The Peloton bike is expensive. So why spend that money when sweat is free? The future of tech-based fitness is here to stay.
My Peloton Review: The Best Way to Work Out at Home and Possibly the Future of Fitness
The Weekly Rapport: Sleep, Cravings, and New Years Challenges
Hi All, Welcome to the Weekly Rapport. A weekly guide of things I’m reading, doing, and experimenting with. Enjoy. What I'm Reading Wired to Eat - Robb Wolf It's actually ridiculous when you think about how eating healthy is treated in our society. Have you ever tried eating healthy in an office? Every nosey coworker …
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The Weekly Rapport #4: Five Things I’m Loving Right Now
Thoughts coming out of the weekend: Loyola is in the Final Four - and it's not Maryland, but Chicago. Nonetheless still rooting for a fellow Jesuit Loyola school to take home the big prize. It's been so much fun to watch this team. This March has been particularly crazy with some of the upsets, …
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No Weights Required: My Weekly Workout Routine
I rarely lift weights. In fact, I try to completely avoid going in to the weight-room section of the gym entirely. Luckily, most gyms now have a cleared out zone for stretching or for more HIIT workouts with dumbells, kettlebells, TRX bands, tires, swiss balls, boxes and all the other bare-bones stuff that I prefer. …
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The 21 Day Challenge, Week Two: Allowing a Cheat Day
While week one of The 21 Day Challenge was probably more challenging from a physical perspective, week two of this challenge has been much more of a mental and emotional assessment. The first week I experienced carb withdrawal, hunger pangs, sugar cravings and the likes. But I built up a tolerance after a the first …
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The 21 Day Challenge: One Week in the Books
One full week into my made-up 21 Day Challenge and I feel great. Eating healthy isn’t hard, but resisting urges to eat some of my favorite foods and drinks was tough. I tried to limit coffee as much as possible – something that I drink daily with a splash of milk. In the first 5 …
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Experimenting with Weird but Effective Methods for Health & Fitness
Ever since my senior year in high school, I've been pretty into health and fitness but especially so in the esoteric realm. Whenevr I tell people what new fitness piece I'm experimenting or give advice to someone, they always give me the same response. "Mmm I don't know about that. Sounds suspect." But most people …
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The 21 Day Challenge: Banning Beer, Bread, and all the Best Stuff
Alright, let's get this out of the way. This isn't a New Year's Resolution, "New year, new me" post.