Do you worry what to do with your healthy living routine when you go on vacation?
I just returned from a 2 week summer holiday with my family.
After eating whatever I wanted and not exercising for 2 weeks I probably shattered every health and fitness commandment.
But you won’t see me doing the “cardio confessional” slaving on the treadmill feeling the food guilt for the rest of the summer.
After years of sticking to my fitness routine I have a plan that allows me to enjoy my vacations and get back on track …

Sometimes, life brings us a lot of lessons at once. In my family, we’ve gotten our share of them recently and they’ve added dimension to our lives and allowed us to each grow in different ways, without necessarily providing a neat and regular narrative for my column. That hasn’t stopped me yet and I think you’ll find they all coalesce into something meaningful.
Let’s begin with my older son growing as a rock ‘n’ roller, a talented drummer, guitarist, and vocalist. His passion carried over to an extraordinary …

Alfie loves his little brother. Everyday Alfie leans over the Cot to see Charlie and he greets him with “Hello Baba”. It’s cute to say the least.
The signs are good. When we found out we were going to have two little boys we hoped that they would grow up together as not only brothers but also best friends. Obviously it’s early days but there is certainly a bond between them.
Charlie is nearly two months old now and has grown considerably in such a short space of time. He is …

I am the proud father and step-father of two teenage girls ages 14 and 13.  I consider myself to be a pretty “hands on” father with both of them as far as knowing friends names, guys they think are cute and anything else that has an impact on their pre teen life.  My daughter lives with her mother so I don’t have the opportunity to screen every person she comes in contact with however my step-daughter is not so lucky.
Since she lives within the walls of my house, I have …

Today’s Dad is a different man than he was 30 years ago.  Gone are the days of walking in from work to a wife who has been home all day baking bread and cookies and is placing a plate of hot meat and potatoes on a perfectly set table.  Chances are, your wife is walking in the door behind you or has just picked up the kids from day care and is running through the drive through on her way home.
As fathers we all need to make sure we shed …