21 Fitness Tips to Finish the Year Strong [2023]
We are past the halfway point of 2023... Are you on track to accomplish the resolutions and goals you set for the year? In January you...
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benbarkerfitness
- Jun 29
- 4 min
4 Powerful Bodyweight Exercises to Defeat the Dad Bod
This one goes out to all the dads. One day when we are grandfathers, we will either be well-muscled and down on the floor playing with...
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benbarkerfitness
- Jun 22
- 3 min
5 Top Benefits of Front Squats in Your Leg Workouts
I am passionate about a few things: my faith, my family, short shorts, coffee, and SQUATS! I LOVE leg day. Truth be told the back squat...
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benbarkerfitness
- Jun 15
- 3 min
Fit Dads and Intentional Fatherhood: Why Health Matters
Father's Day is this Sunday and what better time to discuss what it takes to be a great dad?! Are you giving your children the best...
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benbarkerfitness
- Jun 8
- 4 min
Fit Dad Summer: Crush Fitness Goals and Make Dads Fit Again!
Somewhere in the late 90s or early 2000s, Hollywood started portraying TV dads as fat, lazy, and clueless. Somewhere along the line, this...
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benbarkerfitness
- Jun 1
- 5 min
7 Top Ways to Achieve Better Results in the Gym: The Ultimate Guide [2023]
So, you've been getting in the gym a bit, huh? First, off... Let's go! I fully believe that the most important step in getting closer to...
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benbarkerfitness
- May 25
- 5 min
Superhuman Dads: The Power of Strength, Speed, and Healthy Living
Dads... when you stroll up to your kid's T-Ball game or soccer practice, what do you do? That's right... you immediately size up the...
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benbarkerfitness
- May 20
- 3 min
4 Essential Metrics to Track for Optimal Health and Fitness [2023]
Do you ever get tired of tracking all of your stats? It's now the hot ticket to literally track everything. We track our calories, our...
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benbarkerfitness
- May 11
- 3 min
5 Workout Tips to Ditch the "Dad Bod" [2023]
This one goes out to the dads. Are you tired of feeling tired? Sick of not getting the fitness results you want? In the most recent...
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benbarkerfitness
- May 5
- 3 min
ChatGPT Wrote a Fitness Article for Me...
AI is here to stay. And I am all about using it to my advantage professionally. If artificial intelligence can help me provide people...
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benbarkerfitness
- Apr 27
- 3 min
How to Dominate Sleep and Dining Out for Optimized Health
As a fitness and nutrition coach, I'm always on the lookout for ways to help my clients improve their health and wellness. Recently on my...
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benbarkerfitness
- Apr 14
- 3 min
5 Effective Exercises for Dads to Get Fit and Stay Healthy [2023]
As a busy parent, it is tough to find time to exercise. It is so easy to make the excuse that, "there are just not enough hours in the...
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benbarkerfitness
- Apr 6
- 2 min
The Ultimate Core Exercise You Need to Try [2023]
Crunches and leg raises are probably the most overrated ab exercises. If you're like me and trying to make the most of your time, you...
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benbarkerfitness
- Mar 29
- 2 min
Fitness Success: Set Big, Hairy, Audacious Goals [2023]
Last year I wrote an article for SFH regarding setting SMART goals. I am a huge believer in setting specific, measurable, achievable,...
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benbarkerfitness
- Mar 22
- 2 min
Stacking Days: The Secret to Long-Term Fitness Success [2023]
Ever get frustrated with your fitness journey? Have you given up and started over multiple times? Not seeing results as quickly as you...
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benbarkerfitness
- Mar 3
- 2 min
Boost Your Fitness Motivation with the Power of Words [2023]
Hey, hey, hey! Are you ready to learn about the language of love? No, no, no, not the mushy, gushy kind of love, but the love language...
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benbarkerfitness
- Feb 22
- 2 min
Just Starting: The Key to Overcoming Paralysis by Analysis and Achieving Your Goals [2023]
There is a time to plan but at some point we have to quit talking and just go for it. "Eyes closed, head first, can't lose." -Jake...
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benbarkerfitness
- Feb 18
- 4 min
Achieving Your Goals: The Power of Persistence and Positive Mindset [2023]
It's a tale as old as time: the underdog who defies the odds and accomplishes great things. Whether it's the scrappy little league team...
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benbarkerfitness
- Feb 11
- 2 min
Say Goodbye to Yo-Yo Dieting: The Benefits of a Sustainable Fitness and Diet Plan [2023]
Ah, the world of "7 Day Detoxes" and "30 Day Shreds." The latest fad diets that promise to turn you into a fitness goddess or god in a...
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benbarkerfitness
- Dec 15, 2022
- 2 min
You Probably Know What You Need to Do (Ahem... the Gym) [2022]
On a recent episode of My Podcast (link here), I spoke with a father of 4 regarding his fitness journey. It was interesting to talk to a...
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