I will agree, if you judge me soley based on my body style and look against others, 

I wouldn't be impressed with me either.

I don't claim to be a 3% body fat muscle head, just a plain ol' muscle head!  lol

I say if you want to "judge" me, then look at the whole package, not just looks.  

What about the info I give?  What about the simplicity aspects of the content I provide?

My #1 goal when I put out a piece of content is to Keep It Simple!   

As my good buddy Jeff Herring says, "I can make things harder, buy why?"

Simple is good.  Why? Because it's not complicated!  

Complication makes people not want to do something.  

So, that's the mindset I approach my content with, "how can I make it NOT complicated."  

Now, if you only judge me based on looks, you wouldn't get the great info I put out.  

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That's not on me, that's on you.  Let me ask you this, do you trust a skinny cook?  If you have a bald hairdresser, do you still go to him (or her)?  

I'm in the same boat you are.  

I'm over 50 years old and my goal isn't to have that "James Bond coming out of the ocean 

in swim trunks" body, my goal is to be happy and healthy.  Anything beyond that is just a bonus.

Review my stuff, follow my stuff and you'll get all kinds of bonuses!  Is that bragging?  

Nope, it's just the way it is!

Bottom line, I'm not gonna impress you with my body type, I hope I provide more than that.  

If you feel I'm not, then I'm not doing my job.

First of all, if you read/listen/watch anything I do, 

you know I'm all about the 30 minute - 60 minute at the most, 4-5 times a week.  That being said, let me put one thing to rest right away....

You CANNOT build bulk working out this way, period!  

Can you gain muscle?  Yes.  

Can you lose weight?  Yes.  

Will your muscles grow?  Yes.  

So, doesn't that mean you'll bulk up?  NOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!

 The people you see who are, "bulked up", are not the 1-hour-workout folks.  These are folks who focus hours on getting that bulky look.....on purpose! 

And, just because you gain muscle doesn't mean 

you'll bulk up.  Matter of fact, gaining muscle helps 

to burn fat, which is something you WANT to do, right?

 Did you know that doing a 30 minute resistance workout 

burns more calories (in the long run) than a 30 minute cardio workout?   

Please understand, I think a good cardio workout is GREAT, 

but for fat burning, resistance workouts are better 

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So, the moral of the story is, welcome a good resistance 

or muscle building workout, you'll LOVE the results....AND, you 

will NOT bulk up!  It's been proven over and over and over again.

One thing I talk about with all my clients is something called “Delayed Onset Muscle Sorness”,  better known in the fitness world as DOMS. 

The best way to describe this is a funny type of pain you feel, usually the day after working out certain muscle groups.   

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I say funny pain because, even though your muscles 

are sore, you laugh to yourself because of this soreness.  

For me, I usually feel this “soreness” the day after a leg workout.  

My thighs and calf muscles are stiff and I can really feel 

them when I move, especially when walking stairs. 

Now, I will caution people, if this “soreness” creates a pain 

that you don’t laugh at yourself about, it’s the kind of pain 

you don’t’ want and you should get it checked out.   

Believe me, once you feel the DOMS, you’ll know 

EXACTLY what I’m talking about when I say “funny pain”.  

Here's the deal with ONLY doing cardio to lose weight. Oh, and just to clarify, by "cardio", I'm talking about treadmill, bicycle, elliptical, etc.  

First of all, the answer is YES, you can most certainly lose weight by doing just cardio, so let's get that out of the way first.  The issue you'll run into is you're not shaping your body at all. 

Think of it this way, if your body is in the shape of a pear, doing strictly cardio will turn your body into a skinny pear. If that's the look you're going for, then GREAT! 

BUT, add some sort of resistance work, or weight training, and you'll see a MAJOR difference in your overall look.  Oh, and believe it or not, you'll still be losing weight too!

Keep in mind, TV shows like "The Biggest Loser" only focuses on weight loss.  They don't talk about weight training much, but you see during the workouts the contestants are constantly working with weights.  Think about that for a minute,

So, bottom line, PLEASE add in some sort of resistant training with your cardio workouts!  You'll thank me for that piece of advice in the long run!

This is a strange question.  Not because of the question itself, but because of the "behind the scenes" meaning.  You see, in terms of working out, the word "hard" is relative.  If you weigh 500lbs and have never worked out, going up and down a flight of stairs may be hard.

If you're a power lifter, doing yoga may be hard.  See what I'm talking about?

So, when someone asks to recommend something that isn't hard, it's a tough call if I don't know what they've done or are doing.

The best I can do at this moment is ask the question, what's the alternative?   If the other choice you have is to NOT workout and take medication to "make you healthy", is that hard?  I'm not talking physically, but emotionally?  Financially?  Stress wise?

If you're not taking meds, is sitting on the couch hard?  I would hope not, but then when you actually do something, is that hard?  Playing with your kids/grandkids.....how hard would that be if you're always on the couch?

I'm sure you get my point. 

So, you have to ask yourself, and only YOU can really answer it, is the "hard" of NOT working out harder than the "hard" of working out?   And don't just look at it short term, look at it long term.  Which "hard" would you prefer?  Hmmm??