Exercise tips, workout ideas and more to help you with your training whether it’s at the gym, in your home or doing a sport.
When you’re busy it can be hard to find the time to exercise. As a business owner and a mum to two young girls, I get it! However, getting your body moving is important, so if you training sessions aren’t happening, you need to shift your mindset and perhaps try a different approach. Train short …
Finding a decent sports bra when you’ve got a large bust can be difficult – if not near impossible! For those of us who have big boobs, exercising can be really uncomfortable, and I’m starting to realise how much of a deterrent this can be for some activities, especially anything high impact, upside down or …
QUESTION: Do I need to train hard to get results?ANSWER: It depends.Figuring out your goals and nailing your reason why helps; also having an idea of where you want to be in the future. One of the key reasons people don’t reach their fitness goals is a lack of consistency. So how do you need …
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𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐚 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐟𝐢𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐫 𝐧𝐮𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐮𝐩 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐚 𝐟𝐞𝐰 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐢𝐝𝐧’𝐭 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐬? I’ve been taking myself through my own 8-Week Find Your Balance programme which aims for sustainable results across nutrition, fitness and wellbeing and today measured my halfway point results for the end of the fourth …
Find Your Balance challenge update – Week 4 – Half way there! Read More »
Feeling unmotivated with your training now that winter is here? It’s common for group fitness class numbers to dwindle, and gym-goers and outdoor exercisers to pause their routine in the colder months. But just because it’s colder, darker in the morning/evening and sometimes rainy outside doesn’t mean you need to stop moving your body! Here …
My workout of the day 😍💪 I almost deleted these pics. The critical me saw the rounded 1-year-postnatal belly, maternity bra that doesn’t quite fit right any more (thanks to unpredictable breastfeeding boobs!), not in my workout clothes, pool inflatables and toys all over the show. Not social media worthy… Maybe? Not the chiselled personal …
Sick of making the same New Year’s resolutions every year and getting off to a great start only to have them dwindle away by mid-February? You’re not alone. Whether your resolution is to lose weight, eat healthier, learn a new language or stockpile some savings, recent research suggested that just 9.2% of people studied felt …
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Last Christmas, even though our daughter had just been walking for six or so months we decided to get a big family present that year and buy a trampoline. Get outdoors, have some fresh air and family time, develop coordination and bone strength… What’s not to like about trampolines? I wanted one so much when …
For several months earlier this year after watching the documentary Embrace, I was struggling a little to figure out where I fitted into the whole self-love/body confidence conversation as a personal trainer. Let’s face it, the fitness industry has a tendency to focus on looks above health. Even if it’s not said verbally or in …
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Although we would like to think that Kiwi kids are an outdoorsy and active bunch of children, statistics are increasingly beginning to show otherwise. The 2015/2016 New Zealand Health Survey showed that 11% of children (aged 2-14) were obese with a further 21% being overweight. This is partially resulting from inadequate levels of physical activity …
GoPro cameras are known for their versatility, ruggedness and ability to take footage pretty much anywhere – from surfing to rockclimbing, car racing to snowboarding. Anything exciting you can think to record videos of; a GoPro is your best bet. When GoPro sent me a HERO5 Session camera for road testing, I was ridiculously excited …
We’re half way there! That’s definitely a cause to celebrate – as is the subsiding of nausea and fatigue – but now that bump is growing bigger the aches and pains are starting to settle in. Relaxin is an incredible hormone. We all have it to some degree, however, during pregnancy a woman’s production ramps …
Pregnancy Diary: Week 20 – Dealing with aches & pains Read More »