Earlier this month Boston Marathon were showing on Facebook and Instagram that they had already painted the finish line. At the moment I don't feel the finish line is quite in sight. But training is definitely going well and has included a cross country. As the year changed to 2017 my training took a turn [...]
After having made a video of my session with a Sports Psychologist I thought it would also be interesting to interview my triathlon coach Matt Warnock to share the type of training I have done in the first 3 months of training for Boston Marathon. It is called MAF training - that stands for Metabolic Aerobic [...]
As you know, I find movement really important to keep your body healthy and prevent injury. I came up with this tip after having to get a lot done one day. It uses the Pomodoro method so it will also keep you working productively. https://youtu.be/rxgW-mH_hzs Here is the link to the Pomodoro method tool I use.
Here's the story of one of my clients, Filiz, who I am so proud of working with! Filiz used to be super sporty and fit. About three years before she came to me she had run the Dam2Dam (a popular local 10 mile run from Amsterdam to Zaandam) with perhaps not the correct training and [...]
OK, so this blog could be controversial and is probably the opposite to your expectations from a Personal Trainer. I decided to write this because I often get asked: "can we do lots of core today? I want a flat stomach". The more I learn, the more I challenge and question things. One of these subjects [...]
A few weeks back I went on a course about pain and I find it an interesting subject. Last month I wrote a blog about a few things I learned that I found very interesting. Today I want to share what other factors can influence pain. 1. Previous experience If you have previously experienced an injury, your [...]
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 [...]
