When I was writing my book, Do a Day, I had written a fairly long and, let’s just say, impassioned section on drinking alcohol. It was a bit of an aside that took the chapter down a path of less coherence and strength, and my editor rightly suggested taking it …
Read More »3 Simple Secrets to Help You Get Fit While Traveling for Business
Think being a road warrior means you cannot be in shape? Follow these three principles to stay healthy no matter how much you travel. I’ve traveled a lot over my career. It’s often an every-week situation with two to four flights, hours of driving, multiple hotels, early mornings and late …
Read More »There’s 1 Key to Overcoming Challenges (Hint: You Have to Transform Your Life)
Thinking you can be happy by fixing one problem area of your life won’t work. You need to change the broader picture. We all have some struggle we face in life. Some challenge we seek to overcome that seems insurmountable, or keeps coming back after we think we’ve beaten it …
Read More »What Becoming Vegan in 1 Day Taught Me About Success
Becoming Vegan can unlock an ability to tackle any challenge and find success throughout life. I’ve been living a healthy life for while, and kept toying with the idea of being Vegan. Whenever I thought about it, I started to get stuck on situations that might pop up where I …
Read More »Review: Healthy Skoop B-Strong Protein
I’m a vegan. I didn’t mean to be, but it just kinda happened. And I’m really happy with it, and find it easy to maintain, much to the shock and surprise of others. I’m also an athlete who has been very focused on getting a lot of protein in my …
Read More »Tell Whole Foods Not to Sell Veal
For those who shop at Whole Foods Markets (WFM), you might be familiar with the animal welfare ratings that they have on various meats in the butcher section which were created by the Global Animal Partnership. For those who don’t shop there are haven’t noticed the signage, they are a way of …
Read More »Body Shaming Shames Us All
Body shaming. It’s a phrase that’s being used a lot lately, with many celebrities speaking out against it. More importantly than the phrase being used a lot, the practice of it is being used all too much. And it’s not just for people who are overweight, not pretty enough, …
Read More »Don’t Fear the Tailor
I had to wear a suit recently. It’s a suit I bought after I had started newbodi.es, and was in pretty good shape. That said, I was 15-20 pounds heavier and a couple of inches wider around the waist than I am now. That’s not to say I was big …
Read More »Getting Juicy with It
A new guest post I did on daimanuel.com has just gone live – you should check it out today! It’s all about juicing – with all kinds of juice cleanses, fresh pressed juice services, juice bars and Instagram feeds dedicated to juice, I figured this was a post many …
Read More »Get Lean Gluten Free Cookbook Review
the build up As a FitFluential Ambassador, I got the opportunity to review a new cookbook from fellow-ambassador Jeremy Scott (of @JeremyScottFitness). The book, written along with Kim Maes, is a 10-day program to clean your body of the effects of a less-than-ideal diet and set you up to eat …
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