While The Cat is Away…

While The Cat is Away…

Yesterday I saw a client of mine that I hadn’t seen for a couple of weeks. She had a combination of childcare and lots of stuff going on, so she couldn’t make training for a couple of weeks. In other words “life” got in the way of her exercise....
Is Fear Holding You Back?

Is Fear Holding You Back?

Fear of being too unfit to keep up. Fear of being the fattest one there. Fear of not knowing what to do. Does any of the above sound like you? In a lot of cases being fearful will stop you from achieving the body that you really want. It can hold you back. It can stop...
The Effect of Relaxin on The Body

The Effect of Relaxin on The Body

Yes that hormone which you may have heard about, is responsible for helping to make childbirth easier. Note that I did not say easy… This hormone is responsible for increasing the flexibility of your ligaments and tendons to allow the pelvic and birth canal to...
My Very Own Shotgun Wedding

My Very Own Shotgun Wedding

At the weekend I was at a good friend’s wedding. It was a lovely affair with lots of kids and really nice people. The food was great, as was the wine, until I tried something that didn’t agree with me. Don’t get me wrong, the food was amazing, but I...
Is Fear Holding You Back?

The Top 3 Tips for Weight Loss

I can’t remember how many times I have been asked this question. Or, what is the best way to… Or, what is the best exercise for… So to help you out here are the top three ways to lose weight:   In no particular order here they are…  ...
Are You Out of Control?

Are You Out of Control?

I was doing my usual walk through Green Park this morning on the way to work when out of nowhere this crazy man on a Boris Bike came hurtling towards me. This guy was out of control. His feet weren’t even on the pedals. He had one hand on the handlebars and he...
Take Some Time

Take Some Time

Don’t you wish you could have a mute button for all of the noise around you? Just a little button that stops all of the noisy traffic, neighbours, airplanes etc. Wouldn’t that be nice? Sometimes all that is going on around you just sounds so noisy and so...
What could you possibly learn from a professional cycling team?

What could you possibly learn from a professional cycling team?

Marginal Gains This is a term coined by the Sky Cycling Team when asked what that secret to their success is. And before you switch off wondering what cycling has got to do with you, this has everything to do with you. This term was used to explain why the little...
I Bought a Rainforest

I Bought a Rainforest

I was watching a programme last night about a photographer who had bought a rainforest in Peru. I think it was on last week sometime and I finally got around to watching it. Anyway this guy had bought 100 acres of forest without even seeing it. It turns out it was...
Is Fear Holding You Back?

Would You Give Up?

What if the odds were stacked against you so high, you thought you could never succeed? What if the obstacle if front of you seemed just too impossible to move? What would you do? Would you pack up your bat and ball and go home? Or would you give it a crack anyway?...