This past weekend, I was at a fitness marketing conference in Connecticut.

It was put on by Ryan Lee – a real nice guy and probably the first pioneer for bringing fitness online.

Although this 3-day event featured some great speakers and was packed full of great learning, the real benefit to me was being surrounded by other fitness professionals who are doing really well online.

I talk a lot about the power of proximity and it basically means that your environment shapes you. When you surround yourself with people that are “better” than you (I use this term loosely as no one is really better than anyone else), you are forced to raise your game.

Not only do you learn a tremendous amount from others who have already blazed a trail before you but you can also develop some great friendships which inevitably benefit you and hopefully the other party as well.

I use this example from this past weekend but it can be applied to any area of your life. For instance, I love tennis. Therefore, for me to become a better tennis player I would be smart to play against players that are better than me.

Sure I’d get my butt whooped, but that’s how you improve.

If your goal is to lose weight, then you want hang around people who have already done so. They most likely know and do things that you don’t. You can learn from them and most importantly you can start to emulate what they do.

Let ’s say you want to eat more raw foods. I know I do.

Wouldn’t it make sense to spend more of your time around people who are predominantly raw? Instead of going for brunch where you’re options would be pancakes, eggs, french toast, etc…hanging around “raw foodists” would open your eyes to many other food options in a similar situation.

I could give you example after example but the take home message is the same…

Surround yourself (and befriend) with those that have achieved the goals you’re striving toward.

That’s the power of proximity!

NOTE: In the picture above, I’m not implying that by hanging out with someone who has a serious head of hair, that will rub off on me! Cool picture nonetheless.

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I just got in from walking our dogs. Usually, when we get back in from a walk they’re still pent up with energy and like to go at each other.

So I thought…why not take advantage of yet another battle and get it on film for you to enjoy as well.

These guys are so funny.

Who do you think is the winner (or should I say ‘wiener’)?

Cast your vote in the comments.

HELPFUL TIP – Laila is wearing the “black trunks” and Jax is wearing the “brown trunks”.

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This isn’t a post about how to make chocolate cake. It’s really about avoiding the need for one.

I want to take a moment to answer a question I recently received on my Eating for Energy blog. I was asking my readers what they’re biggest challenges to eating healthy were and this is what Connie said and wanted an answer to the following…

“My biggest challenges are sugar and eating at night. I always get a sweet tooth AFTER dinner, like it’s not dinner until I had my dessert, what is up with that?”

So to answer Connie’s question, I put together a brief video with some really good solutions to helping you overcome the need for sugar and desserts. I know a lot of people who are in Connie’s shoes.

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Last night, I was at U of T,  training our soccer team in the Athletic Centre, when one of our guys did something absolutely ridiculous!

I confronted him immediately and there’s a VERY valuable fitness training lesson to be learned from this situation.

I put together a little video describing what happened and how you can learn from this BIG mistake.

Watch it here:

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In the meantime, I put together a quick little video describing 2 amazingly simple, but very powerful, tactics to help you eat healthier.

Watch and learn:

Give these 2 healthy eating tips a shot and let me know if they’re helpful for you or not.

Have a great day!

Yuri

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We decided to set aside 3 hours and watch a movie that has received great praise and has also intrigued me for some time – Avatar.

So after being absolutely blown away by this incredible James Cameron movie, I decided to put together this quick little video to share my insights from this film and what I think we can learn from it.

Check it out here:

Feel free to leave a comment if you’ve seen it as well. I’d love to hear what you thought of it.

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