A-Team Fitness

Wiped Clean: Using COVID-19 To Kickstart Your Fitness Program

Reading Time: 4 minutes COVID-19 has changed our world almost overnight. The routine business of our lives has been disrupted. We long for the days of visiting friends for coffee, a nice dinner out with our significant other, and even mundane tasks like running errands or going to work. But this disruption can also be positive.

5 Lessons From One of Life’s Hardest Teachers

By: Alex McBrairty May 25, 2020May 25, 2020

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Reading Time: 6 minutes It’s virtually impossible for me to comprehend a more vicious and devastating blow than hearing the words “you have cancer.” It knocks the air out of your body faster than a Roy Jones Jr body shot. Trials in life come in varying speeds and intensities. While I can’t say I’ve experienced all of the life-altering…

Herd Mentality: How Easily Can Your Friends Sabotage Your Fitness Plan?

By: Alex McBrairty May 18, 2020May 15, 2020

Health, Lifestyle, Mindset, Nutrition, Weight LossDiet, Fitness, Fitness Pscyhology, Health, Herd Mentality, Nutrition, Psychology, Social Dynamics, Weight Loss1 Comment

Reading Time: 6 minutes How easily could your friends sabotage your fitness plan? Find out how to bulletproof yourself from bad influence.

Here Are 3 Things You Can Do Right Now To Make Running Easier

By: Alex McBrairty May 11, 2020May 9, 2020

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Here are three things you can do right now to make running easier.

Food Tracking Is A Skill You Need. Here’s Why.

By: Alex McBrairty May 4, 2020May 3, 2020

Health, Mindset, Nutrition, Weight LossFitness Psychology, Food logging, Food Tracking, myfitnesspal, New Skill, Weight Loss SkillsLeave a Comment

Reading Time: 3 minutes You may be struggling to lose the same 10-20lbs because you haven’t learned how to advance to the next level. Read why food logging is the key to winning the weight loss game.

Stop Relying On Motivation, They Say.

By: Alex McBrairty April 27, 2020April 27, 2020

Lifestyle, Mindset, MotivationBehavior Change, Fitness, Fitness Coaching, Fitness Psychology, Habit Change, Habits, MotivationLeave a Comment

Reading Time: 3 minutes Motivation gets a bad reputation for being temporary. Here’s the case for giving it another chance.

3 Signs Your Weight Loss Is Temporary

By: Alex McBrairty April 20, 2020April 18, 2020

Exercise, Lifestyle, Nutrition, Weight LossDiet, Fad Diet, Fitness, Fitness Psychology, Fitness Tips, Nutrition, Temporary weight loss, Weight Loss, Weight Loss diet, Weight Loss SuccessLeave a Comment

Reading Time: 2 minutes You’ve worked hard and lost weight. How can you tell if you’re setup to gain it all back? Here are three signs your weight loss might be temporary.

The 5 Gatekeepers Holding You Prisoner To Your Comfort Zone

By: Alex McBrairty April 13, 2020April 12, 2020

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Reading Time: 8 minutes Wondering why you have such a hard time achieving goals you set for yourself? Confused as to why change seems so difficult? This article examines the five gatekeepers you have to address in order to accomplish your goals.

Pain, Adventure, & The Mundane: The Identity Shaping Power of Our Experiences

Reading Time: 8 minutes Research suggests that experiences, not material goods, are the key to happiness. They provide a more lasting form of happiness and, as we’ll see in this article, play a key role in shaping our identity.

Does Choosing Salads Lead To Eating More Cookies?

By: Alex McBrairty March 30, 2020March 30, 2020

Exercise, Health, Lifestyle, Mindset, NutritionDecision Making, Exercise, Fitness Psychology, Food Choices, Health, Health Psychology, Licensing Effect, Mindset, Nutrition, Psychology, Weight LossLeave a Comment

Reading Time: 3 minutes Are your healthy decisions throughout the day, choosing a healthy option at lunch or making time for the gym, actually backfiring and causing you to be more unhealthy? Find out how you can combat the desire to reward yourself with the bad stuff.

The Definitive Guide To Busting Through Plateaus

Reading Time: 17 minutes Tired of spinning your wheels with no progress to show for your effort? This article covers all the possible reasons why your progress has stopped, and what you can do about it.

Lose The Booze: The Effects of Alcohol on Weight Loss

Reading Time: 5 minutes How much does alcohol negatively impact your ability to lose weight? The answer might surprise you.

How To Stay Active While Working From Home

Reading Time: 3 minutes Working from home presents a unique set of challenges to those used to moving throughout the day. Follow this advice to keep yourself healthy and active throughout the workday.

Meditation For The Non-Spiritual

By: Alex McBrairty March 9, 2020March 9, 2020

Health, Lifestyle, MindsetEvaluate Thoughts, Meditation, Meditation Practice, Meditation Tips, Mindfulness, Non-Spiritual, Running, Stress, Stress Management, Stress Relief, ThoughtsLeave a Comment

Reading Time: 4 minutes Growing research suggests that meditation has great health benefits, but it gets a bad rap from those who don’t proclaim themselves to fit into the “spiritual” category. Here’s my advice to adopt a meditation practice even for the non-spiritual.

Going Full Throttle: Shortcomings of Our Freeze Response To Danger

By: Alex McBrairty March 2, 2020March 1, 2020

Lifestyle, MindsetAdrenaline Response, Fight or Flight, Freeze Reaction, Freeze Response, Jet Ski, MindsetLeave a Comment

Reading Time: 5 minutes We have three natural reactions to danger: fight, flight, or the much less discussed freeze response. How can our instincts betray us, causing us to hit the brakes when throttling the gas is what will actually save us from impending danger?