Here's the story of one of my clients, Filiz, who I am so proud of working with! Filiz used to be super sporty and fit. About three years before she came to me she had run the Dam2Dam (a popular local 10 mile run from Amsterdam to Zaandam) with perhaps not the correct training and [...]
OK, so this blog could be controversial and is probably the opposite to your expectations from a Personal Trainer. I decided to write this because I often get asked: "can we do lots of core today? I want a flat stomach". The more I learn, the more I challenge and question things. One of these subjects [...]
A few weeks back I went on a course about pain and I find it an interesting subject. Last month I wrote a blog about a few things I learned that I found very interesting. Today I want to share what other factors can influence pain. 1. Previous experience If you have previously experienced an injury, your [...]
As some of you may know, I am going to be running the Boston marathon (read here for more information). As a Personal Trainer I know the importance of training and having a plan to run it. The psychology is also part of the preparation. I am fortunate to be friends with a Sports Psychologist, Suzannah, [...]
I have recently been on a course about pain and have been finding it a very interesting subject. So today I thought to share three things that I've found extra-interesting. 1.Pain is normal Pain is a normal part of our life. No one will go through life without it, and actually, even if at first glance [...]
Tamara found out about my personal training sessions in Amsterdam at a talk I gave at our mutual triathlon club's training camp in the spring. I explained to the group how I can help them to move better that can in turn improve their efficiency over their swim, bike and run. Tamara had been experiencing [...]
Meet client Natalie. Natalie started coming to my boot camp over 2 years ago. Over a year ago she also started personal training. Natalie had previously been a kick boxer to a high level (1st degree Black Belt in the North West Chinese Kickboxing Association) in England. She trained for long hours and had some [...]
Training for hills in a flat city On the 1st of November I started my training for the Boston Marathon. And the biggest challenge is: how to train for a hilly course in a completely flat city? Here are some of the training tools we (my coach and I) have come up with that are going [...]
A few weeks ago I got my confirmation that I had been accepted for the Boston Marathon and last week we booked the flights and hotel. So it is really happening. Enjoying my first marathon On telling people that I am going to be running Boston Marathon I have had two responses. The [...]
I have just seen a client for the third time. We've already made a positive difference to her foot pain. One of the things we have corrected is her leg length difference. When I screened her we found that she had a leg length difference (as well as a few more areas where her movement [...]
