(BlackFitness101.com) Something happened in one of my classes about three years ago that I still think about. A woman, probably 52 or 53, came in for the first time and before she even put her bag down she said I know I have a lot of work to do. She ...
(BlackFitness101.com) Somebody asked me last week what the secret was to a lasting relationship. I laughed a little, not because it was a funny question, but because after ten years of training people, I already knew my answer before she even finished asking. Move together. That is it. That is ...
(BlackFitness101.com) I know some folks hear the word exercise and already start looking for a reason to leave the room. I get it. After a long day, nobody wants to feel like they are being fussed at by some trainer who acts like everybody has fresh knees, perfect sleep, and ...
(BlackFitness101.com) Sleep is the workout partner most people ignore, and I know that sounds almost too plain to be taken seriously. Folks come to me asking about belly fat, tighter arms, sore knees, meal timing, walking plans, protein, water, and which machine in the gym is worth using. I can ...
(BlackFitness101.com) Folks keep acting like hybrid training just fell out the sky with a new pair of leggings and a fresh podcast name. I hear it all the time now. Somebody lifts on Monday, runs on Wednesday, takes a boxing class Saturday, then suddenly they have discovered something brand new. ...
(BlackFitness101.com) Most of us remember jumping jacks from somewhere. School gym, summer camp, football practice, basketball warmups, maybe even a coach in the neighborhood counting loud with a whistle hanging from his neck. Nobody gave a long speech about the move back then. You just opened the feet, raised the ...
(BlackFitness101.com) Let me speak plain to the brothers who have passed fifty, or who are close enough to feel it coming. There comes a morning when the body starts telling on you. Maybe the shoulder does not turn the way it used to. Maybe the knees make noise before you ...
(BlackFitness101.com) Summertime down South will humble a whole household before breakfast if you let it. That heat does not ease in polite. It shows up early, sits heavy on the porch, and makes a person start bargaining with themselves about everything they said they were going to do. That is ...
(BlackFitness101.com) I have seen a man sit on the edge of the couch and say he was too tired to exercise, then turn around and move for twenty minutes because the right song came on. That is the thing about music. It can sneak past the part of the mind ...
(BlackFitness101.com) When I was little, older folks used to talk about pressure like it was almost expected once you reached a certain age. Somebody always had medicine sitting near the kitchen sink. Somebody auntie stayed talking about doctor appointments after church. Back then I never paid attention to any of ...