Dear Friend, a few days after the 12th anniversary of my father’s passing, he had prostate cancer, and after a very close friend was recently diagnosed with the same disease I decided to dedicate this blog to all those who are or have been living...

Dear Friend, as so many of my blogs this one too was inspired by the work with one of my current clients. He has experienced an increasing number of episodes of AFib during and outside of our training meetings. Rather than going into the details of...

Dear Friend, Yesterday I watched my son’s High School soccer game. As so often, my observations triggered a new blog. During the middle of the game one of my son’s teammates, who just a few minutes earlier had entered the game as a sub, went down...

Dear Friend,My apologies for letting too much time pass since the last blog, but family commitments do come first. The Holiday Season is upon us with the first feast done and the second and third on the way. Every year I face similar questions:...

This months health tip focuses on the most popular and common reason why all good intentions to make health and fitness a priority fail.“I just don’t have enough time!”Are you really that busy that your health has to take a back seat? Is it really...

When getting back from today’s ride, freezing cold, wet to the bones and dirty and grimy I found an e-mail in my inbox send by one of our Team’s Honorees (someone living with a form of blood cancer) that made me forget about my ride instantly and...

Choice of inadequate work-out intensityTo ensure a successful work-out you have to chose the right training intensity for yourself. Work-outs below this intensity zone fail to produce the desired results, work-outs above the zone increase your risk...

Dear Friend, in the next couple of months some of my blogs (the fitness adviser will continue paralell) will be dedicated to a personal effort that is close to my heart. I have become a member of TEAM IN TRAINING, the Leukemia and Lymphoma...

Dear Friends, today I want to address a very common and painful condition effecting the outside of thighs, hips and knees. The Iliotibial Band (IT Band) runs from the hip (ilia crest) along the outside of the thigh attaching to the tibia (shinbone)...

Dear Friends, After taking a break I am coming back to you with a blog that addresses the fitness needs of an age group opposite to those I wrote about last time, our children and adolescents. Childhood obesity has according to the CDC (Center for...

This month I would like to write about fitness for the aging population.  More than half of our clients at BACK IN FORM are 60 years of age or older. We truly cherish this group and love working with them. We offer a program called...

In continuation of the last health tip I decided to take this time a closer look at “common mistakes made while engaging in strength and resistance training”. Failure to prepareChoose exercises specifically helpful to your particular training...