Of course we want to avoid injury as much as possible, but unfortunately, this can still happen. While it is tempting to just stop any sort of training in the meantime, it is normally possible to continue with training with a few adaptations and ingenuity. It is really important to keep the body [...]
As I am writing this, it is the third week of July and the quietest work week of the summer. I have been a bit lazy, but I am finally sitting down to write this newsletter. As I look forward, my agenda shows that most clients will be back from their [...]
In this blog I wrote about the preparation I was going through for my triathlon and the fact I had hurt my Achilles tendon and had had very limited running training leading up to the event. Well, this race has taken place and I now want to share the experience with you. The race [...]
We are not fully into triathlon season yet, however I am already seeing some great feedback from my endurance athletes who come to me to help with how they move and how it is converting to their performances. Here are some of their stories: Martijn is a [...]
We often share the great parts of training for a triathlon (or other events), but sometimes, things don’t go as we want them to.Unfortunately, this year's preparation for my triathlons has not gone completely according to plan. I have focused on two half-distance triathlons (1.9km swim, 90km bike, and [...]
Training throughout the school holiday period We are heading towards the school summer holidays, so we decided this month to write about how to keep training when your kids aren’t at school. There is a little problem though: I don't have any first-hand experience with this, therefore, I decided to ask my [...]
Currently, my husband is training for a big endurance event. He doesn’t like to be the centre of attention, so this will be all I will say about him. 🙂 On my side, I have noticed that during this training period I have gone to some social activities on my own, [...]
I know it is probably a bit late into the month to say Happy New Year. However, I really want to wish you a Happy New Year anyway 😀 Hope you had a relaxing holiday season and that this year is already shaping up to be a great one! I am resisting [...]
As you may have seen, I was recently training for a hyrox competition. I normally train with a triathlon coach and although I did consider hiring a hyrox coach at first, I decided that going for a first Hyrox race and having only 7 weeks of training probably wasn’t really worth it. So, I [...]
I am launching a new class, and you are the first ones to learn about it! My new Strength and Movement class is focused on strength and movement (as the title implies 😀 ) for mainly women over 35. We will focus on strength exercises using minimal equipment. There will be two types of classes: one will be a live [...]
