by Andrew Schaeffer, LMHC, CSCS | Feb 25, 2019 | Fitness, Social Good
I’m a little nervous. Not because of the weight that I am about to throw over my head, but because I am being paraded in a onesie (a.k.a. singlet) in front of a crowd. I’m participating in an Olympic lifting event and the competitors are heading out together on the...
by Andrew Schaeffer, LMHC, CSCS | Jan 11, 2019 | Fitness, Social Good
The new year always brings a lot of weight loss resolutions with it. Weight is a driving factor in body satisfaction and many of us feel that if we can just lose a few pounds, we will be much happier with ourselves. Interestingly though, research points in a different...
by Andrew Schaeffer, LMHC, CSCS | Dec 9, 2018 | Social Good
As more people live into their seventies, eighties, nineties, and beyond it is important to view our health and fitness not merely as a way of keeping disease (and love-handles) at bay. Healthy aging is also about growth and development. The World Health Organization...
by Andrew Schaeffer, LMHC, CSCS | Nov 19, 2018 | Nutrition, Social Good
In fitness we are used to talking about “good” and “bad.” Foods, workout routines, sleeping patterns, lifestyle habits—they all get categorized as either “good” or “bad.” But what if the things that go in the “bad” box also have something good about them? Would that...
by Andrew Schaeffer, LMHC, CSCS | Jul 25, 2018 | Fitness, Social Good
All major news outlets have a health and wellness section. That’s because Americans, who in general have a weakness for the self-help genre, love to read about all things fitness. But keeping those pages filled, day after day, presents something of a problem, which...
by Andrew Schaeffer, LMHC, CSCS | May 20, 2018 | Social Good
“When a new American friend persuades me to try out a yoga class, you can almost smell the tension and misery in the room.” That’s Ruth Whippman in her book America the Anxious: How Our Pursuit of Happiness Is Creating a Nation of Nervous Wrecks. Filled with hilarious...