Advice & Philosophy

Q: I run ‘heavy’, so I can’t run minimalist style or barefoot style, right?  I mean, that just won’t work since I need a good cushion under my feet when I come down hard. A: No, not right.  This is kinda the whole point, actually.  The way pretty much everyone runs …

Q: What’s a good diet if I want to jump start my weight loss? Same for fitness – what about these 3 week, hard core programs? I hear they really work. A: Yes, they do ‘work’, but I wouldn’t call them ‘good’.  Heck, I’m not sure I’d even really say …

Q: So, what’s the deal with your logo?  Is that the handicapped logo?  A guy doing a crunch?  The AOL Instant Messenger guy? A: HA!  Good question. The logo for newbodi.es is a symbol I’ve been using for a while, and actually came up with nearly 20 years ago. It’s …

For those who don’t know, I’m at home recovering from open bilateral inguinal hernia surgery.  Basically, I got cut open on both sides of my abdomen (below the waste band), my guts where put back where they belong, some mesh was sewn in to help reinforce my newly stitched up …

Q:  Every program I’ve seen always talks about weekly weigh ins rather than the daily ones you seem to do.  Are daily weigh ins ok?  Better?  Worse?  Why do you do them? A: You know, it really doesn’t matter, actually. It’s just about measuring something you can put a goal …

Ok, that’s a bad twist on the “If they don’t fit, you must acquit” line from the OJ Simpson murder trial, but the point is still valid. Results can take time, so you can’t walk away too quickly if you aren’t seeing what you ultimately want yet after a week …

For those who haven’t read it, you have to get Born to Run by Christopher McDougal (Apple iBooks, Amazon print & Kindle).  A coworker who is much more serious about running than I will ever be suggested it to me, and it literally changed my life.  I just finished a run …

There’s a great series on HBO right now called The Weight of the Nation (iTunes, Twitter) that I highly recommend.  Apple has (at this moment) 3 free episodes from the series in iTunes, so there’s no excuse for not watching them. I just watched the second episode, which looks at …

One thing I’ve learned throughout this journey is the importance of keeping your mind in it.  Not being a passenger or passive about your life and your life choices is really the underlying key to being successful in reshaping your body and ultimately your life. This means thinking through how …

Americans have become incredibly used to getting what we want when we want it, and typically with minimal effort expenditure. We seek quick fixes and quick answers. And we generally get them. From the speed with which you can find things out via the web to the hundreds of millions …