"Hope is the dream of the waking man." -French Proverb

"He that is down needs fear no fall."-John Bunyan quote

"Whatever you are by nature, keep to it; never desert your line of talent. Be what nature intended you for, and you will succeed."-S.Smith

"Civilization exists by geological consent, subject to change without notice."-Will Durant quote, thanks blizzard 2010

"In absence of clearly defined goals, we become strangely loyal to performing daily acts of trivia."
Anonymous quote

Merry Christmas post http://ping.fm/DtM6M

"If you don't know where you are going, you'll end up someplace else."
Yogi Berra quote

"Half of the failures in life come from pulling one's horse when he is leaping."-Thomas Hood quote

"Commitment leads to action. Action brings your dream closer."-Marcia Wieder quotes

"Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time,for that is the stuff life is made of."
-Benjamin Franklin

"Believing in people before they have proved themselves is the key to motivating people to reach their potential."-John Maxwell

Why not sue McDonald's? http://ping.fm/94J1K

Condition that glute nmedius!
http://ping.fm/Qb8qN

"Diabetes cuts life by about about 8.5 years" http://ping.fm/MNBEw

“Learn everything you can, anytime you can, from anyone you can - there will always come a time when you will be grateful you did.” -Sarah Caldwell

Lift to run? http://ping.fm/qU9Lt

Intro to Undulating Periodization anyone?
http://ping.fm/oRdIC

More on Sedentary Death Syndrome, not a new term but we need to spread the word http://ping.fm/Ym2AF

Quote from a friend in med school "Pathologic consequences of obesity = Sedentary Death Syndrome." scary and true...

ACL Injury Prevention http://ping.fm/gwscY a couple of years old but good quick read

"The average American works 1,777 hours per year. Make sure you’re spending your time at a job you love."

According to the research, Humana estimates that in 2009 there were an extra $19.39 in added health care costs for every overweight pound

Anyone else find the tag line at the end of the Tiny Football League (TFL) update on Sunday night football "Don't forget to stretch" funny?

"Life is not having been told that the man has just washed the floor." -Ogden Nash

Headed to DC to teach for @NASM!

Getting ready to record a webinar for massage therapists about integrating the NASM Corrective Exericse Process into their practice!

"Imagination is more important than knowledge." -Albert Einstein

My friend says to me "this (insert negative circumstance here) is for the birds." My response? "Better grow wings."

Have a Super Set Thanksgiving http://ping.fm/jS1u5

"It's never too late to be the person you were supposed to be." -Oprah Winfrey

The biggest issue with running remains the high rate of injury, @ 50% of runners experience injury yearly 25% are injured at any given time

An awesome day! http://ping.fm/aE6Et’t-one/

Just presented at the ATI Summit on low back pain. Todd Durkin on stage. Juan Carlos and Dianne Vives to come

Thursday night blog action! http://ping.fm/LNRpz

Did you see this video on resistance training systems for CalU? http://ping.fm/VhmXR

"Go back a little to leap further."-John Clarke

Go easy on your heart this morning. Some smart guys from Harvard say why http://ping.fm/GMQ51

Late night blog post, cool videos! http://ping.fm/F78Es

Have a SMOKING Friday http://ping.fm/zKR5p

If you are in the Dallas area then check this out on 11/20 http://ping.fm/bqV04 Todd Durkin, JCC, Diane Vives and me!

Did you see this video on acute variables/tempo and squat technique? http://ping.fm/3ZSl0

A short video on acute variables from CalU and NASM http://ping.fm/4PZ2l

Are there alternative exercises that I can do instead of the power clean? http://soc.li/gQ6Nt5X via Sharecare

looking for a FULL college scholarship? NASM has you covered http://ping.fm/ZwEH9

I can see why Jerry Maquire wrote his manifesto http://ericbeard.com check out my blog post

The secret of leadership is simple: Do what you believe in. Paint a picture of the future. Go there. - Seth Godin

Hong Kong Airport is like the biggest mall I have been in ever

Off to China to work with the Chinese Tennis Association

LONG day has been underway for 2 hours already

Presenting "Dos and Donts for Your Favorite Joints" at the NEHRSA Fall conference

On the road again...Baltimore here I come!

