Beguyled: Another Piece of Cake
I’m thinking about one of the biggest moments in my life. I don’t remember my exact age, I think I was nine or ten. We had just finished Sunday lunch and I’d had a...
Kennyisms: Group Training – Why it Works
I’ve been a fitness trainer for many years, and I feel lucky to have found a career that drives me to push myself physically, and to be mentally tough as I reach my fitness...
Vintage Vignette: Don’t Take My Turkeys
I snuggled as deep as possible into my old war-surplus sleeping bag on a very cold and windy November night in the Fall of 1957. Dad told me to stay in my sleeping bag...
Kennyisms: Group Training – Why it Works
I’ve been a fitness trainer for many years, and I feel lucky to have found a career that drives me to push myself physically, and to be mentally tough as I reach my fitness...
Susan Says: Recognizing and Treating Clinical Depression
Even the happiest people will have periods of feeling down or sad. Sometimes it’s the big stuff that triggers these feelings--like getting fired; financial problems, medical issues, grief and loss, or family conflict -...
Susan Says: Effects of Social Media on Our Mental Health
Are we are becoming a society addicted to social media? Keeping up with Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and a multitude of other connections is a constant, and often stressful, job. However many people feel lost...
“Kennyism’s” Fitness and Training: Why Resistance Training is Important
When I was 13 years old, a cousin of mine introduced me to weight training. I remember doing a bunch of bicep curls and other exercises. I had no clue what I was doing....