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
I have this conversation with people I train, and with myself, all the time. What would it take to achieve the level of fitness we desire, and what would that require from us in terms of freeing up the time … Read More
I learn as much as I can about how bodies work, but I’ll never know it all AND the exercise research we have is usually done on populations that don’t represent everyone AND every individual body is a bit different… … Read More
Just because it feels true, doesn’t make it true. Often what makes something feel true is that it’s been repeated and implied all over the background of our lives. For example – “a healthy tan” feels like a thing, and … Read More
Your body doesn’t have to be able to do anything at all in order to justify its existence and the way it is. All bodies deserve to be treated with respect and care, no qualifiers required.
Even if the way … Read More
Being physically active is useful for a lot of different mental and physical health conditions, but sometimes it’s not physically or mentally possible to follow the intensity or volume that’s recommended, and this can get in the way of us … Read More