Ferris Beuller- “Life moves by pretty fast, if you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you may miss it."

“Every human being is the author of his own health or disease.”-Buddha

"When I quote others I do so in order to express my own ideas more clearly." - Michel de Montaigne

My new ShareCare Profile! http://ping.fm/5avdW

"Man is a prisoner of his language."-Whorf

Enjoying a Corrective Exercise Webinar from @HFPN with Dr. Michael Clark CEO of @NASM

Golf ball and baseball sized hail, lightening strikes, fires, downed power lines, closed airports and flooding...welcome to Arizona!

"Whatever you fear most has no power...it is your fear that has the power."-Oprah Winfrey

Just found out I will be presenting at Success Driven 2010: The Ultimate Personal Training Seminar on November 20, 2010 in Texas!

"Try not to become a man (person) of success but a man (person) of value." -Albert Einstein

an exciting job change http://ping.fm/gopMv

SMR ankle mobility video http://ping.fm/gaR4a

“Most things that were once believed impossible are now commonplace." What will you dream and achieve?

Blog Post on Wes Welker and Fonzie? http://ping.fm/nb2VD

Most practitioners assume the motion of L5/S1 is far less than it really is. Why? Because almost all clients/practitioners have restrictions

"In today's delirious world, a person can be too distracted to have a purpose." Dave Draper. I ask "Do you know your purpose?"

We have no more right to consume happiness without producing it than to consume wealth without producing it. -George Bernard Shaw

"The simplest way to define mindfulness is to say it is non-judegemental attention to everyday things in your life."

On the way to DC for some NASM business.

SMR video for the biceps http://ping.fm/bSc6d

"You have freedom when you're easy in your harness."-Robert Frost

"It's easy to be a critic, but being a doer requires effort, risk, and change."
-Wayne Dyer:

Fall down seven times, get up eight. Japanese proverb 

Did you see the SMR video for pecs and levator scapulae? http://ping.fm/jURYj from ericbeard.com

"I am a firm believer in the power of personal contact to bridge differences."-The Dalai Lama

"Habits at first are silken threads, then they become cables." Spanish Proverb

Day 1 of @NASM CPT workshop Beta test today. Lots of fun and hard work for all!!!

On the way to Chicago to teach for @NASM!

Have faith. Take action and trust the right outcome will result then repeat.

"The mind's first step to self-awareness must be through the body."-George Sheehan

Saturday night blog post! http://ping.fm/EJkIu

The events from your past are now inscribed upon the tablet of your flesh and today your body shows your life story so clearly.Joseph Heller

Shot this using a Power Plate @NASM after teaching a Corrective Exerscise Specialsit workshop http://ping.fm/L7iUt

Pitbulls win 4-3!

Puck drops soon. Another late skate in Walpole. Lets get it going Pitbulls!

Standing vs. Sitting at work may burn up to 500 more calories a day.

There are 45.3 Million health club members and 29,750 health clubs in the United States that generate $19,500,000,000 in revenue.

A weak body commands a strong body obeys-Andre Agassi quoting his trainer

Andre Agassi IDEA lifetime achievement award 2010

Since 1980 obesity rates have doubles in adults and tripled in children. -surgeon general IDEA World 2010

On my way to LA to teach a Corrective Exercise Specialist workshop for @NASM

For older Americans, for every single higher unit of BMI(5-7 pounds)='s an 11-14% increase in the risk of brain atrophy.-Neurology11/04

10 year study (men 81-100)-sedentary men experienced 3.5xgreater mental decline vs men who maintained a high activity levels-Neurology 12/04

Excellent workshop in DC. Jet Blue let's do some Jetting!

