Yoga’s dirty little secret
Today’s post was inspired by my Bikram yoga class this morning. As we were doing the Standing head to knee pose I cringed when I saw the extremely hyper-mobile woman in front of me locking her joints out with no muscle control every time the instructor told us to lock out our knees. I wanted […]
Moderation? …Or mediocrity?
“That, however, is mediocrity, though it be called moderation.” Friedrich Nietzsche Someone wrote this on a thread I was following recently: “I hate looking at the competitors, because when I see their bodies and how fit they are, I honestly feel sorry for them. We aren’t all obsessive like that. Some of us practice moderation. […]
Supplementing for CrossFitters
(All quotes included in this post are taken from www.examine.com) Seeing as CrossFit is what I am most familiar with and most invested in, I thought I would write a post on the supplements I recommend for CrossFitters. I train primarily CrossFit, which consists of a lot of strength training, but also a very large […]
10 things your personal trainer wants to tell you!
Today’s post is a collaboration between my boyfriend (who has been a PT and S&C coach for many years as well) and myself. He was a bit of an inspiration behind this post. We often discuss common trends we see happening with our clients, so it’s thanks to a few late night conversations that this […]
12 things I learned in 2014
2014 has been a big year for me, I think more in a “personal development” kind of way than anything else. I was thinking about last year and some of the things I learned/discovered, and seeing as it’s almost the end of the year I thought I would make a post of it. Some of […]
HAND CARE TIPS FOR SERIOUS EXERCISERS
Time to talk about preventative hand care! If you have ever ripped off your callouses or torn your hands from training you will know how horribly annoying it is. It hurts like hell, and it affects your training for a week or sometimes even more. I have found that the best way to care for […]
How often should you train your abs?
We all want a nice set of abs, but spending too much time training them specifically (in the generic way that everyone thinks you are meant to, i.e. directly training the abs on a floor mat) is not the best way to get your abs to show. Abs are highly sought after, but a good […]
Product Review: The BodyScience Athlete Tights
I have been LOVING the BodyScience athlete tights in black. I get sooo much use out of them. They are great for performance and recovery. They double up as training tights and work tights for me. They have seen me through winter and are so tough and durable. Today I was doing hang snatches in […]
New ways to measure your progress once your “newbie gains” have passed!
I’ve always been a big fan of holistic or total fitness and making sure my training includes a wide range of skills i.e. strength, speed, endurance, power, flexibility training etc. I find it’s good for the body and better for my health overall. Of course there is nothing quite like adding 5kg to your clean, […]
15 Truths Women Need to Hear about Diet and Fitness
A few weeks back I wrote the following on my Facebook Eatercise page and I received quite a lot of positive feedback on it: Hey girls, eating 1200 calories a day, a bowl of no-fat yogurt with berries and cornflakes or muesli for breakfast (where is the protein? and PLEASE DON’T tell me it’s the […]
4 warm up ideas using only one piece of equipment each
Here are some of my favourite effective and efficient ways to ready your body for exercise. These all involve short, simple movements. You don’t need to get on a treadmill or bike for 20 minutes to get warmed up. The whole purpose of the warmup process is to elevate your heartrate, increase blood flow to […]
Crazy Lifting Face Photo Contest
#crazyliftingface I am running a photo contest for the next month, for all exercisers and lifters! I want to see your craziest lifting/workout face. Whether you are playing a sport, running, lifting weights, jumping…whatever you are doing. I want to see your crazy expressions as you go to that special place. 🙂 Photo submissions will […]