes and No in previous videos, without really understanding that concept entirely. That makes a lot of sense, considering too many people are masters at “double messaging” (a trait identified by Arnold Mindell, the founder of process-oriented psychology), defined as saying one thing but…
DetailsAny time you’re carrying a heavy load — doing walking lunges with dumbbells in both hands or holding weights over your head — you’re experiencing what’s called axial loading (loading the spine along its vertical axis). Because many of us don’t have core functionality for a variety of reasons, over time, we’re not able to…
DetailsFor many people, losing fat and keeping it off is a never-ending struggle against a cultural mindset that is drowning in an irresistible “sea of food.” Most folks view fat loss like running a race — a race they’re hoping to finish as quickly as they can. They’re looking for a silver bullet diet. The…
DetailsHow often do you share the real truth about yourself with anyone? Authenticity can be very difficult, given how hard it is for us to be honest with ourselves. Too often, we’re tiptoeing a never-ending series of half-truths and half-lies in our relationships with ourselves and others. So, why do we waste our energy hiding…
DetailsShould athletes stretch before lifting weights, training or competing? This is a question athletes don’t ask often enough. Unfortunately, a lot of athletes get injured because they don’t have adequate knowledge of biomechanics and kinesiology, but neither do most trainers and coaches. Recently, I was asked this question by a student on my YouTube page…
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