The 4 Ps of Getting (and Staying) in Shape

The 4 Ps of Getting (and Staying) in Shape

Enough of this “Eye of the Tiger” Bullshit I was lying on a beach in Cancun, Mexico, drinking a Dos Equis. The Club Med pool speakers were blaring Katy Perry’s “Eye of the Tiger” or “Roar,” or whatever the hell it’s called, and it was stuck on a loop, playing the same...
Why You Should Buy My Damn Book

Why You Should Buy My Damn Book

This piece was first published on Six Pack Abs on April 1, 2014. Today is the day. April 1, and my book is now on shelves across Canada, and ready for immediate shipping anywhere if you don’t mind using a Canadian website and forking out a few extra bucks for...
An Open Letter to Militant Vegans

An Open Letter to Militant Vegans

I once heard Bill Maher say, “There will be a gay president before a vegetarian president.” I remember chatting a few years back with a friend of my sister’s, an exceptional and brilliant woman I have known almost 40 years, about her lifestyle: that of a cigarette...
The Jillian Michaels Story

The Jillian Michaels Story

I feel a disturbance in the balance of the force. As I write this, Jillian Michaels is a mere three miles from my house. She is at the local GoodLife Fitness teaching her new class called BODYSHRED (Trademark symbol, hashtag awesome, hashtag whatever). My wife made me...