We are heading out of winter and into spring when, in the Netherlands, we have a flurry of public holidays, start to head off for long weekends and look to book summer holidays. I am seeing clients doing more business travel again as well. So, how do you make sure you train when you are away? It [...]
According to the Cambridge dictionary online, the definition of a personal trainer is “someone whose job is to help you become stronger and healthier by deciding which exercises you should do and showing you how to do them.” But what does personal training look like? Personal training is generally one-to-one training but can also be one-to-two training. [...]
How do you feel about new year’s resolutions? Do you make any? Do you follow through with them? Do you make them about your health and/or fitness? Or maybe work related? Personally I don’t make new year’s resolutions. I like to make good decisions about my health throughout the year and slowly work on habits [...]
Every year in the week leading up to Christmas, I have a tradition of doing a workout called "12 Exercises of Christmas". If you are familiar with the song the 12 Days of Christmas, you will soon get an idea of how this works. "On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave me: [...]
Winter is coming! ❄️ Going for a run or a workout when it’s cold outside may not seem like the easiest thing to do. Even if you want to do it, you may lack motivation. A winter workout can give you the chills, literally! The right mindset and preparation can make a big difference between continuing to [...]
By Sandra de Gelder I have been exercising in one way or another for most of my life. As a child, I was taught and shown the importance of training for my physical body and tried many different forms of sports, from tennis to jazz ballet, windsurfing and basketball. My parents made me always do [...]
I recently read that if the parent participates in sports or goes to training sessions with the kids, children are more likely to participate in sports themselves. I can’t remember where I read this anymore, so I hope I didn’t make it up. But it did make me look back and reflect on where my love of [...]
I want to take the opportunity in this blog to speak about the benefits of strength training. Most of my clients are over 35, and the majority are women in their 40s, where I fall myself. Science and practice show that once we pass the 35, it is even more important to include strength training in our [...]
Have you ever thought that how we talk during our workout can affect how we move and perform? An essential part of my work is to be mindful of how I instruct my clients. There can be a fine balance between a good and a bad experience. Words are extremely powerful tools that we can use to uplift [...]
I recently had to take a forced break from the volume of training I am used to doing. I had about 8 weeks of one thing after another happening to me. It started with covid, which took about a month to clear. Slightly worried I wouldn’t be ready to train hard, I still [...]
