One of the most important skills you can build is the ability to adjust your goals and behaviors to match your current circumstances. Let’s say you’re used to working out three days per week. However, due to “life” happening – work stress, travel, social events, illness, etc. – you aren’t able to work out threeContinue reading “The Key to Continuous Progress”
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Go Outside and Play
When was the last time you went outside to play? I mean really play, like when you were a kid letting your imagination run free. Months? Years? So long ago you can’t remember? If that’s the case, why don’t you make the last time… today? You owe it to yourself to feel a sense ofContinue reading “Go Outside and Play”
Overwhelmed? Use this 3 Step Exercise.
“How’s it going?” I asked one of my colleagues. “I’m overwhelmed,” they replied. “I’m so busy. I can barely keep up. Everything just feels like a lot to handle.” “Overwhelm” has become a common feeling. What does it actually mean to be overwhelmed? Here’s the Oxford dictionary’s definition of “overwhelmed”: “bury or drown beneath aContinue reading “Overwhelmed? Use this 3 Step Exercise.”
No One Else’s Yardstick
A Story about Going at Your Own Pace, Plus How to Reach Any Goal
An Easy Way to Stay Healthy while Traveling
Travel is slowly opening up around the world again, and people eligible to take well-earned time off are jumping at the chance. I was recently one of those people, returning to Ireland yesterday after two weeks off in Berlin, Germany. Since it was my first vacation in a long time, I was once again facedContinue reading “An Easy Way to Stay Healthy while Traveling”
Two Powerful Questions to Ask Yourself Right Now
These days, there’s no shortage of ways to manage our well-being. Want to exercise more? Your watch can offer workouts and track them for you. Want to eat healthier? There are plenty of websites listing nutrition, calorie, and macronutrient information. Want to meditate? There’s an app for that. There’s nothing wrong with these tools andContinue reading “Two Powerful Questions to Ask Yourself Right Now”
My Experiences with Burnout and Therapy
I started going to therapy regularly at the end of 2020. My therapist and I have bi-weekly appointments, and I consider them as essential – if not more – than anything else in my schedule. Thanks to my upbringing, as well as several positive mentors, I’ve never felt a stigma around therapy. I’ve seen itContinue reading “My Experiences with Burnout and Therapy”
Reflections and Principles for Losing 25lbs. or More
Oh hai, you sexy beast, you. I hope you’re having a fabulous day. How would you like to talk for a bit about helping each other achieve righteous health and build bodacious bods? “That sounds great, Ian!” Awesome! I think so, too! Heads up: this is gonna be a hell of a post. But ifContinue reading “Reflections and Principles for Losing 25lbs. or More”
Forget “Perfect” – You Need a System.
Succeeding in your health and fitness goals depends on one thing: having the right systems in place. It isn’t the exercise program you do. It isn’t the diet you follow. It isn’t the coach you hire. It’s the systems that enable you to consistently execute on the things that help you reach your goal. ForContinue reading “Forget “Perfect” – You Need a System.”
5 Ways to Kickstart your Morning
Mornings. For a lot of us, this is the most stressful time of the day. You’re shaking off the sleepies and are about to be slammed with responsibilities at work, home, school, and other areas of life. Grumbling your way through it only compounds the stress. Take a moment to really listen to the usualContinue reading “5 Ways to Kickstart your Morning”
Ian Estabrook 