Winter is coming! ❄️ Going for a run or a workout when it’s cold outside may not seem like the easiest thing to do. Even if you want to do it, you may lack motivation. A winter workout can give you the chills, literally! The right mindset and preparation can make a big difference between continuing to [...]
By Sandra de Gelder I have been exercising in one way or another for most of my life. As a child, I was taught and shown the importance of training for my physical body and tried many different forms of sports, from tennis to jazz ballet, windsurfing and basketball. My parents made me always do [...]
I recently read that if the parent participates in sports or goes to training sessions with the kids, children are more likely to participate in sports themselves. I can’t remember where I read this anymore, so I hope I didn’t make it up. But it did make me look back and reflect on where my love of [...]
I want to take the opportunity in this blog to speak about the benefits of strength training. Most of my clients are over 35, and the majority are women in their 40s, where I fall myself. Science and practice show that once we pass the 35, it is even more important to include strength training in our [...]
Have you ever thought that how we talk during our workout can affect how we move and perform? An essential part of my work is to be mindful of how I instruct my clients. There can be a fine balance between a good and a bad experience. Words are extremely powerful tools that we can use to uplift [...]
How a 'Keeping the Brain Healthy' course, made me go to the dentist! In this blog, I want to share some of what I have been learning about how lifestyle changes can have a positive impact on your brain. The less fun news is that in the UK, Dementia and Alzheimers are the leading [...]
What does this mean to you? Can anyone wear a bikini? Is it an unusual statement? I am curious to know what you think. Every year around this time we are bombarded by messages like “get in shape for the summer”, “get into bikini body shape”, “how to make your body summer-ready”, and “get a bikini body [...]
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 [...]
In my last blog about stress in your 40s I mentioned that I have started a course to continue to help me work with women over 40. During my 13 years of personal training, I have found myself mostly working with women of the same age as me. That doesn’t mean that I don’t love [...]
