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 [...]
Are you a woman in your 40's or starting your 50's and you are noticing changes in how your body works despite doing the same sport? Are you eating the same as you did in your 30's but now you experience some strange symptoms that you are not used to? These can be symptoms of peri-menopause. During this period not all of [...]
As I mentioned here, we moved into a new house earlier this year. With it came the much dreamed chance to have a new office. I put a call out to you guys to help me come up with ideas on how I could design the room, with specific emphasis on the background for zoom classes and [...]
Pain is a complicated subject. And as I come closer to a big race I am training for, I am sure likely to feel aches and pains as I always do. And then, no doubt, after the race, the pains will just disappear. It is really interesting how our bodies and minds are connected. A bit [...]
For many years I have thought I’d like to have an office in my home where I could work on administration, client programmes, marketing, etc. Once I added online training sessions to my schedule, I wanted this even more, as asking my husband to move out of the living room every Thursday evening to do [...]
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: [...]
