The Case for Emotional Hygiene

Proper Deadlifting Form

Fit Bit Zip- What I personally use to track my daily step count

The Scientific Power of Meditation

10 Health Numbers You Can Hit This Year

"Make 2015 the year you finally own your health. The best way to start: See how you measure up for 10 of the most common—and telling—health indicators below"

http://www.menshealth.com/health/10-health-numbers-you-can-hit-year?cid=social_20150205_39991866&adbid=563392655388721152&adbpl=tw&adbpr=25093616

Fitness Tracking Devices

"From the fitness trackers used by casual exercisers for motivation to the GPS watches and heart-rate monitors worn by athletes to better gauge effort, the data created by devices can become addictive."
Click here to read more:
http://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/2015/02/06/athletic-specialists-say-improper-use-gadgets-can-hinder-rather-than-help/5DqrKtHOBIxuVR0unLHtoN/story.html

'Fooducate' App

'Core Values'

Keep It Simple- Great examples for a Total Body Workout

Are We Sitting Too Much?

Great job, Manchester/Essex Regional School District Teachers!

I finished teaching a Total Body Conditioning class today for the staff of Manchester-Essex Regional School District.  They did an outstanding job!  I got some great feedback including one person who wrote on their feedback form the following:

"Paul was so knowledgable and very thorough in his explanations of each exercise/position/stretch.  His patience and positivity was great.  I hope to work with him again in a similar program."

This 77 Year-Old Grandma Can Lift More Than You

Fantastic Lecture on Minimalism

New FDA rules will put calorie counts on menus

Whether they want to or not, consumers will soon know how many calories they are eating when ordering off the menu at chain restaurants, picking up prepared foods at supermarkets, and even eating a tub of popcorn at a movie theater.

Check out the full article HERE:

http://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/2014/12/01/new-fda-rules-will-put-calorie-counts-menus/NcV6aDQYG73CswHGc3KGrM/story.html

Debunking the "Paleo Diet"

The Skill of Self-Confidence

What's Your Fitness Age?

You already know your chronological age, but do you know your fitness age?

A new study of fitness and lifespan suggests that a person’s so-called fitness age – determined primarily by a measure of cardiovascular endurance – is a better predictor of longevity than chronological age. The good news is that unlike your actual age, your fitness age can decrease.

Check out the full article HERE: http://mobile.nytimes.com/blogs/well/2014/10/15/whats-your-fitness-age/

My Philosophy for a Happy Life

Tips from Centenarians

Tips from Centenarians 

The way you think about aging may in fact play a role in how old you “allow” yourself to get. The majority of centenarians—people who live to be 100 years old or older—report feeling about 20 years younger than their chronological age, and their mindset has a lot to do with this self-perception. Most centenarians, regardless of their health status, tend to have positive attitudes, optimism, and a zest for life. Could it be that personality characteristics and worldviews play a more significant role than genetics, diet, or exercise? Perhaps!

One way to determine this is to ask centenarians questions about how they see the world, what they value, and to what they attribute their own longevity. What are their secrets to aging well? These individuals represent centuries of wisdom that should not be overlooked. Mining the minds of centenarians for nuggets of wisdom, researchers have been able to detect a definitive pattern of thinking and behavior among the eldest among us. Centenarians overwhelmingly cite stress as the most important thing to avoid.

Those who have lived 100 years or more on this earth have undoubtedly experienced a number of stressful events, but as a general rule, they manage their stress really well. Rather than dwelling on it, they let it go. And most often, they choose to be happy—despite everything.  In interviews and surveys with centenarians, the following themes also come up time and time again when asked to explain “why they've lived so long:”6

Keeping a positive attitude; living with passion	Eating good food
Exercising moderately (most report basic activities, like walking, biking, gardening, swimming, etc.)	Clean living (not smoking or drinking excessively, etc.)
Living independently	Family and friends
Staying mentally active and always learning something new	Faith/spirituality; being able to forgive and let go of stress

Get Out of Your Way

Strength Coach Joseph Arangio recently posted the top 10 ways people hold themselves back when it comes to achieving their fitness goals:

1. You have no goal
2. You're not training hard enough
3. Your'e not eating enough
4. You're not sleeping enough
5. You write your own workouts
6. You do too many exercises
7. You're inconsistent
8. You don't warm up
9. You skip workouts
10. You blow it all on the weekend