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There sure is a lot of weak ass talk in the world. I might, maybe, perhaps, around, about. F' that! I WILL! I AM! I'LL DO! That is the language you need to be speaking my friend if you want to crush those goals. From getting that hard body, to that killer career, too that bucket list trip and adventure. And in todays episode I talk about what you need to do to make all those happen.  I hope y...

Thanks for all the feedback on my previous episode 84, Got Goals? Now You Will! And I was asked to make this a bit of a mini-series on how I designed my clarity, vision board, and 5 years plan. So I have done just that, and to do that I asked myself 5 BIG questions to start to design my roadmap. Speaking of my roadmap, I will be following that up in part 3 of this series. I hope you enjoyed this e...

You got goals? You better! In this episode of the Health By Design podcast, I discuss the importance of having goals, which is one of the keys to happiness, and something I KNOW every one of you should have. I discuss my goals, how they have changed over time, why it's okay for them to change, and how you can start to develop some of your own big goals starting today. I hope you enjoyed this episo...

A lot of people think that the grass is greener on the other side, that they need to "be somewhere else" to get what they want. Sometimes it's true, but most of the time it's not. And for many years I believed that as well, to one point saying "I will NEVER come back to Canada. Never back to Vancouver. There's nothing there for me". Yet here I am, typing this at my stand up desk in Vancouver, reco...

I have learned a lot of lessons over the years. Some a long time ago, some only very recently. And I have also learned to appreciate a number of things that in the past I did not. In this episode I go over 18 of the top lessons that have made the biggest differences. And I'm sure there will be many more to come yet, after all to quote Muhammad Ali - "A man who views the world the same at fifty as...

Apple? Tesla? Bitcoin? Maybe AMC? Nope. The best investment you can make is in yourself.  I hope you enjoyed this episode of the Health By Design podcast. Please share it in anyway you know how, and/or toss me a 5 star review on Apple podcasts. ———---- Guys (and ladies welcome too) want help earning your kick ass body and grabbing everything you want out of life?  Check out my exclusive...

For the longest time I have been struggling with this podcast, my social media, how others perceive me, and myself in general, and I realized I have been lying to myself, and its bled over into this podcast. Well that's all over now, and the NEW Health By Design podcast is now here, no apologies, no regrets, and no exceptions. So hold on to your hats, cause shits about to get real. > I hope you...

NEAT or non-exercise activity thermogenesis is an extremely valuable part of your weight loss, fitness and health journey. yet in our modern society we have really reduced this more than ever in human history, and it's literally getting worse every year, I mean how many of us can't even be bothered to just go buy groceries now a days and get them delivered? A FAR CRY from the days of walking to th...

This episode of the S,L,B Blog is taken from my Friday Facebook live. It covers the aspects of detoxing I have done to my home covering some of the main areas of optimal wellness. It's also available for replay on my YouTube channel in the Home & Your Spaces playlist.  Stronger, Longer, Better Mini-Casts are audio clips from my Ror Alexander YouTube channel. To see the original videos in...

In this SLB Blog, I go over some of my top tips to creating a healthier home for you and your family. Inspired by my studies in traditional environmental art-sciences like feng shui, and vastu, psychology, and modern functional and integrative health sciences.  Stronger, Longer, Better Mini-Casts are audio clips from my Ror Alexander YouTube channel. To see the original videos in all their gl...

There is a lot of bad advice when it comes to eating healthy out there in the lands of social media and print. And honestly I can see why so many people think " it's so expensive to eat healthy ", and even I couldn't do it if I listened to over half the advice I see and hear each day.  Well the fact is, it's honestly not expensive to eat pretty darn healthy. Now this advice I'm giving you may...

Are you overweight and looking to lose a few pounds? Maybe 20, 30, 40 or even more pounds need to go, but your overwhelmed with all the health and fitness gurus making it seem so frickin complicated, or telling you do do stupid activities like sitting your testicles on red lights, sticking your bare butt to the sun, or doing all out CrossFit works til exhaustion? Well... that's a bunch of BS. In t...

