You read it here first. I’m writing a book. The book is about training around injuries. So really, it’s pretty much sharing what me and…

Arguably small business owners and those who work in the service industry have been dealt a tougher blow than most during this pandemic. I think…

The Government of Ontario has announced a plan for businesses and services to start re-opening after being forced to close since mid-March. Gyms are not…

As a fitness conference organizer, I ask that you implement a speaker application process.

This has the potential for you to showcase new and different people and perspectives to your seminar audience while opening up opportunities to talented presenters who may not be in your network or your network’s network.

While some clients poked fun at my playlists (arguably I am stuck in the 80s and 90s musically), for the most part the music that played in the background helped make their gym experience more enjoyable. That’s how we operated back when I thought paying the $9.99/mo for Google Play was all I needed to play music legally at my gym.

Can we learn from the stories of the successes of others? Of course. Can we apply the story of the success of another to our own situation?

Today is the five year anniversary of my first Custom Strength client. I’ll be honest that I am very proud of myself for the business I have built since the first client I trained under my own business name.

Jim returned to training once his post-concussion symptoms were gone. He enjoyed several weeks of training that felt great, but then after one session, some of the symptoms returned: By the time he got home he felt nauseous and had to go to bed. This happened again the following session. I wasn’t sure what to think so I reached out to Richard Gregory (Ottawa Osteopathy) to see if he could suggest anything.

I have officially moved to implementing a modified FMS instead of the FMS. This post shows the changes I made, and the rationale. I would love it if the FMS would address some of these aspects going forward, although I would understand if they didn’t. There is something to be said for maintaining a consistent system, especially one that has widespread use across different organizations. That said – no system is ever perfect from the start, and sometimes it makes more sense to make the difficult decision to change than it does to stay the course.

Put another way: If you’re looking for work in a field where you don’t have a lot of experience, you’re effectively asking to be assessed on things like personality, potential, drive, and enthusiasm. Your actions in response to the reading list above speaks volumes about drive and enthusiasm.