The Fitness Professor

The Fitness Professor No more excuses.

Doug Dorsey, the Fitness Professor, is here to guide you through the weight loss journey, complete with healthy eating tips, work outs of the week, and every exercise essential you'll need.

07/26/2025

Fell off track again? Don’t overcomplicate it.
Start small. One healthy win. Three days in a row. That’s how you build momentum in midlife.

🎧 Listen to the full Midlife Unleashed episode to learn how to reset without the all-or-nothing trap.
Link in the comment.

07/24/2025

You’ve built a career. Maybe raised a family. Navigated hard seasons. So why does sticking to a meal plan or making it to the gym still feel impossible? 🤯

At midlife, the pressure hits different. You think you should have this all figured out by now… but the truth is, you’re juggling more than ever. And the guilt from "not doing enough" can spiral fast.

🎧In this episode of Midlife Unleashed, we break down why discipline isn’t the problem. You just need systems that fit your real life. (Link in the comment)

07/19/2025

At midlife, the pressure to "figure it out on your own" runs deep.
But here's the truth: Olympic athletes have coaches. CEOs have coaches. Therapists have therapists.

So why not you?

From Midlife Unleashed: Learn how to stop starting over, build real momentum, and finally follow through.
(Link in the comments)

07/17/2025

Want to build a better day? Start with a better morning.

These 5 things will help you feel sharper, calmer, and more consistent—without needing a 2-hour routine:
1. Wake up at the same time every day
2. Drink 20–30 oz of water right away
3. Get your body moving (even 5 minutes counts)
4. Eat a high-protein, whole food meal
5. Do one self-care habit like journaling or meditation

No pressure to be perfect. Just pick one and stack from there.
🎧 From Midlife Unleashed: Real strategies for real life. (Link in the comment)

07/17/2025

Here is my go-to vacation workout! ☀️

You don’t need a gym, just a 5x5 space and 15 minutes. It is a full body workout, perfect for when you’re traveling or just short on time.

Here’s the full workout:
▫️ 10 Pushups
▫️ Bicycles - 45 seconds
▫️ 10 Pushups
▫️ Reverse crunches - 45 seconds
▫️ 10 Pushups
▫️ Crunches with a twist (left side) - 45 seconds
▫️ 10 Pushups
▫️ Crunches with a twist (right side) - 45 seconds
▫️ 10 Pushups
▫️ Leg Circles (left) - 45 seconds
▫️ 10 Pushups
▫️ Leg Circles (right) - 45 seconds
▫️ 10 Pushups
▫️ Oblique crunches (left side) - 45 seconds
▫️ 10 Pushups
▫️ Oblique crunches (right side) - 45 seconds
▫️ 10 Pushups
▫️ Toe raises - 45 seconds
▫️ 10 Pushups
▫️ Plank, 1 minute hold
▫️ 30 Bodyweight Squats
▫️ 30 Bodyweight Lunges
▫️ 30 Bodyweight Jump Squats
▫️ 30 Bodyweight Jump Lunges

Try it during your next trip, or any time you need a solid workout fast.
Let me know how it goes!

07/15/2025

Going all-in, overtraining, and cutting everything out is a setup for failure. You don’t need perfection. You need a plan you can actually stick to.

In midlife, the intense approach backfires harder than ever.

From Midlife Unleashed: Learn how small, steady habits drive long-term results without burnout, hormone crashes, or constant restarts. (Link in the comment)

07/02/2025

Before you fire up the grill this summer, check the label on your beef. 🍔

Just because it says “premium” doesn’t mean it’s lean. Look for 90/10 or 93/7 ground beef to cut fat and keep the protein high, especially if you’re adding buns, cheese, or bacon.

Better choices = better results.

06/21/2025

The more you act like a healthy person, the more you start to believe it, until it just becomes who you are.

Every action you take is a vote for that identity. And when those votes stack up, so does your confidence.

Freedom, Strength, and Wellness.Today we honor Juneteenth, a celebration of freedom, resilience, and progress.As we refl...
06/19/2025

Freedom, Strength, and Wellness.

Today we honor Juneteenth, a celebration of freedom, resilience, and progress.
As we reflect on history, let’s also reclaim our future. True freedom includes the ability to move, nourish, and care for our bodies.

Health is liberation. Wellness is power. Fitness is resistance.

To all those on a journey to better themselves, mind, body, and spirit, we see you. We celebrate with you.

06/17/2025

Even 10 minutes of pushups, squats, lunges—or just a walk—keeps your momentum alive.
It’s not about doing it all.
It’s about doing something.

This is how I stay consistent, avoid the all-or-nothing trap, and keep showing up no matter how busy life gets.

06/14/2025

Real talk: Habits don’t become automatic overnight.
When I coach clients, I’m clear from the start—it usually takes 6 to 12 weeks before things feel natural.
That’s why my program runs for 16 weeks. It gives us time to lock in the habits that make real change stick.

🎧 From Midlife Unleashed: How long it really takes to build momentum and how to stop starting over. (Link in the comment)

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Healthy Lifestyle Transformation Expert

Doug Dorsey is a college professor, fitness coach, author, entrepreneur and healthy lifestyle transformation expert. With over two decades of college teaching experience and over a decade of personal training experience, Doug is one of the top personal fitness coaches around. Known as the Fitness Professor because of his educational approach to fitness, Doug employs a systematic approach to fat loss. Many of his ideas and philosophies are cutting edge, down to earth, and life changing. Since it is his mission to help others improve their life through education and fitness, he lectures and speaks at corporate offices, businesses, and organizations looking to take a healthy and realistic approach to health and weight loss.