by Mike | Nov 26, 2013 | Happiness, Inspiration
Life by design. Life by choice. Life on your own terms. As far as my AKRConditioning journey is concerned, I’m a baby. I’m a pup. I’m a freelance-trainer in a large fitness-chain gym. And I’m an aspiring author. That’s it. I don’t own my own facility. I don’t...
by Mike | Nov 19, 2013 | Happiness, Personal Development, Uncategorized
It seems a lot of what we do in life, we do “just because”. Just because …we’ve always done it that way. Just because …that’s what’s expected. Just because …that’s what everyone else does. Just because …it’s a habit, ritual or tradition. Just because …we don’t stop to...
by Mike | Nov 12, 2013 | Happiness
It’s often said that money can’t buy happiness. Some people debate that. And, regardless, most of us try anyway. The Happiness Problem At the very least, we can buy the appearance of happiness. We buy things that look good. We invest in beauty: our...
by Mike | Aug 27, 2013 | Binge Eating, Exercise, Fat Loss, Happiness, Nutrition, Weight Loss
The health & fitness world isn’t the clean and happy place it’s made out to be. It can be a dark place full of extremism, obsession, frustration and heartache. There’s a lot of heartache. It’s not how it’s meant to be. After all, most of us dip a toe in to...
by Mike | Aug 20, 2013 | Binge Eating, Exercise, Fat Loss, Food, Happiness, Nutrition, Paleo, Weight Loss
I saw this picture on Facebook …again. It’s really popular. It’s also utterly ridiculous and a little offensive. Unfortunately, messages like this are being promoted all the time by health & fitness gurus. If this picture represents how you think, it’s a sign...
by Mike | Aug 6, 2013 | Happiness
In a world where we’re bombarded by ‘success’ imagery, it’s easy to feel by comparison that we’re not quite enough. In the media, we see sports stars and celebrities living the dream. We see 6 pack abs and weight loss transformations. We see inspiring jobs and...
