5 Things to quit: Below is the 1st of 5 issues that I feel stand in the way of helping someone make a success of their fitness goals. Firstly admitting you have one or more of these habits and that they are an issue and secondly making a lifelong commitment to overcome them as they
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
Help I am in denial! Can you imagine how difficult it would be to say that sentence out loud to someone you care about or to a health/fitness professional. “Help I’m in denial”. I think shame, fear of failure, a compromised ego, fear of looking weak are all reasons why I probably wouldn’t let myself
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
Who will lose weight and who will struggle Before I start, I want to say that I know that I’m a personal trainer and not a psychologist, but all the fitness knowledge in the world is absolutely nothing without trying to understand who your client is. My aim is and has always been to construct and not
“Marcus! what’s going on I’m not getting any bigger!! I can hear frustration and impatience in his voice. “Let’s move to arms and abs no?” I take a deep breath and wait 5 minutes before I reply to his text. We’ve had the grand total of 6 sessions together…. I can see that there will
Every year most of us make resolutions for the new year. I’m going to save more money, I’m going to loose weight and get fitter, I’m going to quit spending the rent gambling online every month… Etc We all have our demons and our biggest problem is that we still think we can conquer them
Race day, a bitter Sunday morning in the Bois du Vincennes. I’m running the last few kilometres of a half marathon and I’m feeling good. I used my head and backed off just enough for the first half of the race to leave something in the tank for the last quarter. My heart is pounding,