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Strength Connection Fitness

Personal training in a fully equipped private setting. Conveniently located.

12/27/2025

It was a meaningful Christmas, indeed.

None of us are immune to critical illness.

Muscle mass saved my relative’s life.

12/05/2025

This morning my 76-year-old client came in feeling “bad” — tight, uncomfortable, and stuck in the loop that something was wrong.

This happens sometimes when old patterns meet new awareness. The mind gets loud, the body feels unfamiliar, and discomfort starts to feel like danger.

But here’s the thing:
Discomfort is temporary. And your body responds when you give it direction.

We slowed everything down.
We breathed.
We connected breath to movement.
We used the mantra: “Uncomfortable, not dangerous.”

Then we went through his warm-up, step by step.

By the time he picked up the kettlebell he was able to achieve full range of motion on his Romanian deadlifts — lowering all the way to the floor and back up with control for the FIRST TIME!!!

And that smile says everything.
He walked in feeling bad…
and walked out saying, “Now I feel great.”

This is the work:
Not chasing perfect.
Not panicking at discomfort.
But learning to trust your body, use your tools, and move yourself out of the loop.

Your body isn’t fragile.
It just needs direction.
And when you breathe and move — it works.

Live more. Hurt Less.

11/04/2025

Didn’t have time for a full session today, so I went with an AMRAP — quick, focused, and done. Something is always better than nothing when it comes to keeping your body moving and your head clear.

👉 Next time your schedule gets tight, try 15 minutes of intentional movement and see how different you feel.

10/15/2025

Sometimes you just gotta capture a post workout selfie when a beautiful sunrise presents itself.

Melissa gets it in pre-dawn before working with tiny humans 2x with me and then does lifestyle, strength/mobility, and lung capacity homework on her own all individualized for her.

Live more. Hurt less.

10/09/2025

Honored to represent both my business and Walk Charles County at the Annual Charles County Sheriff’s Office Employee Wellness Fair! 💙

Sheriff Troy D. Berry stopped by to hear more about what I do professionally and how Walk Charles County is helping our community move more, connect more, and live well.

Grateful for opportunities to collaborate and be part of something that strengthens the health of our community.

09/16/2025

Your stress switch is built-in… it’s called breathing.

Your breath is more powerful than you realize.

Shallow, rapid breathing keeps your body stuck in stress mode—fueling anxiety, tension, and even pain. Deep, controlled breathing signals safety to your nervous system and helps you feel grounded and calm.

One simple tool: Box Breathing ⬛ 👉 Inhale 4 👉 Hold 4 👉 Exhale 4 👉 Hold 4 (Repeat for 2–3 minutes)

As an Active Life Professional Candidate, I assess breathing patterns, CO₂ tolerance, and lung capacity to help clients build resilience from the inside out.

Live more. Hurt less.

09/13/2025

Yesterday evening our September Client Meet-Up took us to Zumba with Tammy at ABC Fitness Connection and an open-minded crew of us stepped to the beat, swirled and popped our hips, rolled our shoulders, and punched our arms as we connected our bodies to the flow of the music.

For someone like me who trains others to get stronger and feel better as well as push myself with specificity as a competitive athlete, it was refreshing to let someone else take the wheel, move my body in a completely different way, get my heart rate up, sweat, rock it out, and have some fun grinning the entire time.

Big thank you to Tammy for taking time out of her busy schedule to do this class just for us!

ABC Fitness Connection is located in North Waldorf and Tammy and John have a wonderful facility teaming with positivity and great vibes.

Tammy leads Zumba every Monday evening through Charles County Parks and Recreation at the Waldorf Senior Center at 6:00 pm. Open to all ages, by the way!

As Tammy says, ‘it doesn’t matter if I’m going left and you’re going right, just move and have fun!’

09/12/2025

Doing more isn’t the answer.
 More workouts. More meal prep. More habits.
That’s how burnout happens—and why so many slip back into old patterns.

The real shift? 👉 Identity.

When you become the kind of person who values health, trains consistently, and keeps going when it’s hard… the actions naturally follow.

✨ Be → Do → Have. ✨
 Start with who you are becoming.

Live more. Hurt less.

07/11/2025

There are two sides to the coin of aging, and they’re polar opposites.

When you live an active lifestyle that prioritizes muscle mass, cardiovascular fitness, strong relationships, and eating right, the sky is the limit.

You can live with maximum freedom and independence for your entire life.

On the flip side, when you put those things at the bottom of your priority list, the future isn’t so bright... and you know exactly what it looks like.

You’ve seen it a thousand times.

It’s the difference between seeking adventure in your golden years and being nervous to walk up the 3 stairs at your front door with a bag of groceries.

Your future.

07/09/2025

The currents of society haven’t been kind to the last generation, and they aren’t doing the rising generation any favors either.

But, damn, it’s hard to pull yourself out of a current filled with hundreds of millions, if not billions of people, thinking the same thoughts and all living with the same priorities.

If you want a life of freedom for your entire life, you can’t afford to be swept along by that current any longer.

“Average” won’t cut it because average is living a life with most of your doors of opportunity CLOSED.

If you want to be an exception, you have to live exceptionally.

That doesn’t mean you need to start BIG; it means you must start and not stop.

80% of Americans don’t meet the physical activity guidelines, which boils down to about 30 minutes of daily exercise (think walking+2 days of strength training).

The bar for exceptional is set exceptionally low.

Get moving.
Don’t stop.

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9375 Chesapeake Street, Suite 105
La Plata, MD
20646

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