Regular exercise is not only a hedge against cognitive decline, but it is also associated with improvement in cognitive function. -NAS

A 17-year study found regular exercise helps lower LDL, blood sugar, blood pressure, keeps weight down and improves mental outlook. BJSM

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine found 6 months of regular exercise could reduce the incidence of metabolic syndrome by 41% AJPM

Sedentary women are 54% more likely to develop uterine cancer than women who exercise 3-6 hours per week. American Assn. For Cancer Research

Amazing day of manual therapy training with Dr. Mike Clark Herr in AZ. Off to teach in Denver for @NASM

Men and women who exercise regularly lower their risk for rectal cancer by 40% to 50%.
-American Journal of Epidemiology, September, 2003

On the way to the Red Sox game!

A 20 year study involving 2,500 men and women aged 30 to 74 found that long-term regular exercisers reduced risk of colon cancer 69%. '04

Women who exercise 3 to 5 hours per week can reduce their risk of dying by 54%.-American Association for Cancer Research

Women who exercise one to three hours per week can reduce their risk of dying from breast cancer by 23%. -American Asn for Cancer Research

Yahoo! New blog post http://ping.fm/sHqrs

@ 250,000 deaths per year in the U.S. are premature due to physical INactivity. http://ping.fm/UEu3i

A study involving more than 2,100 women found 30 minutes/day of exercise can reduce risk of breast cancer recurrence by 1/4 to 1/2.

Pitbulls win again 5-2!

Looks like 6 skaters for my 10:30 game...plenty of work ahead:)

74,000 women(over 25 years) found that active women, even those with a family history of breast cancer lowered risk of the disease by 18%.

Being overweight increases the risk for at least 10 types of cancer,including.- American Cancer Society August, 2004

The most significant trend in
Alzheimer’s research is evidence
that the risk factors for heart disease track with those for Alzheimer’s

For every one-unit increase of BMI (5 to 7 pounds), a woman’s risk of developing Alzheimer’s increases by 36%. -Tufts February, 2004

"Seeing within changes one's outer vision."- Joseph Chilton Pearce

Pitbulls chisel out a 6-3 victory. Nice skate boys !

Newsteam Assemble!!! Pitbulls in action 7pm Walpole. Looking to build on the win streak. 

Hey, foam rollers on sale this holiday weekend http://ping.fm/HgqHW !

What would The Founding Fathers think about our 4th of July celebrations?

Online Doctoral Porgram, hmmmm....http://ping.fm/kZexm

"When I hear somebody sigh, 'Life is hard,' I am
always tempted to ask, 'Compared to what?'"
-Sydney J. Harris and NC

psoas stretch video http://ping.fm/nK76S

In Norwalk, CT to teach for @NASM and watching NASM's new Corrective Exercise for Basketball.

"You don't stop laughing because you turn old, you turn old because you stop laughing." Michael Pritchard

Have you checked out People String yet? It's pretty cool. http://ping.fm/hgW4d

"Stay committed to your decisions, but stay flexible in your approach. It's the end you're after."- Anthony Robbins

awesome article abuot exercise and fat http://ping.fm/2WIvS

"You are, at this moment, standing, right in the middle of your own acres of diamonds."
-Earl Nightingale

New product from NASM-excited to go through it! http://ping.fm/txLPh

Does anyone have a video converter for Mac that they like? Looking to convert MPEG to other files

I have decided to pay out 70% commission for affiliate sales for my DVD series. Just awaiting Clickbank's approval and we can test it out!

Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies.-Mother Teresa

Thank you Minnesota!  Off to Chicago then home to Beantown!!!

Getting excited for Disney tomorrow with the family!!!

Have received some good feedback on my whiplash post, have you read it? http://ericbeard.com

Got Whiplash? http://ping.fm/93iVi

I just swam for 20 minutes during my 4 year old's swim lesson, first time I have done laps in @12 years!

On the way to a television interview about 1) sports injuries 2) whiplash

On the way to a television interview about 1) sports injuries 2) whiplash

Did you see my video on rear view mirrors? http://ping.fm/mX9cy

"People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing, that's why we recommend it daily."- Zig Ziglar via NC

Think I got my Shoulder DVD site working better! http://ping.fm/xAgm0

First game of Pitbull summer hockey! woo-hoo!!!

