How Your Personal Trainer helped me be the slimmest I have been in 15 years When I arrived in Paris in December 2013 for a year work assignment from the Netherlands, I had an objective to focus on myself. You may say, “Shouldn’t you focus on your job as well?†Let me say this, the
I moved to Paris in January to do an exchange program organised by my University in Norway. I quickly realised that moving away from my familiar eating-habits and workout routines would make maintaining and improving a healthy lifestyle more challenging. I searched for gyms close to my new neighbourhood, but I was quite disappointed when
The 10 day Booze Free Challenge and Sacred Cows Marcus and I were having a beer discussing the fact that he had been in Paris exactly 12 years that day. I arrived in Paris just one month before he did, even though we only met 2 years later. Marcus has always been a well built
« 60 kg ». It was just over one year ago that I found out I was pregnant. I couldn’t have been happier but once at my GP’s office, seeing my weight come up on the scale rang as a wake up call. « 60 kg » and I was only going to get bigger!
There are times in your life when you need to call in the A team, you realise you need help and I’m currently going through one of them. Four months after a nasty accident and I’m still a sad sight – scarred, limping and wincing in pain.  I’m desperate to get moving again but have
This is a guest post by the lovely Maxi Irthum who contacted me through this website for some emergency fitness help. She was the perfect student and together we got her to where she needed to be. I’m calling it – 30 days to Machupicchu. Read on to find out why. So I planned
A spring Tuesday morning, its 10:00am, the sun is shining and this day was simply made for running. I’m waiting for my client Stuart to gather himself before our 10km run geared to help him train for his first half marathon. Finally he appears to have everything…. Â water, watch, iPhone, door keys, headphones ! (I
I can’t believe I did it !!!! I just finished the Semi-marathon of Paris. I feel elated, over-the-moon!!! It is particularly amazing to feel like this because if I am totally honest, it wasn’t really my goal to begin with… It was actually my personal trainer who at some point along our training journey
It’s a Saturday night in Piccadilly Circus in London, my hometown, where I’m enjoying great Sicilian food and wine with old friends. It’s late into the evening when a friend asks me about my work and then starts to talk about his own fitness challenges. I’ve known Ronnie since he was 13 so I know
This is our first interview in a series of motivational chats with some people I have had the pleasure to work with. Have a listen to what David has to say about getting started. 1. Could you tell us a little bit about yourself, what you do, where you’re from and your level of activity