Once you’ve had a lesson from the pain teacher, the way you approach similar situations again

is never the same. In the gym setting, you move much more cautiously. Every ounce of

attention is paid to the body and the affected areas and movements are conducted with the

utmost precision.

Let’s be real, we’re on our phones or computers- a lot. I’ve personally been noticing that more and more people bringing their phones with them into their zones, and in effect zoning out during a good portion of the time that should be spent with the attention present in the body. So today, I’m coming for your phones with five reasons why you need to bag it and leave it.

Go to bed early. Seems like a simple no-brainer, but this one requires the utmost discipline. You have to make sleep a priority in your life and know just what isn't as important. When you go to bed early and wake up feeling like you could wrestle the Kraken (and win), you'll have found your sweet spot.

I knew that as my son got older, I wanted his old man to still be the strongest man in the world in his eyes, as my father was to me. I wasn't ready to just let it all go; and so I decided to really dive into a way of "exercising" that really doesn't feel like exercise at all, but has without a doubt gotten me into the best shape of my life without destroying my body or even taking a lot of time. Enter what the staff here at Blended have dubbed "Micro-Dosing".