by Jim Burns | Aug 27, 2026 | Be Simply Fit
One of the biggest problems with weight gain is that it rarely happens overnight. Most people don’t wake up one morning 30 or 40 pounds overweight. Instead, the weight quietly accumulates—a pound here, two pounds there—until one day they look in the mirror, step...
by Jim Burns | Aug 24, 2026 | Be Simply Fit
What Children Learn When We Let Them Play, Compete, and Solve Problems Several years ago, a New Hampshire school district made headlines when it voted to ban dodgeball and other “human target” sports. The concern was that games in which children throw balls at one...
by Jim Burns | Aug 23, 2026 | Be Simply Fit
There is something incredibly powerful about doing the ordinary things in life over and over again. Get up. Make the bed. Take a shower. Get dressed. Have breakfast. Leave the house. Stop for a cup of coffee. Drive to work. Say good morning to the people you see every...
by Jim Burns | Aug 15, 2026 | Be Simply Fit
Cognitive Dissonance, Physical Inactivity, and the Growing Culture of Disengagement There may be few areas of modern life where cognitive dissonance is more obvious than exercise. Ask almost anyone whether exercise is good for them, and the answer will be yes. People...
by Jim Burns | Aug 8, 2026 | Be Simply Fit
Spinal stenosis can change the way you live your life. I know because I am dealing with it myself. For someone who believes strongly in exercise, strength, and remaining physically independent, being told that the spinal canal has narrowed and may be putting pressure...
by Jim Burns | Jul 26, 2026 | Be Simply Fit
There are some memories that never fade. When I was a kid, summer mornings had a rhythm all their own. I’d get up early, grab my baseball bat, a few baseballs, and my glove, load them into the basket on my bicycle, and head to the town park. Most mornings, I was...
