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[DAD FITNESS] The One Food That Builds Muscle and Burns Fat

By Sean Barker • Mar 11th, 2010 • Category: Cover Story, Dad Fitness by Sean Barker, Food, Health

Do you want to know the one food that has all you need to build lean muscle and burn bodyfat? Oh yeah, and it tastes great AND is easy to prepare!
Your mother always told you to “eat your breakfast,” it’s the most important meal of the day!” Well, your Mom was right… again.
Just think [...]



[DAD FITNESS] The 5 Best Ways To Stay In Shape While Traveling

By Sean Barker • Feb 4th, 2010 • Category: Cover Story, Dad Fitness by Sean Barker, Health

Did you have to pay the airlines “overweight” on your way home from your last business trip?  …and no I am not talking about your luggage.
For a lot of busy dads it seems just when we get on a role with our workouts and healthy eating, it all goes out the window when we have [...]



[DAD FITNESS] The 7 Best Ways to Relieve Muscle Soreness

By Sean Barker • Jan 6th, 2010 • Category: Dad Fitness by Sean Barker, Health

I remember it like it was yesterday…
Being 16 and squatting down to pick up my books out of my high school gym locker and screaming in agony because my legs were so damn sore from my very FIRST leg workout!
But pain soon turned to laughs as I also heard my best friend and training partner [...]



[DAD FITNESS] The Einstein Workout

By Sean Barker • Dec 8th, 2009 • Category: Dad Fitness by Sean Barker, Health

E=mc²
You might remember this from your old high school math class.
It was Albert Einstein’s Theory of Relativity.
Despite Einstein’s well known brilliance, what amazes me even more was he was also a busy dad of 3 kids.
Einstein was known for challenging the status quo, and I think if he was alive today he would tell [...]



[DAD FITNESS] The REAL Secret To Transforming Your Body

By Sean Barker • Nov 11th, 2009 • Category: Cover Story, Dad Fitness by Sean Barker, Features, Health

“The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.”
“If you fail to plan, you plan to fail.”
“Knowledge is power.”
Inspirational quotes are great for motivation and posting on your Facebook account, but they will do nothing for you if you don’t take action.
Along with taking action, do you want to know the real secret to [...]



[DAD FITNESS] 6 Rules for a Perfect Workout

By Sean Barker • Oct 12th, 2009 • Category: Cover Story, Dad Fitness by Sean Barker, Health

Rules… As parents we are famous for them. As kids we hated them. Young and old, we all need structure in our lives simply because it works.
When it comes to designing your own workout routine, don’t get paralysis by analysis by the 1,950,000 results looking back at you from Google.
..and please don’t try to follow [...]



[DAD FITNESS] What Your Kids Can Teach You About Exercise

By Sean Barker • Sep 7th, 2009 • Category: Dad Fitness by Sean Barker, Health

When it comes to teaching our kids new things, we as parents are pretty confident that we have a handle on teaching them good habits.
As the saying goes, “with age comes wisdom,” so as we get more years under our parenting belt we all become our own parenting experts, right?
But when it comes to exercise, [...]



[DAD FITNESS] Top 20 Healthy Habits For Living Longer

By Sean Barker • Aug 4th, 2009 • Category: Health

We have had a lot of power outages in my little town as of late due to new upgrades in the hydro system, which means I have been steady running around the house fixing the time on all the clocks.
Along with having my 31st birthday this month and all the blinking clocks, I got to [...]



[DAD FITNESS] The Weekend Workout

By Sean Barker • Jul 5th, 2009 • Category: Cover Story

Ahh… the end of another workday.
It’s 5 O’ clock somewhere, so you decide to sneak out a little early because, as a busy dad who is committed to staying fit, you are looking forward to hitting the gym for a quick workout before you head home to join your family for dinner.

But before you leave [...]



[DAD FITNESS] Watch Your Waistline – 5 Tips For Eating Out

By Sean Barker • Jun 12th, 2009 • Category: Cover Story, Dad Fitness by Sean Barker, Health

If you are eating out a lot you are putting your waistline at risk!

Follow these 5 simple tips to eating healthy while eating at your favorite restaurants.
1. Never go to a restaurant starving! You are setting yourself up for failure right from the start. Have a quick snack before you go if at all possible.  [...]