Supplements

I’ve been in the health and fitness business longer than just about everyone except Jack LaLanne and Jane Fonda.  And I’ve heard every claim from every marketer and manufacturer of diet products.  “Burn fat and build muscle while you sleep!”  “Lose weight without exercise!”  “”Melt away cellulite in minutes!”  For every new diet supplement that […]

The Days Are Long

I guess the economy is taking it’s toll on all of us. I got fired this week, by my four-year-old. I made the mistake of stopping to talk with a friend I hadn’t seen in a long time, while we were on our way to the toy store. The good news is that he re-hired […]

See Dane Run!

This looks like an amazing opportunity to hear from a well known athlete, author and person who gives-their-all. REI Salt Lake City, Tuesday, March 3, 2009 7:00 PM Fore more information, click here: In 2006, Dane Rauschenberg, went from a relative novice in marathon running to one of the more recognized names in the sport […]

24 Hour Fitness Bike Team Kickoff

Join us this Saturday, February 28 at Noon, at the Sugarhouse 24 Hour Fitness.  We will be officially kicking off the 2009 riding season for the 24 Hour Fitness Bike Team.  Our main event…The Harmon’s Best Dam Bike Ride to CURE Multiple Sclerosis.  Several training rides will be offered and lead by our team captains and […]

Fruits and Vegetables

Here’s another challenge…for just one day, track the servings of fruits and vegetables you consume.  If you’re like most Americans, you probably get one to one-and-a-half servings, a day.  By consuming a minimum of five (5) fruits and vegetables a day, you come a lot closer to meeting the nutrient needs of your body.  And […]

2009 Challenge: Do Your Age In Push Ups

“Anything in life is possible, if you make it happen.  Help the most important person on this earth: YOU. ~Jack LaLanne Ask anyone who has taken my classes…what is my favorite exercise?  You got it, Push Ups!  And now I want to share the love.  I believe in my heart that we can all get […]

A Story About Attitude

With a challenging year behind us, and a promising new year on the doorstep, I thought it would be a good time to share one of my favorite stories.  I hope that we can all adopt some of the lessons of “Jerry”.  Happy 2009 to you! Jerry is the manager of a restaurant in South […]

29 Days of Giving!

I recently joined a worldwide giving movement called 29 Gifts. It feels great to be part of a positive community and help create a revival of the giving spirit in the world. There are already more than 3,100 people taking part from 38 countries and our goal is to grow the movement to 29,000 givers […]

4th and 5th-Graders Urged to ‘Try Advertising’

Some sobering statistics about youth and smoking:   Each day, nearly 6,000 children under 18 years of age start smoking; of these, nearly 2,000 will become regular smokers. That is almost 800,000 annually.   It is estimated that at least 4.5 million U.S. adolescents are cigarette smokers.   Approximately 90 percent of smokers begin smoking […]

Three Times A Lady

I recently experienced one of the most heart-breaking days of my life.  We made the unbelievably difficult decision to put our 17-year-old Lady-Dog down.  We adopted her 8 years ago, and I know we gave her the best years of her life, but still I am so sad.  A few years ago, we learned that […]