Dirk’s Blog
EMPOWERING OTHERS TO LIVE BETTER, YEAR AFTER YEAR
7 Tips to Switch to a Positive Mindset
Exactly How Full is Your Glass? Picture a big glass goblet filled to the halfway mark with water. How do you see it—half-full or half-empty? Consistently finding the glass...
Intention in 2019: My Interview with Sentient Jet
Recently, I've had the privilege of being interviewed by Sentient Jet for their blog. You can check out the original article here. 1. How is setting a 2019 intention, versus the...
Healthy Holiday Game Plan
Here we go again into the holidays with all their fun, folly, food and family. But what about the other “F” word? Fitness! Here is a game plan that will help you keep the pounds...
Foundations of Fitness: Posture
We're going to talk about the foundations of fitness. First thing I'd like to talk about is posture and the importance of proper posture. Technology has kind of made us lazy,...
Bench Push-Ups
Pushups on the bench. If you're not ready for ground pushups, you can use a wall or a bench. Start with elbows alongside the ribcage, keep that alignment, stay in a powerful...
One Degree
At 211 degrees, water is hot. At 212 degrees, it boils. And with boiling water, comes steam. And steam can power a locomotive. Raising the temperature of water by one extra...
Are you talking to me?
How are you talking to yourself? I remember a while back I was going through the training to become a TRX fitness instructor, to train instructors how to teach clients to use the...