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This might be the secret to you getting back to exercising regularly.

I played a lot of sports growing up. Playing, practicing and weight training are always at the top of my priority list. But unfortunately, preventative care was always at the bottom.

One of the consistent injuries that I ran into over and over again were knee issues. You name it... Inflammation, sharp pain, cracking, popping, torn meniscus, grinding and aching just to name a few.

I was convinced that I would never be able to do things like get up and down off of the ground, do lower body workouts or practice things like jujitsu pain free.

Finally after linking up with the right physicians and educating myself via amazing institutes like and I have found the missing piece that allows me to move pain-free and do what I love.

One of the reasons why our knees seem to get worse as we get older is because of our inability to fire our glute med and min. Muscles that are very important when it comes to movements as simple as sitting down, standing up and walking. If your glutes or not firing and doing the job that they're meant to do, guess who gets to pick up the slack? That's right, you nailed it, your knees.

Spending the necessary time before and after workouts, traveling and just sitting down for long periods of the day to strengthen and fire, your glutes can make a huge difference in your ability to move without knee pain.

That means. More opportunities to do what you love.

Movement is medicine.

This might be hard for you to hear...

Are you ready?

Okay, here goes....

It's okay to "fail".

I would argue that failure is necessary. Without it, we don't have the lessons that we need in order to grow and evolve.

For example, I told myself that I wasn't going to get too crazy last week and overindulge on cakes and pies. Let's just say that I didn't quite stick to my commitment 😁

However there were three great lessons and reminders that showed up for me:

• Being present and enjoying the moment is key. Beating yourself up over the pumpkin pie that you're eating only takes away from the time and energy that you have, right then in there. Resources that we don't get back.

• Committing to eating nutrient dense foods 80% of the time makes it easier to get right back on the horse once party time is over.

• Experiencing the low energy, strength, motivation, disrupted, sleep, and foggy brain to name a few after eating those foods that I normally don't eat reminded me of why it's so important to stick to the plan.

So whether you are celebrating a specific holiday, out at a restaurant or ordering in, focus on keeping all of your ducks in a row as much as possible. If things don't go your way, remember that it's okay to fail.