Reading Time: < 1 minuteMindset, like sunglasses, influences how we perceive our daily experiences and challenges.
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Do Ballroom & Latin Dancers Need a Strength Training Program?
Reading Time: 3 minutesStrength training enhances ballroom and Latin dancers’ performance by improving balance, core strength, posture, and competition-day nutrition, while complementing dance practice to create well-rounded athletes.
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Why You Keep Talking Yourself Out of Change (And How to Stop)
Reading Time: 6 minutesWeight Loss is not about willpower. It’s a negotiation. Recognize, address, and close on small daily actions to overcome objections and foster personal growth.
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Building Confidence in Dance: What Competitive Ballroom Dancers Need to Know [Video]
Reading Time: 3 minutesDo you feel confident in some dances but freeze up in others? Doubt your conditioning but trust your technique? The issue might not be your overall confidence—it’s your self-efficacy. Learn the crucial difference between these two concepts and how understanding it can transform your performance on the competition floor.
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You’re Training Every Day, Whether You Realize It or Not
Reading Time: < 1 minuteEvery day, your actions shape your habits, reinforcing either positive or negative patterns. Ordering takeout trains you to repeat it, while cooking at home fosters better habits. Consistent practice strengthens good habits, making it crucial to choose wisely.
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You’re Not Special. Here’s Why That’s A Good Thing
Reading Time: < 1 minuteHere’s something you might not expect to hear from a coach: You’re not special—and that’s actually the best news I can give you. You’re metabolism isn’t broken.You’re body doesn’t work any differently.You’re just human. You’re a human stuck in an environment and pattern of behaviors that has led you to where you are now. The…
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Why Friends Are Most Likely To Be Unsupportive of Your Health Goals
Reading Time: 9 minutes(Originally published on tonygentilcore.com) Imagine this common scenario: You’ve made the decision to start a fitness plan. You know it’s going to require changing your eating and exercise habits. You’ve stocked healthy food in the house, you’ve been keeping to a regular workout routine, and you’re seeing noticeable changes. Then your friends invite you out…
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Hard Work Didn’t Earn Me Respect. This Did.
Reading Time: 3 minutesSenior Skip Day, May 2009. The Friday before finals. Everyone else skipped school to do something fun. Me? I was reporting for my first day at a landscaping job. I was the youngest on the crew by a decade. The outsider. Worse—my girlfriend’s dad was the boss. To the rest of the guys, I was…
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Week In Review: I Get Nervous Too
Reading Time: 4 minutesEnjoy this week’s curated round-up of articles, videos, and more from the web to help you live a happier, healthier, life. The Big Idea: Here’s the big idea behind 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝐹𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑠ℎ𝑖𝑝 𝐹𝑜𝑟𝑚𝑢𝑙𝑎: 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗶𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗹𝘂𝗰𝗸—𝗶𝘁’𝘀 𝗮 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝘂𝗹𝗮. 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲. 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲. 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗶𝘁, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝘆𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲. My mission is to make this…
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Why Waiting Until Tomorrow Kills Your Dreams
Reading Time: < 1 minuteMost people regret not starting sooner. Life never gets less busy—but committing to your health now makes everything else easier.
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Survival Isn’t Living: Why Fear Is the Down Payment on Growth
Reading Time: < 1 minuteMost people survive. Few live. Doing scary sh*t has always been the price of a better life. Here’s why fear is your compass.
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6 Life Lessons I Learned on the Dance Floor (And None Were About Dancing)
Reading Time: 3 minutesThere’s something oddly profound about dancing with a stranger to a song you’ve never heard before. You’re leading, they’re following, and together you’re trying to make something beautiful… without a script, without a plan, and without any idea what’s coming next. It’s messy. Sometimes awkward. But it works. And somewhere in the middle of one…
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Why Some People Stay Fit and Others Feel Like They’re Always Starting Over
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhen stress hits, we don’t rise to the level of our desires. We fall to the level of our defaults.
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The Most Terrifying Thing I Ever Did in Fitness (And Why I’ll Never Do It Again)
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe author reflects on their journey in bodybuilding, initially confronting fears of body image but ultimately realizing the sport isn’t for them. They prioritize training for life and personal freedom, emphasizing the importance of aligning fitness goals with personal desires.
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Why You’re Skipping Workouts (And How to Fix It)
Reading Time: 3 minutesSkipping workouts isn’t always about motivation—it’s about friction. The more obstacles between you and getting started, the easier it is to bail, even when you want to follow through. If you keep missing workouts, start removing friction.
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