My Aching Neck! How to Achieve Neck Pain Relief

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I've encountered numerous people with neck and shoulder tightness the last couple of weeks and I wanted to create a video series explaining what causes the neck to tighten up and some ways to combat it.  Today I have the intro video explaining some of the basic, … [Read more...]

Personal Training and Weight Loss Testimonial

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It is the greatest feeling win the world helping other people become successful at their goals.  Joycelyn's journey is amazing, and if you met her, you wouldn't believe all she went through to get to where she is now.  She lost weight, overcame aches and pains, and … [Read more...]

Persistence Not Perfection…Absolutely! Katy Magazine Feature

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In the February edition of Absolutely Katy Magazine, Jason Hodge wrote an article entitled, "Persistence, Not Perfection". If you haven't had a chance to read it yet, you can find it embedded below. So many people struggle to achieve their New Years' Resolutions … [Read more...]

Chili’s “Lighter Choices” Menu

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I love that restaurants try to offer healthier choices to the public.  After all, in the fast food world we live in, it's good to see something healthy as an option.  You do have a personal responsibility to take the time to understand what "healthy" is when you are … [Read more...]

Weight Loss on Their Own – True Life Change!

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Moving to various countries and back again is a way of life for many Katy families.  Being in the heart of the oil industry, many families are uprooted to other countries every few years.  This can make it difficult for us to know just how effective our personal … [Read more...]

Healthy Restaurants in Katy, TX

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In the past I've written about healthy meals that I like to order when I go out to eat at some of the local Katy restaurants.  I even made a video of some of my favorite meals to order when I eat at Red Oak Grill.  The good thing about places like Red Oak Grill is … [Read more...]

January “Testimonial of the Month”, Julia Gordon

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It's easy to give up sometimes, but it's not the way it has to be.  Today I want to introduce Julia Gordon to you. Katy, TX Fitness Testimonial of the Month Julia Gordon has had numerous back surgeries, is 71 years old, and just recently picked up a new sport.  At … [Read more...]

Introducing Our “Client Testimonial of the Month”

Medical Fitness Pros' "Video Testimonial of the Month"

Today I would like to introduce our Client Testimonial of the Month.  We talk about changing lives, but we rarely show you what we mean by that.  Each month we are going to work on highlighting one personal training client and show you how their life has changed.  In … [Read more...]

Announcing the winners of our Fitocracy Holiday Challenge!

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During Thanksgiving and Christmas Medical Fitness Pros hosted the Fitocracy Holiday Activity Challenge.  Our goal was to motivate everyone to be more active.   We know that eating healthy is not exactly easy, but we knew if we could get people exercising consistently … [Read more...]

Top 10 Posts from 2011

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I love educating the Katy, TX community on various health and fitness topics.  Last year I wrote a lot of blog posts, but today I want to share my 10 favorites posts that are helpful for a variety of reasons.  Here they are. Five Truths About Fitness - These are … [Read more...]

“How to Achieve New Years’ Resolutions” in The Rancher

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Rebecca Bennett, a reporter from The Rancher, wrote an article about how to achieve New Years' Resolutions.  Jason Hodge was interviewed for the article to help people who are trying to have exercise/weight loss as a goal.  She consulted a variety of experts for the … [Read more...]

Featured in Absolutely Katy Magazine, “A Healthy You”

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I'm so honored when I have a chance to write articles for the local magazines.  It gives me the opportunity to reach out to others and help them in some way.  The article that recently appeared, I've been told, is my best article to date.  (I'm finally getting the … [Read more...]

Testimonials – Read Others Comments…

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What Others Are Saying About Jason Hodge We met Jason while my husband was taking physical therapy following total knee replacement surgery. We were so impressed with the facility and the positive attitudes of all the staff. We both have health problems and were … [Read more...]

OCD & Keeping Weight Loss Off For Life

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Let me start off by saying, I love my OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder) clients.*  They are on top of everything 100%.  They give it everything they have, and they will work relentlessly until they achieve the goal they set out to accomplish, and then they fade. … [Read more...]

3 Types of Exercises you should be doing, but probably aren’t!

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If you are tired of the same old routine you are doing in the gym, here are 3 simple classification of exercises you should begin incorporating. Standing Exercises Instead of sitting on the machine when you are doing strength training, consider doing standing … [Read more...]

Katy Holiday Challenge – Final Day to Enter!

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The holidays are so hard for staying in shape, which is why I am doing a holiday fitness challenge.  But it doesn't do you any good if you can't figure out how you can participate, so let me make this easy for you in 4 steps. 1. Create Account To Create an Account … [Read more...]

Share Your Success Story

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I'm Proud Of Your Accomplishments! I Also Want To Hear Your Opinions Please Use The Following Form To Share Your News … [Read more...]

Overcoming the Obstacles

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In my profession, I see so many people faced with, seemingly, huge obstacles to overcome, and often times it's all they can see.  It's easy to be distracted by the problem on the way to the end goal, and if you aren't careful, you will let it keep you from achieving … [Read more...]

Holiday Fitness Contest

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I know that the end of the year is the hardest time to get a workout in, so I want to provide a little motivation for the community. We are running a little exercise contest to see who can stay the most focused on finding time to fit in their exercise.  The beauty of … [Read more...]

True Life Change

You want to change your life? So many people have a desire to be in shape and healthy. Admittedly, they struggle though. They know they eat bad and don’t exercise enough. It’s not that they don’t want to improve, it’s just a struggle to keep it going. So … [Read more...]

Weight Loss Success

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We hear the "Battle of the Bulge" so often that we begin to see it as some kind of intense battle that we either win or lose.  Is that really the case though? What if... 1. You had a different mentality?  Would the results be different? 2. You knew small … [Read more...]

Our Rock Climbing Adventure

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The staff at Medical Fitness Pros are big believers in helping people apply their fitness.  Recently we took our clients out for a fitness adventure, rock climbing. I have to admit, rock climbing isn't something you think about when you talk about exercising.  We … [Read more...]

Being Fat, in Japan, is now Illegal

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This a little bizarre, but in Japan, they are not allowing residents to gain too much weight.  They actually check them and make them work on weight loss.  I posted this video on my Facebook wall recently and got a lot of various responses, some for it, and some … [Read more...]

Katy Rice Harvest Festival – Cooking Contest

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The Katy Rice Harvest Festival is nearing and with that is the Cooking Contest coming up this Saturday, September 24th. This year is the first year they are offering a healthy category!  I know a lot of people struggle with finding healthy recipes, but there are many … [Read more...]

My Fitness Vacation

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I often meet people who have a hard time staying on their workout and eating plan when they are on vacation.  I want to share the vacation my wife and I just got back from that was a fitness vacation...not a vacation from fitness. My wife and I love to stay … [Read more...]

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