I'm not a great basketball player, but I am a good hooper. I can step into any pickup game and contribute. Usually I start with rebounds and assists. Hustle plays. I use fitness to my advantage. I run hard, change speed, set picks and box out. I've recently fallen in with a group of guys that run early games four days a week. It's the first time I'm playing outside of a league or big city walk up games; it's also the first time I'm playing regularly in about 10 years. I've gotten to know most...

When I first hired a trainer in 2006, he presented me with a single sheet of paper with a list of foods and told me to start writing my daily food intake down. He told me 80% of what I wanted to see would happen with food. When I brought him my week or eating at our next session, he was shocked. Almost no other clients had done this. I was shocked. How could you pay someone for professional advice and not follow what they were telling you worked? For me, his single-sheet plan worked - very...

First of all, I don't feel 50. How do I know? I don't, but I always thought of 50 as old. I'm still moving well, playing sports, working out and having fun. Enough of the chatter though, here's the list: FIRST, Quitting alcohol is one of the best decisions you can make for lifestyle improvement. A lot of people ask "So you NEVER drink?!" No, I don't. I still have fun, I still stay up late (if it's worth it - which is rare) and I absolutely do NOT miss hangovers. I could go in depth with...