I'd always been an athlete and an amateur weight lifter, but as I drank heavily for a decade, my gym sessions suffered.I would go to the gym, do the elliptical machine for 15 minutes, do some curls or tricep extensions, and then feel so defeated … [Read more...]

Many people say that they want to quit drinking to lose weight. Shedding unwanted body fat is one of the most visible benefits of quitting alcohol. In this article, I’m going to explain why tkhis is the case. I’ll also discuss why alcohol and … [Read more...]

Trust me, I know what it's like to wake up and feel weak, fragile and jaded. This is how I felt for the first month after I quit drinking.I also know what it's like to wake up feeling strong, energized and like I'm on a mission to conquer the … [Read more...]

You can repeat "mind over matter" all you want, but your mind is made out of matter.If you're trying to beat addiction, you have to physically rewire your own brain.One of the best ways to do this is to make a commitment to healing and … [Read more...]

When I started writing about fitness and addiction recovery, I was upfront about my distaste for running.I have a lot of friends who started ambitious running programs and then simply quit because their joints got sore and their muscles burned … [Read more...]

It's amazing how quickly you can shift your mind onto a higher plane with a tiny dose of exercise.I did this workout this morning. I was not on the verge of relapse, but I felt needed a quick boost of energy. I remembered the early days of … [Read more...]

There's a huge disconnect between what most people do in the gym and what they think they're doing. It's very rare to see a person in the gym who's giving 100%, and a lot of the problem is psychological rather than physical.Give a person who's … [Read more...]

Maintaining your fitness shouldn't be a drag. Properly done, it will increase your energy levels.I have a 3-pronged approach for staying in shape all year long, and it's pretty simple.Back when I started hitting the weights in rehab, I had no … [Read more...]

I'm going to share with you the fastest way I know of to get fit without a gym.I created this program last summer for myself, because I was about to be out of town for two weddings for nearly 2 weeks.It takes about 30 mins and it's … [Read more...]

1) Body and mind are inseparable. "Lack of movement is, as Harvard sociology professor Daniel Lieberman notes in this chapter’s opening epigraph, abnormal and pathological. My mistake back in late 1989 had been to stop cycling...It wasn’t until … [Read more...]