It is that time of year again! Yes, the Christmas workout. A tradition for many years in my groups is to do a workout based on the song “The 12 Days of Christmas”. If you don’t know it you can listen to it here. Do you want to give it a [...]
This month, I want to take a moment to celebrate and shine a light on my group classes, starting with: The Monday Group This group (pictured above) meets online on Mondays at 12 p.m. via Zoom. What I would particularly like to celebrate is the consistency this group shows in showing up [...]
One of the things I love to hear from clients is when they have achieved something from their training that wasn’t a goal nor something we had specifically trained for. Like managing to run for the tram without being out of breath, being able to move things easier than before, carrying [...]
Many people expect that I will have a lot of new clients in the new year. But that has rarely been the case for me. I am more likely to have new people join just after the summer holidays, in September/October or at the beginning of spring. My theory is that during the summer, [...]
In April, I was at a triathlon camp in Mallorca with the Amsterdam Triathlon and Cycling Club. Triathlon camp is a great opportunity to increase your fitness just before the triathlon season begins. Mostly, the focus was on cycling, but with a 25-metre pool at the hotel and plenty of places [...]
The video below is what you can expect during your first biomechanics session with me. I wanted to make something that helped take away the uncertainty of coming to see me for a screening for the first time. This screening process allows me to find out what exercises to give to clients that are specific to how [...]
Happy Valentine’s Day! 💗 I’m a great believer in doing sporting activities that you enjoy. So we decided to make this month’s blog about challenging you to make a Valentine’s date with your sport. But first, I would like to describe to you my favourite workout. It probably wouldn’t [...]
Happy 2025! 🥳 This month, I am taking a bit of a look back on last year. Veronica, from SPIN Ideas, who helps me write these blogs, has challenged me to write about 3 things I celebrate and 3 things I would do differently. At first, I wasn’t sure I would be able [...]
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 [...]
