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When I first got my qualification as a personal trainer and was put in front of my first clients, I had this overwhelming feeling of: ‘I have these peoples’ lives in my hands’. The responsibility I felt was so great that I had a huge urge to learn more so I could be a better …
Just in the last couple of weeks I have had numerous conversations about food. There have been questions about what I think about certain food plans or ‘diets’ and whole groups of foods like bread and how much to eat. Personally I grew up with bread, but what I class as real bread-a bread that …
There is a lot of information out about eating this and that, losing weight, going to the gym or doing some exercise, and getting healthier, but how many times do we say yea yea yea, I know I should do something. Then we keep right on doing what we have been doing so far. The …
Just recently I heard a comment: “It’s so easy to dismiss fitness” This got me thinking about the everyday job of everyday people. How do we start out in our life? At least in my generation once we were up on our feet we spent a lot of time if not outdoors, then at least …
It’s almost a couple of years ago now that I attended a sourdough bread making workshop. The reason for my interest was that I grew up with only eating sourdough bread. To feel uncomfortable after eating bread didn’t exist. I have made lots of bread in my life, at first using flour I ground up …
Great question. Being discerning with regards to your food choices is something that benefits everyone. Regardless if you need to shed any excess fat or are just looking to adjust to a generally healthier lifestyle, the beginning of a new year is a great time to do it. It is probably really a time to …
Why do I recalibrate my food choices at least once a year? Read More »
In performance there is a strong relationship between tension and it’s opposite-relaxation. Performance can have many meanings with the best known being sports and work related. But performance happens everywhere in life- we just don’t think of it as such. Doing house work and gardening easily or going for a long walk as well as …
I have recently witnessed firsthand how someone’s life is affected when the most important section of our bodies- our middle- has forgotten how to work. There is lots of talk going through the fitness industry about working the ‘core’, yet there seems to be a limited understanding of what that really means. I know for …
You might wonder what my time with mum has to do with training, but let me clarify it for you. It started when we first got together on her current bi-annual visit to Australia. I hadn’t seen her for those couple of years, so it came as a shock to me to see her move …
Many times when I talk about training and kettlebells people must think of high intensity – have to be super strong and super fit- and/or injuries by kettlebells. I hear it often. Possibly because of the number of people using then without proper instruction and technique. It is understandable that there is an element of …
