In the Netherlands right now we have a flurry of days off (for some reason they are all around the same time of year, and then nothing until Christmas). On these days/long weekends there are many reasons to avoid movement, eat more than usual and socialise. And while this is really good for us [...]
A lot of my posts are on serious topics and I thought that it was time to have a bit of fun. Of course, we like to have good workouts but it is also important to have a bit of fun alongside. So what do you think about these exercises with unusual names or renamed [...]
Happy New Year! We are now into January. It is typically a time of the year when goals are already made and broken. Have you set goals? How are you getting on? If you find it hard to set up your fitness goals, here are 3 of my top tips for setting them. Pick something [...]
Do you have any fitness goals? How do you go about achieving them? Do you know where to start? Do you know how to make it work for you? In this post I’d like to give you a few tips on how to set up your fitness goals and go about achieving them. Picking your [...]
I always try to get the positive out of a situation so, after writing a few blogs about the symptoms of perimenopause, I thought I needed to write something less negative. I wanted to write a blog about the positive side of this phase of life. However, in discussion with a friend who said, I [...]
Yes! Another race report. Second and final triathlon of the season was on the 25th of September at the Bosbaan here in Amsterdam. It was an Olympic distance (750m swim, 40km bike, 10km run). It is always fun to do a local race, but as we haven’t been racing for a while, this race also [...]
The primary benefit of coming to boot camp is,of course, to get fit in, with a group dynamic. However, I like to think my class is unique and provides a lot of benefits that you may not have thought of before. I also asked my clients what are the benefits for attending my class, and [...]
A couple of years back I created a stand alone programme to help with the movement of the pelvis. I did this because I realised that the Biomechanics Coaching can’t be reached by everyone and wanted to present an option to access a basic version of what I do with my clients. By improving our [...]
I think it is very important for us to be able to be independent as long as we can. We lose muscle and bone density as we age, so it is imperative to work to reduce this as much as we can. Here are some areas to focus on to ensure you keep yourself moving [...]
If you are not interested in participating in competitive sport, you might look at my triathlon life and ask “Why?”. Why do you want to spend so much time on it? Why go on holiday and still train? Why do you want to push yourself so hard? On the first of August, I completed my [...]
