As some of you may know, I am going to be running the Boston marathon (read here for more information). As a Personal Trainer I know the importance of training and having a plan to run it. The psychology is also part of the preparation. I am fortunate to be friends with a Sports Psychologist, Suzannah, [...]
I have recently been on a course about pain and have been finding it a very interesting subject. So today I thought to share three things that I've found extra-interesting. 1.Pain is normal Pain is a normal part of our life. No one will go through life without it, and actually, even if at first glance [...]
Tamara found out about my personal training sessions in Amsterdam at a talk I gave at our mutual triathlon club's training camp in the spring. I explained to the group how I can help them to move better that can in turn improve their efficiency over their swim, bike and run. Tamara had been experiencing [...]
Meet client Natalie. Natalie started coming to my boot camp over 2 years ago. Over a year ago she also started personal training. Natalie had previously been a kick boxer to a high level (1st degree Black Belt in the North West Chinese Kickboxing Association) in England. She trained for long hours and had some [...]
Training for hills in a flat city On the 1st of November I started my training for the Boston Marathon. And the biggest challenge is: how to train for a hilly course in a completely flat city? Here are some of the training tools we (my coach and I) have come up with that are going [...]
A few weeks ago I got my confirmation that I had been accepted for the Boston Marathon and last week we booked the flights and hotel. So it is really happening. Enjoying my first marathon On telling people that I am going to be running Boston Marathon I have had two responses. The [...]
Today I would like to share with you the story of a runner I have been working with. Joost came to me because he had heard about what I do and wondered if I could help him with the problems he had been experiencing while running. I explained to him that I don't treat pain and [...]
The Olympisch Stadionloop happened this year on the 9th of November, and Wilson's Workouts went with a team of seven - Boot Campers Emma and Julie, Buggyfitters Ann, Marie and Jill (well done, guys!), Brian and I. We all ran 10 km and all had lots of fun. It was a beautiful day, with perfect conditions and [...]
