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Joe S. Healthy Living Professional

Grand Rapids, Michigan
Grand Rapids, MI based fitness coach, writer/blogger, presenter, pragmatist & all around good... Full Bio
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Slosh Pipe Training Revisited by Joe S. Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise You may (or may not) remember my July 31st appearance on Grand Rapids Fox 17 where Morning Show host Sarah Brodhead took the slosh-pipe for a ride (or was it the other way aro ... Read on »
Hardcore Gym or Health Club? by Joe S. Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise ‘Powerlifting’ and ‘Bodybuilding’ gyms can be a little (or a LOT) intimidating to the ininitiated – especially if you have no interest in becomin ... Read on »
Beckwith’s Gym (Part 3) by Joe S. Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise [continued from yesterday ]…one, you can do the ‘country club’ model. Take your operating expenses and simply divide that by the number of powerlifters. I ... Read on »
Beckwith’s Gym (Part 2) by Joe S. Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise [...continued from yesterday's post ]“Money?” I laughed. “That’s easy. We SELL program design”He gave me that puzzled look you get from a dog w ... Read on »
What Happened to Beckwith’s Gym? – Part 1 by Joe S. Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise Grand Rapids area fitness and powerlifting mecca is no moreMaybe it’s just the natural cycle of life, but sometimes good gyms go out of business. It was a real shame t ... Read on »
More From The West Michigan Bodybuilding Scene… by Joe S. Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise My friend Shawn Miller has a gym…make that THE gym in Holland, Michigan. FLEX Fitness Center is known locally as the place to work out when you’re serious about ... Read on »
Mr. Olympia 2009 Jay Cutler by Joe S. Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise Something about the overwhelming scent of Pro Tan (not to mention the equally overwhelming sight of big guys in small posing trunks) usually prevents me from going out of my w ... Read on »
Who Are You? (alt. title: “I’m Baaa-aaack”) by Joe S. Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise Jeezh! Time flies, huh? It’s been awhile since my last post. Over a month, in fact. No, not a case of blogger’s-block or anything life threatening (other than ... Read on »
US:British Fitness Equivalents by Joe S. Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise I often make the joke that I went into a bookstore while I lived in England and picked up a ‘best of British cooking’ book only to open the cover and find there we ... Read on »
Poll: Fitness Goals by Joe S. Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise Following up on yesterday’s poll, I have my own sneaky suspicions (as usual), but here’s one more for ya’…View This Pollonline surveys Posted in Uncat ... Read on »
Why Do You Join A Gym? by Joe S. Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise I’ve been having a discussion with a gym owner I recently met and he’s convinced people choose his gym over others for a reason I strongly disagree with.We’ ... Read on »
Inhale. Exhale. Repeat. by Joe S. Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise Many years ago, when I was still trying to figure out which way I should go with this whole “eat right and exercise” thing I fell into, my friend Jim suggested I h ... Read on »
Slosh Pipe for Core Training by Joe S. Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise This morning, I made another appearance on Grand Rapids’ Fox 17 Morning Show to discuss a fun li’l training tool known as the slosh pipe (a HUGE thank you to Sarah ... Read on »
Golfers, Listen Up! by Joe S. Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise Last week, I met with my friend and PGA golf instructor, Scott Seifferlein, who gave me a brief overview of an awesome tool he uses in his business: the K-vest.Comprised of mi ... Read on »
The Solution To Childhood Obesity: Shame? by Joe S. Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise Ya’ know, the answer seems so obvious after watching this ‘news’ from The Onion.more about “ The Solution To Childhood Obesity “, posted with vod ... Read on »
Is That A Bag of Cats In Your Pants? by Joe S. Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise Is your butt soft and saggy like a bag of kittens?In my book, nothing beats squats, deadlifts and lunges when it comes to shaping those muscles you’re sitting on right n ... Read on »
Glutes Like Oxen Heads by Joe S. Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise You know the ones. Those fully formed, spherical mass o’ muscles you see behind powerlifters, sprinters and female fitness models (mmmmm, fitness models).Their butts de ... Read on »
Fill In the _______ by Joe S. Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise “My favorite way to get ready for a workout is _______________”You take it from here. Don’t be shy.Leave comments below. Posted in Opinions are like… ... Read on »
Michelle Obama: Fox-y lady? by Joe S. Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise In case you missed yesterday’s preview video, this morning I made another appearance on Grand Rapids’s Fox 17 Morning Show to take Sarah Brodhead through 3 exercis ... Read on »
Behind The Scenes at Fox17 (Grand Rapids, MI) by Joe S. Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise Tune in to the Fox17 Morning Show tomorrow – June 19th – and watch me take host Sarah Brodhead through a “Michelle Obama Arms” workout.If you can&rsquo ... Read on »