I woke up one morning in excruciating pain. I couldn’t stand up straight. What caused my injury? Benching too much weight? Too many pull ups? Turns out, exercise was not the cause of my injury. But it was the fix.

Some folks hate exercise. They don’t think they need it. They say things like the following…

As a personal trainer or coach, the job is to advise and motivate others. Our words matter. We need to choose them carefully. We need to stop using the following phrases.

Whatever you’re addicted to (that thing you can’t stop doing that wastes your time and F-s your life up in lots of little ways and/ or a few big ways), whatever it may be: drugs, video games, your phone, food, relationships, whatever it is... substitute that shit with exercise.

When you get off the Stairmaster, you’re drenched in sweat, your face is red, and you are huffing and puffing like Darth Vader. Yet you are gaining weight? So what gives?