A lot of people have told me that they haven’t been very active or they’ve let their best habits slip away over the last few months. If that’s you, you’re in excellent, very human, company. We’ve been going through a … Read More
Exercise might be a great way to take care of your mental and physical health right now OR it might feel like just another to-do list task to contend with in the midst of a global pandemic.
If moving … Read More
As fitness professionals, we often show the world when we are doing active stuff, because have found value in movement and want to share that, but I also think it’s important to show and model that we aren’t like that … Read More
As trainers, we value community health, right? So now is the time to act in line with our values and help reduce transmission of covid-19, by limiting non essential contact.
Yes, physical activity is important for our physical and mental … Read More
If being more active this year is something that’s important to you, consider adding the option of half-assing things into your toolbox! Hear me out…
If you have to give it 100% all of the time, what happens when you’ve … Read More
It is estimated to take 17 years for research evidence to reach clinical practice. In the case of fitness professionals and weight loss, two major things get in the way. One is the cultural assumptions we absorb about weight and … Read More
A few of the lovely people I train are sick or overwhelmed with other life stuff at the moment, and I GET IT – as a fellow human, I have phases like that too, we all do.
Being active is … Read More
My friend and I did some sprints down at the beach in Elwood together last night. He is faster than me and does more sprints than me, but I am not trying to improve his cardiovascular fitness, I’m trying to … Read More
Now that everyone knows diets don’t work, companies are bending over backwards to disguise their diet products as “wellness”. Pro tip: if the goal is still to get thinner, it’s not about wellbeing.
I was interviewed on Mamamia’s “The Quickly” … Read More
Moving away from weight loss goals doesn’t have to mean “giving up on health”. It CAN mean focussing on health promoting behaviours, which improve health independent of any changes to weight.
What if the opposite of “trying to lose … Read More
