What’s your automatic tendency?
Often our automatic habits are things we need to work on overcoming. Do you have a tendency to sleep until the last minute, put off...
“No” is a complete sentence.
“No, thank you” is a polite complete sentence. I read this in a book this week and I thought about how often we just let no be enough....
What does failure look like to you?
I got to thinking about this question randomly on Tuesday morning mid-conversation. You know when you have a bit of Deja Vu, or remember...
Sometimes the simplest things are the hardest
I’m going to set you a challenge and you have a week to prepare. From August 1, I want you to push yourself to do the simple things that...
How do you feel about stopping and taking time off in a day?
I don’t necessarily mean packing up and ditching the day - although sometimes I do. I mean, stopping for lunch, a walk, a nap in the...
What does the voice in your head sound like to you?
Does it even sound like you? On Monday morning, maybe yes. By Monday lunch, maybe not. By Wednesday night, it depends on what happened...
Why it’s important to have goals and values
They take the questions and hassle out of making decisions. I’ve spoken about both goals and values a lot in the past and you’ve probably...
The sun has his hat on. Put yours on too.
It's been a hot week and it's set to continue. What does that mean for our bodies? Anyone else noticed they are exhausted when they step...
Simple changes for big results
We understand the why and what to do when choosing to make healthier choices, but often the how is the limiting factor. Let's look at...
Tracking as a tool
Sometimes we get so stuck into a goal that we have blinkers on Look at a weight loss or re-composition goal, for example. As a coach, I...
Are you doing the work for what you think of you, or other people?
Building on last week: have to versus get to How much does the type of goal you have help or hinder you from achieving it? For example,...
Choice or chore?
I’ve written a few times recently about how you speak to yourself, the image you portray within your own head and the impact on your...
What should I eat around training? Should I eat at all?
If you want to get good results in your training, then yes, this is definitely something to think about. What do good results mean...
Is your sleep impacting your results?
Ever noticed that when you don’t sleep well, your eating habits are a little all over the place the next day? Your ability to make...
To eat the choccy bunny or not?
It’s easy to get caught up in the: “it’s a holiday weekend therefore…” I should stay up later to enjoy it, I should go wild with my food...
I can't do it, I'm just not motivated today.
This is a big one for all of us, really. "I'm just not feeling it (exercise) today, so I may as well not do any of it (move, eat right,...
Eating well is based on way more than food - part 2
Surprising? I wouldn’t have said so. Maybe that’s because of what I do, so I’m meant to understand that. Within health and fitness, we...
Eating well is based on way more than food
Surprising? For me, it's not. But for others this may be a completely idiotic comment. What do you think? I started to write about the...
Do you know when enough is enough?
I’ve had a lot of conversations in the last few weeks about the reality of ‘old’/post covid life coming back in. With that, the anxiety,...
Does using a fitness tracker impact your mindset?
I was thinking after a run this week about using a fitness tracker and the impact it has on my training, as well as overall lifestyle and...