The Vital Pyramid of Health and Fitness

By |2024-09-01T09:15:30-04:00September 1st, 2024|Categories: Fitness, Health|Tags: , , , |

The Vital Pyramid is a concept of self defense and combatives originally conceived by John “Lofty” Wiseman, a former member of the British Special Forces. I also feel that it can be a good model to follow for your health and fitness. The four components of the Vital Pyramid include Mindset, Tactics, Skills and Tools. Let's [...]

Necessities for a home gym

By |2025-03-30T09:24:20-04:00March 30th, 2025|Categories: Fitness, Fitness Equipment, Health, Strength training, Stuff I Recommend|Tags: , , , , , |

If you are like me and prefer training at home rather than going to a gym, you'll need proper equipment. It's time to turn your basement or garage into your own gym. Below I discuss the equipment I have in my own very humble garage gym and some other recommendations. Before I get to that, [...]

Golf swing fundamentals – the proper golf setup

By |2025-03-30T08:44:54-04:00March 30th, 2025|Categories: Golf|Tags: , |

Once upon a time, I was a part-time golf instructor given my previous competitive experience as an amateur.I don't teach much anymore, but thought I would share my content here.  Today's topic involves how to set up to the golf ball.  This is the second most important golf fundamental.How we set up to the ball will go a [...]

How to hold a golf club, the proper grip for playing golf

By |2025-03-29T22:09:05-04:00March 29th, 2025|Categories: Golf|Tags: , , |

There are certain fundamentals a golfer needs to learn to develop a good, repetitive golf swing. One could argue that the grip is the most important of these fundamentals, since it is our only attachment to the golf club. The grip is what largely controls the angle of the clubface at impact, which is responsible [...]

Activity level relationship to all cause mortality

By |2025-03-29T14:45:33-04:00March 29th, 2025|Categories: Health, Quality of Life, Strength training|Tags: , , , |

I recently read that through the use of accelerometry analysis, it was estimated that less than 10% of the US population meets the 150 minutes of moderate intensity physical activity per week prescription recommended by the CDC. Some argue that the 10% figure is overly pessimistic, as there is another estimate as high as 47%.  [...]

Flightscope Mevo+ is the best device to improve your golf game

By |2025-03-29T13:17:20-04:00March 29th, 2025|Categories: Golf, Golf Stuff, Stuff I Recommend|Tags: , , , |

I don't say this without careful consideration.  Right now, the best device you can get to help improve your golf game is the Flightscope Mevo+ launch monitor. Granted, there are numerous devices that can help improve your game. These range from gadgets to help improve your golf swing plane to gadgets to help improve your [...]

Strength training is the best exercise medicine

By |2025-03-11T10:52:37-04:00February 27th, 2025|Categories: Fitness, Health, Quality of Life, Strength training|Tags: , , , , , |

In a previous post, I discussed the Sick Aging Phenotype. The Sick Aging Phenotype is a person who is beset by a whole host of maladies, not the least of which is Metabolic Syndrome. So what is the best way to turn around the Sick Aging Phenotype, or better yet, avoid it altogether? Exercise. Exercise [...]

The sick aging phenotype

By |2025-02-26T10:26:57-05:00February 26th, 2025|Categories: Fitness, Health, Quality of Life, Strength training|Tags: , , , , , , |

Phat Phil The discussion that follows is derived from my personal fitness bible, The Barbell Prescription, written by Dr. Jonathon Sullivan and Andy Baker. Sullivan runs a business known as Greysteel and he specializes in strength training for middle aged folks and the elderly. Andy Baker is a well known strength trainer. Be [...]

Benefits of Meditation

By |2025-02-24T20:04:13-05:00February 25th, 2025|Categories: Fitness, Health|Tags: , , , |

Regular meditation practice has been associated with a number of benefits backed by clinical research. I’ll dive into the primary benefits here and encourage you to conduct further research if you still have doubts. Stress Reduction The primary benefit derived from meditation is that it can help reduce stress.  Stress reduction is critical to overall [...]

Why the squat should be in your strength training program

By |2025-02-24T07:47:19-05:00February 24th, 2025|Categories: Fitness, Quality of Life, Strength training|Tags: , , |

The squat is the best exercise for developing overall, general strength.  There is simply no other exercise that is as effective. It is also an exercise that even experienced gym goers tend to avoid. The squat is often misunderstood and maligned by the personal training community. I've seen plenty of actual trainers on social media offer [...]

The benefits of strength training

By |2025-02-23T10:53:14-05:00February 23rd, 2025|Categories: Fitness, Health, Quality of Life, Strength training|Tags: , , |

I truly believe that strength training is the best form of exercise for living a quality life. While individuals who've been more involved with cardio exercise, such as running or biking for most of their lives tend to have greater longevity than most, stronger people seem to break down less with age. Naturally, there are [...]

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