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Members of the sheepdog community come to me a little bit lost and a lot frustrated. They’ve tried a whole range of products, workout plans and fad diets to get healthier, but they still haven’t attained their standard and haven’t even considered online coaching.
Maybe that’s you right now? You’ve tried to eat better, do more PT, started meditating but your body and health isn’t changing.
The majority of the sheepdogs I work with are SO CLOSE to achieving optimal health. They’re just missing a few small (but crucial) tweaks that make all the difference. Once we sort out the adjustments that need to be made together, their bodies change and the frustration can end.
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Your Brain On Iron
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Hello HRD2KILL community. It is an honor to be writing this article for my friend and fellow health coach David Morrow. I am a health and fitness writer with a long background in sports and athletics. At age 22 I crashed hard, and spent the next two years recovering from complex chronic disease. Now …
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Plain and simple: This article is about why you should meditate to get fit as f***. I’ve been training since age 14 in all manner of sports. Martial arts, swimming, water polo, rock climbing, cross country, discus, backpacking, and finally, CrossFit. However, I also studied Buddhism extensively the same year I began martial arts. Believe …