Our NEHRSA Conference presentation on postural assessment, movement assessments and goniometry was well received. Thanks for coming!

"Self actualizing people MUST be what they can be." What are you?..great insight from Wayne Dyer

Ahh...love having Dr. Wayne Dyer on in the background...thougths are energy, think about what you want to attract and take action:)

Working on a new 2 day workshop.

Excited to present at "Back in Black" Thursday http://ping.fm/oNSY1

I am officially a Mac user....now the learning curve.

"You cannot transcend what you do not know. To go beyond yourself, you must know yourself."-Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj quote

"Role models and mentors help us by imparting knowledge and teaching us skills but more importantly help us to keep our commitments"

Great day 1 at @NASM workshop on Philly. Going to Bruins bs Flyers now!!

Nice work Bruins. Maybe I can get to game 4 in Philly when I am in town teaching for NASM?

Love it when it rains while the sun is shining.

It may be blasphemy, but I'm going to go play hockey while the B's finish up

CalU Mid Terms still linger:) Finals loom:) love teaching...grading however...lol!

Master's Degree for free? Apply!!! htt...p://www.nasm.org/1/Academic_Partner_Locator/Schools/CalU_Pursuit_of_Excellence_Award/
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I like the Sabres grit...but am glad to see the Bruins advance to the next round! Congrats boys!

Good to see some green on the trees. Smells like spring!

On the way to NYC to teach a workshop for NASM. Love NYC in the spring!

Did you see my Boston Marathon blog series? Here is part 1 http://ping.fm/HQDvb

This Maraton was awesome...http://ping.fm/z9GpX

Running sneakers are horrible http://ericbeard.com

"It is time to make the time."
Thank You Henry Dumas and Nightingale Conant!

Searching for something profound...yet I realize my mind is too busy to appreciate the opportunities happening in this very moment. Shhhh...

"Good judgement comes from experience and experience comes from bad judegement." Barry LePatner quote

I came home with a pair of black Chuck Taylor's last night and my 8 year old asks "Why are you wearing teenager shoes daddy?"

"I like men to behave like men- strong and childish."- Francoise Sagan quote...hey all I needed was permission yahooo!!!!

"Never let yesterday use up too much of today."
-Will Rogers quote

"The great thing in the world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving."-O.W. Holmes Jr. quote. Where are U going?

"Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined."
Henry David Thoreau quote

"The scientific theory I like best is that the rings of Saturn are comprised entirely of lost airline luggage." Mark Russell

Fired up for the SC Alumni hockey game tomorrow http://tinyurl.com/ygwwa8o

"Quotations area columnist's bullpen. Stealing someone else's words frequently spares the embarrassment of eating your own".-Peter Anderson

Do You Have Ups? More upward rotation of the scapulae http://ping.fm/Dnezz

"And in the end it's not the years in your life
that count. It's the life in your years." -Abraham Lincoln quote

What is missing from most fitness, performance and rehab programs? http://ericbeard.com what are your thoughts?

Want to improve upward rotation of your or someone else's scapulae? http://ericbeard.com

"The mind is the ground of everything."-Thich Nhat Hanh (mine is still wet from all the rain)

Great FREE marketing resource from Pat Rigsby http://ping.fm/F7VXf

Don't miss this day http://ericbeard.com we have so few left

"The two hardest things to handle are failure and success." quote from unkown author

"We are all faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as insoluble problems." John W. Gardner quote

Watch this if you want your children, nieces, nephews, cousins or grandchildren to live longer than you do http://tinyurl.com/y8kumzw

“If you wait to do everything until you're sure it's right, you'll probably never do much of anything.” Win Borden quote

"Life is an adventure, dare it."-Mother Teresa...not what I would expect from her, but she is a testament to faith, devotion and action.

