As a youth, my philosophy on communication was simple: speak the truth. In recent years as a health professional and college educator, the value of situational euphemisms has become more apparent. Now, a healthy communications outlook may be, "Try to say things nicely, but above all speak your truths." Besides, if we sugar-coated everything, we would all have cavities and diabetes! With that being said, let's be politely blunt. Strap on your helmets! We're going full-on esote

Variety is the spice of life. Your fitness routine is no exception to that phenomenon. "What type of exercise should I be doing?" Steven, Mike and I have been asked this question several thousand times over the courses of our respective careers. Our collective answer? "The one you like to do." This blog, in its entirety, is steered more towards those who may not exactly know what they want to do in fitness, or if they even want anything to do in fitness. It is also for those

My Pain in the Butt Let me tell you a little story about my biggest PAIN IN THE BUTT. How many of you have taken a SoulCycle, Peloton, or FlyWheel class? Then you know why it is so easy to fall in love with. The pumping music, flashing lights, instructors with the enthusiasm that I could only achieve with a quad shot of espresso…It’s a dance party on a bike with low lighting to hide my lack of smooth moves. Perfect. Back when unlimited ClassPass was still a thing, I took spin