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When I’m taking training sessions I always get on the floor for some part of it. The way I get to the floor has changed drastically since I started doing it. This had come out of my quest to improve my bodyweight squat. I always knew that as a toddler we all knew how to …
Since last November I have been doing a course for my business. It involved a lot of homework – in other words lots of sitting at the computer, researching, concentrating and staring at the screen. This made me notice a few things that I had never realised would happen with so much time in the …
Feet – what is their use other than holding us up and finding pretty shoes for? If we looked at an anatomy chart it would tell us that there are some 30+ bones in each foot as well as a whole lot of muscles. They are arranged in a sophisticated structure so that they can …
Recently, in fact from the middle of January to the latter part of February I ran a swing challenge. That is having a set time frame in which to complete a certain number of swings. In this case it was 10,000 in 5 weeks. When running or participating in any challenge a number of questions …
What I learned from committing to a Swing Challenge, or any Challenge for that matter Read More »
I have noticed that the years tick by regardless of what anyone does. That means we are all getting a year older every year. And every year has an effect on our body. But how much of an effect and what we do about it I am sure is up to us. I don’t know …
Let me paint you a picture: I am sitting on my computer, studying or doing any other work related activity. Or perhaps it is evening and Facebook or games. Anyway, the fact remains- long time in one position, engrossed in an activity and not noticing the body’s signals to move. Can you relate? After a …
Approximately 4 weeks ago during my roller derby training I was chasing someone to push them off track. I wasn’t very successful, the player got away from me and I got myself off balance which resulted in me falling quite hard onto my tailbone. A massive bone bruise followed and a few days later a …
One of my ‘bugbears’ has been for a long time that I find it very hard to do an easy natural bodyweight squat. Years of gymnastics where I ran on my toes for everything I did has possibly contributed to very tight ankles. Where I grew up in Germany no one sat on the floor …
Many years ago I must have injured my spine just being a kid and gymnast. In.living like that, there are falls, sometime from heights, and lots of bending, twisting and turning. And as we all do, we bounce back. Maybe we are a bit sore for a couple of days, but soon everything is forgotten …
When I go back through my own experience of being a new trainer, the first thought that came to my mind when I was let loose with my first few clients was: Oh my God, I don’t know where to start. I have these people’s lives in my hand! That sent me on a lifelong …
