Back in my "bigger" days when I weighed almost 250 pounds, I worked part time as a bouncer in the largest night club in Toronto, called The Guvernment. Of course there were a lot of other big fat guys like me working as bouncers there also... But there was this one guy, Steve, that I used to carpool with from time to time.  Steve was not only big and muscular, but he was completely … [Read more...]

With all due respect to my wonderful catholic upbringing, today's blog is about the "7 deadly sins" of fat loss. Deadly Sin #1: Eating late. Got the munchies? The calories we consume in the second half of the day or evening are the most damaging because you are less active and your body has no chance to burn them off. Whether it's cultural or just a bad habit, most people I meet, that … [Read more...]

Back in 2005 I was an overweight personal trainer. That's not a typo...I was fat AND I was a personal trainer. You see, when I was younger, all I cared about was getting big and strong, even if it meant getting fat.  As a strong man competitor, my bulk served me, but as a retired competitor, which I was by 2005, it almost killed me.  Lethargy, depression, and a brutal case of sleep … [Read more...]

Doing more with less is the new economic paradigm.  Companies are looking for ways to boost productivity while simultaneously lowering costs.  One of the most direct routes to achieving this is to improve the wellbeing and satisfaction of your employees by empowering them to become healthier.  To clarify, despite the title of this article, you cannot simply “make” anyone healthier; you need … [Read more...]