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The Fitness Professor

No more excuses.

Doug Dorsey, the Fitness Professor, is here to guide you through the weight loss journey, complete with healthy eating tips, work outs of the week, and every exercise essential you'll need.

11/19/2025

Be real.
The body, the family, the business, the “overnight success”—none of it’s easy.

What looks effortless is usually hours of hard work, failure, consistency, and sacrifice.
Social media may show you the highlight reel, but real results?
They’re built in the dark.

Don't dodge the hard part. It’ll find you anyway.
Show up. Do the work.
Every. Single. Time.

11/14/2025

Your body is always talking. Are you paying attention?

We often ignore the signs until something breaks.
But your body gives you clues before the breakdown happens.

Foggy after eating?
Tired when you wake up?
Sluggish without enough water?
Energized after movement?

Don’t just go through the motions. Tune in. Adjust. Honor the signs.

11/11/2025

Shout out to veterans worldwide. Happy Veteran's Day. Thank you 💪🏾👏🏾👍🏾🙏🏾

11/10/2025

Stop saying “should’ve.” Start saying “must.”
The words we use matter.
“Should’ve, could’ve, would’ve” keep us stuck in the same loop—full of regret and excuses.

Here’s the shift:
🔁 I should eat better → I must eat better
🔁 I would go to the gym → I must go
🔁 I could drink more water → I must stay hydrated

This one change in self-talk?
It’ll change your outcomes.

✨ Try it. Tag a friend who needs this reminder.

11/07/2025

I’m not saying you need to clear your calendar…

But when this Black Friday offer drop, you’ll want to act fast.
Mark your reminder: November 21.

11/04/2025

You said this year would be different.
But life happened. Work got busy. You got tired.
And somehow… it’s almost January again.

You don’t need another “fresh start.”
You need a plan that fits your life — one that helps you stay consistent, even when things get crazy.

On Nov 18, I’m hosting a free strategy session (on Zoom) to help you enjoy the holidays without sabotaging your progress.

Real food. Real tools. Real talk. No detoxes.

👉 Save your spot now (free RSVP link in my bio):

Let’s make sure next January feels different — for real.
DM me if you have questions. This is your moment to get ahead.

10/31/2025

Happy Halloween 🎃👻

Just a heads up…If you don’t want to gain weight over the holidays don’t eat or overdo the candy this Halloween.

For some of you it’s already too late🤷🏾‍♂️

People usually know about weight gain over the holidays but what they don’t know is it often starts with Halloween with candy🍬🍫🍭

Sugar has a sneaky way of hijacking our brains and taste buds. It activates the brain's 🧠reward system, flooding it with feel-good chemicals…dopamine. This leads to an initial surge of pleasure, which makes us crave more. It's a vicious cycle that can be tough to break and so the addiction and over consumption begins.

Those never-ending cravings, energy slumps combined with food/sugar abundance and extensive celebrations scream WEIGHT GAIN.

Unless that is your goal. Pass on the candy or 1 and done.

Your waistline will thank you later.

The Fitness Professor ✌🏾

10/22/2025

I wrote something I wish I had read years ago.
A letter that says what most of us think—but never say out loud.
It’s not about blame.
It’s about closure.
And a better beginning.

This one’s personal.
Watch the reel, and ask yourself one question:
Is this the wake-up call you’ve been avoiding?

10/20/2025

Not sure where to start with strength training in midlife?

Here's what I recommend if you're rebuilding muscle after 40:
✅ 2–3 full-body workouts per week
✅ 8–10 total exercises per session
→ Focus on movement patterns: push, pull, squat, lunge, hinge, core, carry
✅ 10–20 hard working sets per week
✅ Vary your rep ranges:
• 5–8 reps for strength
• 8–12 reps for muscle growth

No fluff. No gimmicks.
Just smart, science-backed structure that helps you get stronger for life.

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Healthy Lifestyle Transformation Expert

Doug Dorsey is a college professor, fitness coach, author, entrepreneur and healthy lifestyle transformation expert. With over two decades of college teaching experience and over a decade of personal training experience, Doug is one of the top personal fitness coaches around. Known as the Fitness Professor because of his educational approach to fitness, Doug employs a systematic approach to fat loss. Many of his ideas and philosophies are cutting edge, down to earth, and life changing. Since it is his mission to help others improve their life through education and fitness, he lectures and speaks at corporate offices, businesses, and organizations looking to take a healthy and realistic approach to health and weight loss.