The Jason Kelly Fitness Journal
At Midway Motion & Fitness, we strive to create a welcoming environment for all fitness enthusiasts. Explore our new blog for weekly articles by Jason Kelly, designed to support your fitness journey.
Jason’s Books
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The Balanced Body
Focuses on alignment, flexibility, and mobility. You will become flexible instantly!
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Instant Strength
Shows you how to become stronger, faster, explosive, and powerful instantly using a transformative 12-week program.
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Eat to Win
A nutrition book that shows you how to eat healthier, not just with foods and your mouth, but with your mind and emotions.
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Blended Bliss
Great for creating healthy smoothies using chocolate, coffee, matcha, fruits, vegetables, and more!
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Why Do You Keep Waking Up at 3 AM?
Waking up at 3 AM and can't get back to sleep? Your brain isn't necessarily waking you because something is wrong. It may be responding to changes inside your body.
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Growing Older Is Inevitable. Getting Slower Is Something We Can Fight.
Does getting older automatically mean we have to slow down, get weaker, and become less athletic? I don't believe it does.
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Don't Chase Soreness — Chase Progress
A common fitness belief is that if you're not sore after a workout, you didn't work hard enough. That simply isn't true.
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Mental Health and Movement: The Underrated Link
Exercise isn't only about the body. Movement has a powerful relationship with mood, stress, sleep, confidence, and how we connect with other people.
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The Forgotten Fitness Quality: Reaction Time
Strength, endurance, flexibility, balance — all important. But there's another physical quality that often gets ignored as we get older: reaction time.
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Your Brain Has a Waste-Removal System—and Exercise May Help Keep It Working
Exercise may be doing something we can't see: helping the brain maintain its own waste-removal and housekeeping systems.
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Breathe Better, Move Better: Why Functional Breathing Matters
We breathe all day without thinking about it. But how we breathe can influence how we move, stabilize, manage stress, and recover.
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Are You Strong… or Are You Athletic? Why It Matters More as You Age
Most people understand the importance of staying strong as they get older. But there's another question we should be asking: are you strong, or are you athletic?
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7 Non-Negotiable Wellness Habits I Swear By
Every year, a new fitness trend promises to be the answer. After nearly 30 years in exercise science, I've learned something different.
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Stimulate, Don't Annihilate: The Secret to Long-Term Fitness
One of the biggest misconceptions in fitness is that every workout should leave you completely exhausted. That's not how your body gets healthier.
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The Most Overlooked Exercise for Better Health: Walking After Meals
One of the most powerful habits for improving your health doesn't require a gym membership or special equipment. It's simply taking a walk after you eat.
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Sitting: The New Disorder — How Chairs Are Aging You Faster
Most people think aging is simply a matter of getting older. But one of the biggest contributors to aging isn't your birthday. It's your chair.
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Don't Chase Calories — Build the Engine
One of the biggest mistakes people make when they exercise is judging their workout by one number: how many calories did I burn?
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Low Reps vs. High Reps: Which One Builds a Stronger Body?
Walk into any gym and you'll hear the debate. Both rep ranges have their place, but they produce very different adaptations.
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The Power of Fiber After 50: Fuel Your Gut, Protect Your Health, and Age Stronger
One of the most powerful and most often overlooked choices after 50 is dietary fiber. It's not just about staying regular.
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3 Proven Tips for Deeper Sleep After 50
As we move through our 50s and beyond, quality sleep becomes one of the most powerful tools for recovery, energy, and staying strong.
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Unlock Youthful Strength: The Power of Slow Eccentric Isometric Training
At 53, I'm squatting heavy, moving with speed, power, and recovering better than I did in my 30s.
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The #1 Predictor of Independence After 50 (It's Not What You Think)
Your grip is more than just a measure of hand strength — it’s a built-in survival mechanism.
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Youth Is Speed: Why Fast-Twitch Muscle Is the Missing Link to Anti-Aging
Youth is speed. The spring in your step when you were younger, the quick reaction to catch yourself from falling…
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Why Most Fitness Advice Is Aging You Faster After 40
By your 40s and 50s, something strange starts happening. You notice it in the mirror first.
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