Umpiring is a very demanding job. It stresses the body in many ways – through the constant travel schedule and through the game's excessive wear and tear on the body.

During the course of the baseball season, it is somewhat difficult to maintain a regular schedule for proper eating and exercise for weight management. Based upon my ten years of traveling with a professonal baseball team and experience with lifestyle modification for at-risk umpires, I have developed guidelines to help you make wiser food selections when eating out on the road. This program will also give you a simple exercise routine which will serve as an adjunct to your Professional Umpire Dumbbell Exercises & Stretching Program. We have found that this program is flexible enough to work around any game schedule.

Remember, it is important to obtain physician clearance before beginning any exercise or weight loss program. For an introduction to the Mackie Shilstone Visceral (Abdominal) Fat Loss Program, you can visit our highly successful At-Risk Umpire Lifestyle Modification Program at EJGH. Mackie's Umpire In-Season Weight Management Program is a preferred program for professional umpires. For more information about this program, contact the Fitness Principle at (504) 457-3110.

Program Video: Umpire Peformance Training System