Articles: personal training

Stress has always been an issue for me. With age, I’ve gotten better at managing it but it still takes a lot of work. When I was younger I always tried to think my way out of being stressed. I would try to see what was stressing me out from a different perspective. I tried […]

Being someone who’s learned through years of trial and error in my own fitness routine I can say that foam rolling works and it is important! If you exercise regularly but still haven’t worked foam rolling into your routine, you are not doing it right. Foam rolling is one of the most beneficial tools at […]

Something really great happened this last weekend. A friend Nick and I climbed Mount Adams. I wasn’t expecting it to impact me the way it did. I’ve done my fair share of hikes but nothing like this. Climbing Mount Adams was possibly the most physically challenging thing I’ve ever done. It was also one of […]

Knee pain is very common, especially among more active individuals. It is something I see often. If you’ve been exercising in any capacity for any length of time there is a good chance you’ve experienced some sort of knee pain. If you have you know how debilitating it can be in and outside the gym. […]

It has been proven Kombucha is good for your health for several reasons, but many people are not sure why. I once wondered, is this trendy drink really as beneficial as people say? Not too long ago I was pushed to find out more about kombucha. I had been experiencing indigestion for quite some time […]

Both cycling and running are excellent forms of exercise. But both come with differences which could sway you toward one exercise over the other. As a personal trainer, I have had my years of running and my years of cycling. I was a runner from the age of 16-22. I never ran consistently throughout each […]

Something I come across often as a personal trainer is people having a hard sticking to a cardio routine. Mostly because they mainly do machines at the gym which for a lot of people can be pretty miserable. I have a good road bicycle that I ride quite often. When I go on a ride […]

In my last blog, I talked about Leaky gut and inflammation. I talked about my experience going through it and the benefit of having a healthy gut. Back in September of 2015 when I was trying to cure my gut I was also experimenting with vitamin C to help with acne. I was 26 years […]

When I first announced I was going to start blogging through a post on Facebook I said that it was going to be all over the place. In a way, it has been, but at the same time, it has had some order. So far everything I’ve gone through has been relevant to me as […]

As a personal trainer in Portland, my I strive for longevity. In the last two video’s I put out focused on core strength, lower back health, and posture. I want to switch gears and go over a few shoulder stretches and warm-up exercises that have been helpful for me. I’ve used these on my days off […]