Every Monday I feel like some kind of a food priest hearing a confession. I have a client, call him Mike.  “My food was really bad this weekend,” Mike says.  “It was out of control.  I ate an entire cheese stuffed crust pizza.” &n...

I remember an old pharmaceutical ad that extolled the virtues of better living through chemistry.  It was something heady like, “without chemicals, life itself would be impossible.”  Of course the stoner community seized upon this slogan im...

An ancient Chinese philosopher once said, “The expert in anything was once a beginner.” (Or was it RuPaul?) Yes, it was RuPaul who said that. No wait. RuPaul said, “Remember who you really are, unleash the dragon, and let these bitches have...

Once again you’ve decided that THIS will be the year to get in shape. Look out 2019, because this time you’re serious. You’re going to stop devouring pizza like a college freshman, curtail that taste for Fireball you seemed to have developed since Th...

With the high (calorie) holidays upon us, my advice to clients is “stay the course.” This is not the time of year to start a new diet, change gyms, or alter your workout schedule. It’s a set-up for failure. Stay as close to your current routine as po...

There’s a snarky remark that you occasionally hear in gyms and fitness centers: “You’re not sweating, it’s the fat crying.”  In fact, most of the clients I see have one thing in common:  they want to lose weight, or more specifically, they ...

I think many of you would rather have a colonoscopy than start an exercise program.  Okay, maybe it’s not quite that bad, but for some of you, the idea of working out or getting physically fit conjures images of a high school gym coach with an a...

Did you know the St. Louis Frontrunners, a non-competitive LGBTQIA+ running and walking club, offers a variety of events to get active and socialize with two club run options each week? Further, the group also offers club social and volunteer opportu...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. - #Boom Media was proud to be a returning sponsor for this year's Pride 5K Run 2018 held at Tower Grove Park on PrideFest Sunday. The run is the annual fundraising effort that sustains St. Louis Frontrunners’ year-round non-profit ende...

  24 Hour Fitness and the University of Pennsylvania’s Behavior Change for Good Initiative (BCFG) announce a game-changing science-based partnership and research study to explore what really motivates gym-goers with the goal of creating lasting...

“PARTNERS IN PRIDE” SERIES FUSES UNLIKELY FITNESS CLASSES, MUSIC ACTS   Supported by Lance Bass, Johnny Wujek, Russell Tovey and Musical Guests The Misshapes, Nomi Ruiz, Brooke Candy, Fat Tony, Munroe Bergdorf, Kid Massive, Jimmy Somerville, D...