I'm excited to announce the release of my first book, A Beginner's Guide to Strength Training, available exclusively through Amazon Kindle. This book gives you a concise guide for strength training, with 6 simple principles that you can follow to craft your own strength training program. This guide … [Read More...]
About Philip
I'm on a mission to help you live a healthier, fitter life! My name is Philip Looney and I'm your ACE Certified Personal Trainer! I work with people who want to lose weight, get fit, and make sustainable, realistic lifestyle changes that they can live with. I do this by helping people find a personalized exercise plan that works for their busy schedule, and by using education to empower people to make healthier choices. Now, I wasn't ALWAYS
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I’ve just published my first book!
I’m excited to announce the release of my first book, A Beginner’s Guide to Strength Training, available exclusively through Amazon Kindle. This book gives you a concise guide for strength training, with 6 simple principles that you can follow to craft your own strength training program. This guide also gives you a sample weekly work […]
Process over Outcome
In the book Mindfulness, Ellen Langer discusses the concept of of being process oriented. What does this mean? A process orientation…asks “How do I do it?” instead of “Can I do it?” and thus directs attention toward defining the steps that are necessary on the way. How does this apply to fitness? If you’re reading […]
How to Prepare for a Disaster
This past week has been a tough one for those of us living in the Carolinas with Hurricane Florence. Fortunately, here in Columbia we weren’t impacted much at all. But others have suffered a lot more with floods and road closures that are still getting cleaned up. Even though we didn’t have a heavy impact […]