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This blog unpacks the key themes, lessons, and lightbulb moments from my podcast conversations with world-class leaders on The Mind Your Body Show, alongside my own ongoing research into high performance. These reflections are for anyone seeking a deeper understanding of what drives excellenceâon the field, in the gym, and in life.
So you've just started exercising again and you want to know whatâs happening to your body. You want to know that all that paving of the pavement or lifting of heavy things is worth it. Well, let me t...
 Your muscles go through a fair bit of physical stress every time you exercise. When you start exercising or do something more than youâre used to itâs even more prevalent. This pain is referred to as...
 If you could have more of something what would it be? Money? Time? Energy? These are the three most common things people wish they had more of. Iâm not a financial advisor so Iâm not going to teach y...
 Sitting is becoming a huge concern for our health as a species. As technologies advance and manufacturers look for new ways to make our lives easier in order to increase sales, we are sitting more th...
Whatâs your biggest challenge with health and fitness? So that what? Knowing the right questions to ask has had a massive impact on the quality of service I can provide for my clients.
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I hate personal training. Itâs so time consuming, hard-work, and draining. And from the clients point of view; itâs so bloody expensive.Â
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I stopped taking personal training clients a few years bac...
If you read my last article, you would have seen that I wrote exercise should be incidental and done most days. Lifting weights is different. Lifting weights isnât about just getting out and moving ar...
Do you actually want to workout? Do you have time to workout? Why do you actually want to workout? Making time to workout is likely the biggest obstacle in working out. You donât even need to make tim...
One of the most dreaded physical traits in many women, is flabby arms. Even though men develop flabby arms too, it seems more horrifying for a woman than a man. Often associated with growing old and o...
Ah⌠That elusive flat stomach. The one you had when you were younger. But the one that went away years ago after you had children, stopped playing sport, or started a ârealâ job. It is possible to get...
Heart rate is the number of times your heart beats in a minute. The target part refers to getting your heart rate to sit within a certain number of beats. This is a particularly common thing to do for...
The human body requires a huge amount of energy just to function. Breathing, blinking and beating your heart requires a significant amount of energy. Just staying alive takes a lot of work. The energy...
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