The Summer Olympics may come only once every four years, but the (tiki) torch lighting of your own Beach Olympics can happen any time — as long as you’ve got sand, water, a volleyball net, a plastic flying disc and that age-old desire to pummel your buddies in contests of strength and stamina. “Competing in [...]

Do you worry what to do with your healthy living routine when you go on vacation? I just returned from a 2 week summer holiday with my family. After eating whatever I wanted and not exercising for 2 weeks I probably shattered every health and fitness commandment. But you won’t see me doing the “cardio [...]

With the Sun hanging in the sky a little longer, it naturally gives you more energy to do some spring cleaning inside and outside the house. Just opening up all the windows in your house after the long winter months will awaken your senses with fresh new energy. So it’s time to spring ahead with [...]

Last century I worked for the Palace Hotel in downtown San Francisco as an Assistant Hotel Manager. As part of the Sheraton Hotel management group it was taken over by the larger Starwood Hotel Corporation. I was there for the merger/acquisition, and before removing myself from the company I got a taste of their management [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Ten years ago I gave up surfing.  At the time I was only able to get into the water occasionally and I wasn’t paddling well.  I recall being in the water at Fort Point, under the Golden Gate Bridge.  I had a hard time getting into the lineup and jockeying for position.  I was not [...]

You have undoubtedly heard the saying, “A mind is a terrible thing to waste.” The fitness equivalent to that statement is one of my favorite quotes by Jane Caminos; “A waist is a terrible thing to mind.” That is never truer than during the holiday season. A new study suggests that on average, Americans probably [...]

8 men dribble and shoot around with 2 basketballs on the near end of a health club basketball court.  Every few seconds, one of the men looks nervously toward the lobby, then bounces the ball and shoots.  Most of the warm up shots go in.  One of the men jogs back and forth and stretches [...]

“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 [...]