Fitness Blog

Is Barefoot Running Right for YOU?

Is Barefoot Running Right for YOU? Over the last few years, this question has been common among fitness enthusiasts and in my clients who are runners.  Much of the idea originating from a book titled, Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen, that told us the…

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James Coomarasamy of the BBC News Hour Was Here. Doing Paul Ryan’s P90x Workout…

John Ashworth, The Fitness Nomad as Heard (and seen) on the BBC News Hour Links to the radio segment are below… Click Here for the video evidence      Full Story is at the ~47th minute of this BBC News Hour Episode: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00y630j During the second broadcast of the news hour, they played my comments…

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Five Exercises YOU can do on the capital steps in Downtown Madison, WI

>>Wisdom Home >>Exercise >>Workouts This Friday, my regular fitness segment with Leigh Mills will air at about 5:15 PM on NBC 15 here in Madison, WI.  We filmed it the other day.  I wanted to provide you a sneak peak into the segment and also a more comprehensive video demonstration so that you can try…

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Learning how to let go…

written by john c ashworth NBC 15 news anchor Leigh Mills asked me a simple question following Friday’s fitness segment, “So how’s it going.?” It seems funny to even decide to write about it today, except that when she asked me I realized that it had been a little while since a closer friend or…

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There Really is NO BIG Secret to YOUR Weight Loss Success

Last Sunday, my wife Laura and I made a trip to Whole Foods to get supplies for our Sunday dinner.  The original plan was to eat out.  Our weekend had been full of soccer and a spring piano recital.  As is so often the case, however, eating out seemed far less appealing than dining in…

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Why all the MONEY in the world can’t save you – another Stupid Idea…

I know, I know…I should try and be a little more politically correct.  I shouldn’t be so brash.  I might offend someone… That’s just not me, though, especially when it comes to the fitness business, where EVERY day there is more to add to the list of ridiculous ideas about how to keep you motivated. …

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