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John Ashworth is an empathetic sales leader with an incredibly diverse background as a salesman, business consultant, marketing maniac, writer, Dad and full time Bohemian Athlete. aka Johnny Renaissance.

GQ Fitness: The Naked Workout | GQ

“This concept is good so long as the rest of your nutrition program is solidly in place.  And heed the advice from the article quoted below, otherwise your body will go into a muscle wasting state and you’ll undo all of the benefits from your exercise session.  And the only way to really know if…

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The ritual of exercise | Fitness Nomad Report

From my Friday Fitness Segment series with Leigh Mills on NBC 15 in Madison, Wisconsin.  -Nomad The ritual of exercise | Fitness Nomad Report.

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Why you should consider turning your exercise program into a ritual

written by john c ashworth, ma, cscs, ces Anthropologists, writers, and historians have been exploring the effects that rituals have on our lives for a long time. Recent research at Harvard now tells us that at least when it comes to food, a consistent ritual performed before you eat can make even vegetables taste better….

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How swimming transformed my fitness program

written by john c ashworth, ma, cscs, ces Nothing has enhanced my energy, strength, vitality, and pain levels over the last year than my swim time in the pool. And before you go assuming that I possess a wildly aggressive swim regimen, let me tell you that the true secret to this new staple of…

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Have we created a culture of “The Living Dead?”

written by john c ashworth, ma , cscs, ces I wrote an article here a little more than a year ago about the death that trap sitting can become. In fact, Leigh Mills and I did a segment on that very topic and you can view that here if you like. Today’s topic for our…

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Five ways to burn more calories at work and maybe lose a few pounds this year

written by john c ashworth I went to an appointment yesterday inside a local office building and for some reason, it really struck me… People do an awful lot of sitting around at work all day. I wonder what I might be able to do about that? I thought. And here we are. This Friday…

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