In this episode I take a break from fitness and fat loss chat, to go quite a bit deeper into healthier nutrition to help for more than just weight loss, and instead aim towards living longer, and better. This was a fun one and I hope you like it. ----------------------- I hope you enjoyed this episode of the Health By Design podcast, and please share it in anyway you know how, and/or give me a 5 s...

In every aspect of our lives we deal with the environments we are in. Literally anything outside of your body is your environment; what you see, hear, smell, touch, speak to, how you react, and what prompts you to take action, or refrain from taking action. Your environments are the MOST powerful influence on your behaviors, and they can strongly push you towards success or failure.  Yet many...

It may just be the extreme amount of west coast sun this week, but combined that with my new weekly planner sheets I developed, and I've had a hell of a week productivity wise, and add that to the many exciting and goal driven projects I have going on, and that's a formula for success.  When you look up things that create happiness, many articles and studies show that " something to look forw...

At the end of the day, a diet that's lower in cals will always win. Paleo, keto, vegan, low carb, low fat, intermittent fasting... When you boil it down it's all just a different way to eat a bit less. But you don't need to live by some lame label, there are LOTS OF SIMPLE things we can do to eat less, and still feel full. And now you'll know them.  I hope you enjoyed this episode of the Heal...

Way too many people try to make eating healthy and losing weight overly complicated and confusing, but it really is not that hard. So listen in and learn how to eat healthier, easier today.  I hope you enjoyed this episode of the Health By Design podcast, and please share it in anyway you know how, and/or give me a 5 start review on Apple podcasts. Want help with your weight loss, health and...

Our homes MUST ba a place that influences us to make healthy and constructive choices, and it does that be reinforcing passive and positive habits, while also actively directing us towards actions that will benefit our lives in many ways; health, fitness, career, relationships, and more. Yet most peoples homes tend to be just utilitarian, a place to plop down onto a sofa after work, and little tho...

In this episode of the Health By Design podcast, host, healthy living expert, and weight loss coach Ror Alexander gives some no-BS advice of how to get and stay in a healthy body weight for life.  I hope you enjoyed this episode of the Health By Design podcast and please share it in anyway you know how.  If you want help with your weight loss, health and fitness journey, please remember...

While getting a great sleep night after night is very important, WHAT YOU'RE SLEEPING ON is also so very important, and a topic no one ever talks about.  You care about your nutrition right? Eating whole foods, clean water, etc. You care about your soaps, perfumes, scents and lotions right? I know you care about your fitness and training! But why then don't you care about the thing you litera...

Working out doesn't have to take over your life. In fact, just training 3 - 4 times a week, or even as little as 2 days a week can work wonders, IF, a big IF, you know what you're doing.  Luckily for you this episode is great way to start to learn just that. Let's be honest if you're in your 30s, 40, 50s, and even 60's plus, you probably have better things to do than live in a gym. So I think...

We all now by know that the top resolution EVERY year is lose weight, get fit, get healthy, etc. And for most people this means joining a gym, going to the gym consistently, or more than ever building a home gym. But the fact is 80% of resolutions fail and end within 4 months, 60% within 2 months, and many don't even make it out of January, and believe me!, the gyms and fitness shops know this and...

A lot of people did a lot of nothing in 2020. Sure Covid did, and is still, throwing the world into a loop, but many people also used it as an excuse to not do much of anything. So now you have a choice, continue this pretty much useless path, or regain your focus and productivity and make 2021 a MUCH better year in many aspects of your life, health, career, and fitness. In this episode I go over...

In this SLB Blog I discuss some of my top tips to designing a zen zone, an area that is sadly lacking in nearly all westernized homes.  Stronger, Longer, Better (SLB) Mini-Casts are the audio portion of videos from my Ror Alexander YouTube channel. To see these videos, check out the YouTube link around in the notes below. If you like it, please share it anyway you know how, and if possible to...

The oddball year of 2020 is nearly over (thank goodness), and a lot has changed in the world of health and fitness! And in this annual end of year tradition, I make my top predictions for what the upcoming year will hold in store for us when it comes to our personal health and wellness.  -------------------------------------------------- I hope you enjoyed this episode of the Health By Design...