For many people, heading to the gym is intimidating because they enter without a plan in place – and don’t know where to turn to find the right one.Well, the first step is…set your goals. That will help determine the plan that will work best for you...
Damage from an adjacent apartment in our building caused by a fire on Feb. 28, 2022. (Photo Credit/Berlin MD Fire Company) Need another reason why you can’t take any moment in life for granted because your life can forever be changed in an instant? Well, here ya...
Me showing off medals from the 2015 & 2016 Beast on the Bay, an annual 10-mile obstacle course held in Erie, PA. We often talk about our ‘Why’ in health and fitness… That reason why this time will be different, why this time we will accomplish...
The task of pinpointing your core values is a key facet of getting the most out of life and your business. Within that sea of gray and all of those circles, arrows and asterisks in the photo to the left lies the core values of my business…and more importantly,...
The first week of the 75 Hard Challenge is in the books, and I’m well into my second week. If you’ve aware of what that is…it challenges you mentally, emotionally and physically in ways I know I never imagined. It was created by Andy Frisella, an...
I’m thankful for a lot this year… Because a lot has changed in the past year. Fernandes Fit is alive and well — and so is my passion for health, fitness and helping transform their lives. But without my family — especially my wife, Shelly, and youngest...
People spend money on what they want to spend money on, and too often it’s not their health. I wish I could laugh at this meme. But all I can manage is a shake of the head when I look at it. Because this was me for two decades. I ate like crap for years. Quick,...
The holiday season is upon us… It will be gone before we know it. Yet, we can’t slow down and savor the here and now at Thanksgiving and Christmas time before the holidays are gone. (You remember Thanksgiving, don’t you? That holiday so many people...
I turn 50 years old today… So I’m sure I’ll hear the good-natured jokes. You’re over the hill… You’re on the back 9 of life… It’s all downhill from here. (Thank you, thank you — I’ll be all here every week....
“It’s Never Too Late…” You can call it a tagline. Or a catchphrase. Or even a mantra. I call it my life — at least my adult life. The years when I finally grew a pair and decided to take risks to better my life. Oh hell, to better my...
