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FIT DAD LIFE by KC Procter

Practical tips on fitness, family, and more

I'll show you how to get fit, lead your family, and live fully with realistic advice and encouragement. Sends on Fridays.

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FIT DAD LIFE Fitness, Family, and Beyond Hey Reader, Do you ever feel underappreciated? Like you work so hard and no one notices? Or says “thank you”? Parents feel like this all the time. Parenting is a thankless job. It’s not that kids are ungrateful jerks (they can be). Kids are human. And we humans tend to take things for granted. When was the last time you thanked God for waking up another day? Have you ever sent your power company a “thank you” card because the last time you flipped a...

26 days ago • 4 min read

FIT DAD LIFE Fitness, Family, and Beyond Hey Reader, Do you have that one friend or family member who asks for advice and then argues with you about it? And then two weeks later, they hear the exact same advice you gave them from someone else, and share it with you like they’re the genius? Yeah, that’s what I feel like whenever I talk with someone about lifting weights and they say: “I don’t want to get too big.” or “I don’t want to get bulky.” For the love of Double Stuf Oreo cookies and...

about 1 month ago • 2 min read

FIT DAD LIFE Fitness, Family, and Beyond Hey Reader, Do you remember the joy of Saturday morning cartoons? Growing up in a house where TV wasn’t allowed on school nights, Saturday morning was the highlight of the week. Even if I got to stay up late Friday night watching TGIF and eating pizza, nothing compared to Saturday morning cartoons. G.I. Joe Transformers Alvin and the Chipmunks The Real Ghostbusters Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Icons of the 80s and 90s. Pure animated legends. Throw in...

about 1 month ago • 2 min read

FIT DAD LIFE Fitness, Family, and Beyond Hey Reader, This weekend, Leanne and I are celebrating 18 years of life together. If our marriage were a person, it would be able to vote this year. But don’t worry, we’re NOT digging into politics today. PHEW! 😅 Anyway, at 40 years old, it’s a little weird to think that I’ve been married for almost half my life. In that time I’ve learned countless lessons like putting the peanut butter on a PB&J before the jelly, and washing the outside of a pan and...

about 2 months ago • 3 min read

FIT DAD LIFE Fitness, Family, and Beyond Hey Reader, You might not like hearing this, but doing cardio for weight loss is a waste of time. WHAT?! But I started running and lost a bunch of weight! Ok... what were you doing before you started running? Nothing? It's great that you got off the couch or away from your desk and started moving. That's often the first step toward a healthier life, and I'm here to cheer you on. Let's keep that momentum going! But... Cardio is quite literally a race to...

about 2 months ago • 2 min read

FIT DAD LIFE Fitness, Family, and Beyond Everyone loves to give advice. Ask anyone about anything and they’ll give you their two cents. Even if they didn’t have an opinion before you asked, now they do. You’ve heard all kinds of advice your entire life. Some of it is good advice. Some of it is terrible. Advice about work.Advice about books.Advice about money.Advice about movies.Advice about exercise.Advice about marriage. But how much of it really sticks? Is there any advice you actually...

3 months ago • 2 min read
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FIT DAD LIFE Fitness, Family, and Beyond Whether you're just getting started working out or you're coming back from a long break, figuring out what the heck you're supposed to do can get confusing. Can I work out at home?Do I have to go to the gym?How long should I workout?What exercises should I do?How many reps is the right amount? Here's a hot take: A "bad" program done consistently will outperform a perfect program done once. Consistency is the only hack that actually works. Here's my...

3 months ago • 1 min read
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FIT DAD LIFE Fitness, Family, and Beyond It was late on a Friday night. I was sitting on the couch, eating some Himalayan salt potato chips, and watching Welcome to Wrexham. The phone rang and I didn’t recognize the number. Now, with the absurd number of spam calls, I don’t usually answer the phone from an unknown number. But, it was in the same area code as my mom and I felt some kind of compulsion to answer. “Hello?”“Is this Kevin Procter?”“Yes.”“My name is X from the coroner’s office.”“Oh...

7 months ago • 3 min read
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FIT DAD LIFE Fitness, Family, and Beyond Hey Reader, In hindsight, growing up with military parents was awesome. As a parent now, I crave the discipline, structure, and chores that I fought against as a kid. My folks taught us many great lessons about life, work, family, and faith, but one in particular stands out. And it might not be what you think. Lesson 1: Clean up after yourself I’m pretty sure that 91.6% of parenting is cleaning up after your kids. Just from where I’m sitting in the...

7 months ago • 3 min read
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FIT DAD LIFE Fitness, Family, and Beyond Hey Reader, Ever feel like there’s never enough time in the day? Or do you ever get to the end of the week and your to-do list isn’t clear? Time is our greatest asset and yet it’s also the only one we can’t renew. Time is precious because we don’t live forever. Time feels infinite while we’re alive, despite somber moments when we realize our mortality. But it’s not practical to live like each day is your last. Simply because it’s highly likely that...

7 months ago • 3 min read
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