Awesome FREE video from Frank Kern! http://ping.fm/E05iX you have to watch it!

"You have to trust in something: your gut, destiny,
life, karma, whatever... it has made all the difference in my life."- Steve Jobs

It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you’ll do things differently. Warren Buffett

How is my ankle range of motion? http://ericbeard.com

"Most great people have attained their greatest success just one step beyond their greatest failure."-Napoleon Hill quote

"It is easier to forgive an enemy than it is a friend." - William Blake quote

"It's not what you are, it's what you don't become that hurts."-Oscar Levant quote

“Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending.” Maria Robinson quote

"Fanaticism consists of redoubling your effort when you have forgotten your aim."-George Santayana quote

"Genuine leadership comes from the quality of your vision and your ability to spark others to extraordinary performance." Jack Welch quote

“Thought is the blossom; language the bud; action
the fruit behind it.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson quote

"People with goals succeed because they know where they're going."- Earl Nightingale quote

Yes, these numbers are real http://tinyurl.com/yh98vpu

Did you know the earth has about 6,692,030,277 people on it?

Blog post on home core stability program http://ericbeard.com

"You can change all things for the better if you change yourself for the better."-Success magazine quote

"When you are pursuing your greatness, you do not know your limits and act like you have none." -Les Brown quote

We are all self made but only the successful admit it. -EN

"Anyone who works is a fool. I don't work, I merely inflict myself on the public." Robert Morely Quote but it sounds familiar

When is the last time you wrote out your goals? http://ericbeard.com

37 sec, 5.3 mins, 7 secs. How long you have to make a first impression; on a sales call, during a live 1:1 presentation and with a woman

"It's not what you leave for your children, it's what you leave in them." Les Brown quote

"84% of married men cheat in America. The rest cheat in Europe." Jackie Mason quote...lol!

Just whipped up a new blog post http://ericbeard.com

When the cat and mouse agree, the grocer is ruined.- A persian proverb

Dr. Petty and other Ohio State reaearchers found that improving  posture boosts confidence will follow during a recent study

"You can't measure time in way the way you can money in dollars because every day is different." Jorge Luis Borges quote

"Having a child is surely the most beautifully irrational act that two people in love can commit."
Bill Cosby quote

"Parents are not interested in justice, they are interested in quiet." -Bill Cosby quote

Charm is a way of getting the answer "yes" without asking a clear question.-Albert Camus quote...have you been "charmed" lately?

"Gaiety is the most outstanding feature of the Soviet Union." Joesph Stalin quote...really?

Forbes magazine..the average work week is approaching 75 hours...but the average income is not scaling up on the same arc. Feel familiar?

"I've always been interested in people, but I've never liked them." ha-ha! Somerset Maugham quote

"Running is an unnatural act, except from enemies and to the bathroom."- quote of unknown origin...but I love it!

Enjoying leading an NASM CPT in Boston. Funny, almost 1/2 the class not from Boston or MA.

"We should be ashamed to die before we make a major contribution to the world." -Horace Mann quote

"Life is too short to stuff a mushroom." -Storm Jameson quote

"The devil can site scripture for his purpose." William Shakespeare, read beyond the words and find the truth in people's message

According to Neville Owen, speaker at the American College of Sports Medicine's Annual Meeting the average person sits 9.3 hours a day.

"The person that knows how will always have a job. The person that knows why will always be his/her boss." Jeffery Gitomer quote

"When a thing has been said and said well, have no scruple. Take it and copy it." -Anatole France

Truth is conveyed through emotion and analogy

"Action is the foundational key to all success. -Pablo Picasso

"A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him." -#quote David Brinkley

"Never look where you're going. Always look where want to go." Bob Ernst quote

"You can't be what you can't see." Ken Brown and others, so surround yourself with who you want to become.

First time my toes have been cold at Fenway

On the way to the Bruins Legends game at Fenway...in the snow!

Open your book with blank pages. We are going to put our own words on them. The book is called Opportunity and its 1st chapter is today.