FOF Gym Chat

Today I look back and tell the story of Fixed on Fitness...from the beginning.   A few weeks ago, we were asked if FOF was a franchise.  We are not.  It's been Josh and myself from the beginning, and both of us are still incredibly hands on in the business.  That question got me thinking...it's been a very long time since we've told the story of FOF from the beginning. The stor...

Surviving versus thriving. I think it’s safe to say that we are all surviving…you’re clearly listening, so you are breathing and functioning. That’s a blessing. You’re surviving. But, now I want you to ask that question. Am I thriving? By definition, to thrive means to grow or develop well or vigorously. Another definition is to prosper or flourish. So I want you to think about that question for a...

Today’s episode…lessons from the light bulb. Random title, right? So I love when life basically gives me a podcast. That is exactly what happened a few weekends ago when Josh and I finally decided to attempt to fix one of the lights in our house. We are experts at the whole idea of do, redo, do, redo. However, that isn’t exactly an efficient way to get things done. Instead of taking the long way,...

"I'll do it later."  How many times have you said those words?  As much as I hate to admit it, I find myself trying to pull the later card way too often. It’s this idea that delaying will make things different or easier. But the reality is, delay is almost never the answer. Here’s the problem with later. It still comes. And guess what, most of the time, you still don’t want to do that th...

Today, I want to focus on longevity in the gym. Longevity is something that I’ve really been thinking about a lot lately. As we program for the gym, as I look at my recovery, and as I look at my lifestyle overall. I want to be moving and working out well into my 80s.  If I want to do that, my training must be focused on longevity, not just on short term goals or gains. Unfortunately, this is...

If you want to feel confident to be confident, you better be willing to put in the work. Yet, so many of us just chalk up our lack of confidence to our personality or our situation. We want the confidence without the practice. We want to walk up and just be naturally good at something. Confidence comes from work. Be willing to put in the work. Be willing to mess up. Be willing to suck up the begin...

Success is on the menu today.  I have actually been thinking a lot about success and what that means to me. And really, this whole idea of what success actually looks like is something that I have struggled with for a very long time. See, the world points us one way and our soul or our heart often points us another way. What looks like success to one person might not look the same to someone...

How can you work with what you have? We all have something to work with. You might not be in what you’d consider to be an ideal situation, but if you really look at life, how often do the stars really align? What if you could learn to work with what you have…regardless of what it is. If you learn to make progress when time, money, and motivation are limited, what do you think your life is going to...

As I sat down to think about what I want to accomplish in 2022, I kept coming back to a different approach for this year.  What if I don't make any resolutions this year?  What if instead of focusing on an outcome, I focus on my response? You don’t need a resolution to have a successful year. We really don’t need more temporary behavior modification. Instead, we need real, lasting change...

What lens are you looking through? Are you looking at yourself as someone who is strong, capable, confident, happy, excited, successful, worthy, and thriving? Or, do you see yourself as a victim, powerless, unworthy, guilty, struggling, or a failure? Join me as I walk through perspective as it relates to your self image, your environment, and your circumstances. “A human being always acts and feel...

You've got big goals and dreams.  You want to chase them, but you find yourself saying... But, I don’t have time. But, I don’t know what to do. But, I’m just not motivated. But, it might not work out. But, I’m scared. But, I always…. It's time so step away from the excuse of BUT and start stepping toward your goals. Enjoy today's flashback episode!

We are going to flashback to episode 36 today.   It's called Play to Win.   This episode is really a call to action.   It's a reminder that we don't need to wait...we can do something right now to move  us forward. Enjoy!

Today’s episode very action oriented. I’m not going to dive too deep, but my goal is to give you a few practices that are easy to do, but if done consistently will make a huge difference in your life. The goal here is to keep things simple.  All four of these practices can be implemented every single day.  They apply to just about any situation or circumstance. These are practices becaus...

What do you want?  What goals are you chasing?  What do you want your life to look like? Do you know?  If not, let's start by filling in this sentence..."I want __________________." If you want something, it’s up to you to go get it. I love this quote from Grant Cardone. He says, “No one is going to come to your house and make your dreams come true.” We can’t wait on someone else to...

It is easy to look at some big, scary, seemingly impossible goal and think…I don’t even know where to start. I think that every single person that has ever accomplished a goal has asked the same question…where do I even start? We ask that question and then we keep asking one million versions of that questions and then six months later, we are still wondering how we will ever get to where we want t...

Expectations. I actually touched on this topic in my Ask Me Anything episode {#50}  a few weeks ago. However, since that episode, the topic has come up a few more times, so I wanted to spend a little time diving into it. I want to start with this simple statement right here.  One key to happiness is letting each situation be what it is instead of what you think it should be.  So oft...

Trust the process...yes, I know you've heard it a million times.  But, I want to revisit it today. So many of us want the dream without the work.  You have to work. You can’t rush it. You have to be willing to go through the process of achieving your goal.  Remember that rush will not bring reward. Success is a by-product of progress. You absolutely cannot retreat back to what’s com...

Choose your hard. This was actually a post I made a few weeks ago. It was the 6 month mark since I had blown my shoulder out rock climbing. I was talking about how hard the process has been, how hard rehab really is, and how hard the whole thing was mentally. But really. As I thought about it. Every alternative was hard. Rehab {the choice I made} was hard. But surgery…it would have been hard too....

Today, I want to talk about maintenance. Why maintenance? I really wanted to hit on this because I think that a lot of people think that maintenance is a good thing. I hear people say all the time that they want to just maintain where they are. Whether it’s their job, their weight, their fitness…they are ready and striving for maintenance mode.  Have you said those words before? I’m just happ...

Warning...this episode is an extremely personal one.  I want to talk to you about raising girls. Now, let me throw this out there. I am in no way, shape, or form a parenting expert. Heck, I have made so many questionable parenting decisions that I won’t even pretend like I have it all together in this department. But I do talk to a lot of moms throughout my days and weeks. And I think that wh...

Drama. Drama. We just seem to be attracted to it, don’t we? I don’t even know when it starts.  Sometimes ignoring drama is like sitting in front of your favorite dessert or something. It’s like it’s just begging you to try just a bite, knowing that you’re going to get lost in it as soon as you give into that first bite. So often, we get so wrapped up in the drama of change that we never actua...

EPISODE 50!!!!  I am very excited for today's episode.  Today, I am answering YOUR questions.  Thank you, thank you to those of you that sent me a question.  Here are the questions that I work through in today's podcast. How do you stay consistent? When eating out or needing to grab something quick, what do you suggest? Do you have any tips on healthy breakfasts and snacks for...

You’ve got talents.  You were put on this earth for a reason. I’m pretty sure that reason wasn’t just to work your 9-5, surf the internet, watch Netflix, and occasionally do something that makes you feel alive.  We have to wake up and stop being okay with mediocre. We have to understand that in order to make it count, we might have to get uncomfortable. We might have to try something new...

Coming at you straight from carline today...I'm running with no outline or script today, so get ready. It's raw. It's honest. It's straight from the heart. Over the last few months and weeks, we have experienced so many things in our local communities as well as worldwide that are incredibly difficult to even face much less wrap our heads around.  Many of those around us are dealing with a heavine...

”If you want to feel incredible, you must use your imagination to make the mundane tasks for life become imbued with magic, meaning, and beauty. I can experience the same thing as 10 others but for me the moments pop with vibrancy and importance simply because I imagine it so.” - Brendan Burchard In other words, if you want fo feel incredible, you must use your imagination to make the mundane task...