Sweat & Smiles

Posted on February 09, 2019

In 2016 I made history. I think I was the first person to ever walk into the gym the first week of January to CANCEL m...

Posted on February 02, 2019

I had a great conversation some time ago and the best part of it was sparked by a lie. A woman messaged me on Facebook...

Posted on January 26, 2019

Working out is hard. It takes time, you sweat, and for it to work you just have to do it forever. It takes dedication, ene...

Posted on January 19, 2019

One day my mom came to pick my son up and she attempted to casually ask my opinion on a popular diet/workout program t...

Posted on January 12, 2019

When it comes to coaching tips and even in my own personal development I come from the school of “throw everything you...

Posted on December 29, 2018

I am much more likely to create a new year resolution when it is my birthday than the beginning of a calendar year. I&...

Posted on December 22, 2018

We live in a society that wears ‘tired’ and ‘busy’ like badges of honor. “Keeping Up With the Kardashians” has turned...

Posted on December 08, 2018

I started working out because I knew things had to change. I lived with debilitating back pain, a weak immune sys...

Posted on December 01, 2018

So you want to lose 20 pounds. Why? While you might say you want to see a lower number on the scale I’m going to guess...

Posted on November 24, 2018

There is a very distinct difference in Cannon’s energy when he says thank you because he was prompted and when he says...

Posted on November 17, 2018

I fell off the wagon. A sentence I’ve heard a couple thousand times. A sentence I could use when referring to my...

Posted on September 08, 2018

We have over 50,000 thoughts per day, over half of which are negative and over 90 percent of which are just repeats fr...

Posted on September 01, 2018

My toddler was climbing a 12-foot rock wall when another mother at the park leaned over and exclaimed that I have nerv...

Posted on August 18, 2018

There is plenty of research confirming walking’s weight loss benefits. Improved mood, boost in creativity, weight loss...

Posted on August 04, 2018

Comfort: the state of physical ease and freedom from pain or constraint. The first time I walked into a group fitness...

From the Bench: Year after Falling One S...

Maybe bad luck and bad news does come in groups of three. If anyone wants a case study example, look no further than t...

Posted by Jeff Toquinto
Time Travel: Gathering of City Leaders i...

This photo is believed to be from 1988 and inside the Bridgeport Public Works building. What'st taking place is u...

Posted by Dick Duez
City Faces in Different Places

Meet this week's City Face, Keri Snell: How long have you lived in Bridgepo...

Posted by Julie Perine
Off the Shelf: For Passionate Readers Wa...

For all those passionate readers who can’t wait for the next John Grisham and David Baldacci, here is an advance...

Posted by Sharon Saye
It's Happening: Have a Cup of Joe

Joe, Java, Brew; it has a lot of names, but it is most well known for the name derived from the Coffea plant which bears t...

Posted by Julie Perine
ToquiNotes: Why it May Soon be a Literal...

I’m pretty sure the first part of this blog will have about as close to universal agreement as anything I’ve ever writ...

Posted by Jeff Toquinto
Outside the Tribe: Fedoras, Sass and Whe...

It’s normal for your taste in things to change through the years. Some jokes don’t seem as funn...

Posted by Chris Johnson