Starting Again. It is never easy, to start again, and as they say ‘if it was easy then everybody would be doing it!’ It is so easy to stop an exercise program, it is so easy to sit and put other things in front of you getting out and moving. But once you have stopped, how do you start again? Here are some tips to help you get started; Don’t try to start again where you left off. For example, if you were a runner, and the last run you went on was 10km don’t start back with a

WOW WOW WOW, what a response to my last blog post! First, l was surprised that people do read my blogging. Thank you! Second, my phone blew up! My phone and messenger had feedback coming in all day. I am so surprised that so many ladies, yes ladies, still deal with people in their lives that don’t bring them joy. They in fact spend their daily lives with humans that bring them down, aren’t there for them in the true scent but only to gain from them. My question back to the

A few weeks ago l learnt that the term ‘Frenemy’ was real and not something in the movies. I seriously thought that the term was made up, and surely not real in real life. Guess what, l am not happy to say that l was wrong. I was chatting with a friend about the actions of a person because l wasn’t understanding where that person was coming from. My friend’s response was ‘oh they are frenemies!’ I had no idea what she was talking about. Then my dear friend went on to explain

Coaching. What is Coaching? Defined on the google machine as my mum would say; ‘Put simply, coaching is a process that aims to improve performance and focuses on the 'here and now rather than on the distant past or future. ... Coaching is unlocking a person's potential to maximise their own performance. It is helping them to learn rather than teaching them.’ https://www.skillsyouneed.com/learn/coaching.html I have been working in the Fitness Industry for just about 20years an

‘I want to do it, but l really can’t be bothered!’ ‘I know l should do it, but l just don’t want to.’ ‘They make it look easy, l can’t do it as they do.’ ‘Why does it feel so hard…’ ‘I just don’t have the motivation.’ How often do you hear yourself say these statements above when you are wanting to start something new or make some lifestyle changes. I hear them from clients all the time. What l am really hearing is that the client doesn’t value themselves or their bodies. Wha

I try to make every Tuesday the day l sit down and write a blog piece. After l have written l think to myself, ‘wow l have got a week to get the next one day, I’ll try to get it done by Friday!’ Then the next thing that l know l am back at Tuesday thinking, ‘arrrrr l didn’t do it.’ I was talking to a beautiful client yesterday, and we spoke about timing and getting things done. Some people, work better with a deadline, while others like to get it done straight away. For me,

Setting goals is the easy part, putting the work in now that’s the hard part. Writing your goals down on paper makes everything seem so easy, but then when it comes time to do the real steps, it’s not as easy. The temptation will always be there, the cutting of corners, or the little bit of chocolate, or the short track home from what’s meant to be a 5km run. How important is it for you to reach the goal? Is the goal worth you putting all the effort in or just doing half the

Making a decision can be the easiest or the hardest thing that you need to do in a moment. So decisions can be made easier by knowing what is right for you and what you want to achieve. Others well are harder due to fear. Fear of what? Fear of the unknown, fear of not knowing what is around the corner, and fear that it may be the wrong decision to make. Change can be a super scary thing to face head-on. We get so comfortable in what we know, what we do, and how we do it -

Comp prep, how do you prepare for something that you don’t know the outcome to? Being a competitive Weightlifter, you need to be comp ready, when you need to be comp ready. There are no second chances on the day so how do l prep for this? I work every day on my Mindset. I find if l miss a day l go backwards, mentally. Mental preparation needs to be done daily, without putting the work in daily, it is like turning up to run a marathon without any practice kms on your legs.

There has been so much excitement going on in our house lately. We have recently renovated our kitchen. Nothing to fancy, no huge changes but we do have some beautiful new cabinets and a stunning island. One of our friends came to help put the new kitchen in. He is a cabinet maker by trade but he is also a craftsman. I watched as he would look at the product, touch, and then say how much the door or the shelf was out by. He would then grab his tape measure to double-check

As one year rolled into another as the fireworks woke us up on New Year’s Eve, l went about like most setting new goals and targets for myself. Working through what worked last year, what didn’t, what did l learn, what can l do better, and what would l love to achieve if l had nothing to stop me? As l started to tick the items off the list, l kept avoiding blog post writing. I kept saying to myself, ‘oh l must not be ready to face that yet?’ I am never afraid to step up for

And that's a wrap for 2020… And what a year we went through, well i think we all know what we went through and l think that all that matters now, is that we are here to talk about it. Take a moment to think about what you have survived this year, think about the things that you have accomplished. Think about what you have learnt about yourself as a person and that way that you have grown. Think about the good things, the people that you love and have loved. Ask yourself what

I used to think that being ‘busy’ all the time gave me merit or credit for l am still to this today unsure of. I used to think being ‘busy’ was a way of life. I used to think that being ‘busy’ was a cool thing and that everyone noticed. I used to think that being ‘busy’ was the only way to be. I was wrong, l was wrong in so many ways. Being busy is a horrible thing. Now, in fact, it is something that l try to avoid. Being busy to me, means that l have no time for anything el

I received a phone call the other day, it was from someone l used to know. As we were on the together, l got asked, ‘l need you to forgive me…’ This has been playing over and over again in my mind.  Why do l need to forgive you to help you move on with your life?  To forgive to help someone feel better about themselves. I reason l ask this question is that, why do need someone else to forgive us when we are the one doing the act? There is a quote from Tom Bilyeu that l love ‘

I recently competed in an online Weightlifting Competition.  And as l do before each comp, l get a little edgy you could say…. I get to the point l can feel my body tensing up, l am short with my answers, and l need to get out of the house. For me, l crave nature when l get like this.  I crave trees, green, and water.  I don’t know why l am not a beach person, maybe it has something to do with the sand. I need to go and be ‘grounded’ again.  I love to find some grass, take my

Through out the lockdown both one and two, l develop a really unhealthy relationship with Darrell Lee Mint Balls. They are SOOOOO Good! There are so many things that are great about them.  The taste, the shell, the way that they fit perfectly into your mouth, and the nice minty fresh taste that they leave in your mouth. All they did was bring me joy. But the joy didn’t last. The flow-on effect on the minty goodness was not helping me reach any of my goals that l had set at th

How do you want to be remembered? Do you want to be remembered as the person who always won or do you want to be remembered for the type of person that you are? I have been having a few chats with our big one about character lately. About what type of person she wants to be, and how she treats others in this world. And understanding why people do what they do... Heading back to school and being around kids her own age, has taken some adjusting. After you have spent so much

Over the last lockdown, our little business put together a challenge for our members/clients.  Sitting and working out the details, thinking about what would work, what wouldn’t work, and what the main goal of the challenge would be. The main goal over the second lockdown was to keep people moving.  We know and understand that not everyone ‘loves’ the screen to do workouts with, and we know that people don’t want to have to ‘log-on’ again and again. What’s the simplest thing

are you willing to do to get something that you want? I ask this question to anyone new that walks through our doors.  It can be quite a confronting question.  What are ‘you’ not me but you willing to do to achieve the goal that you have set out to achieve.  The goal that has driven you to go to Personal Training, the goal that has made you make a decision to go work with someone. There are some that say, ‘anything, l will do anything.’  Then there are others, ‘well l just ne

I have been asked lately a few times, ‘how did and do you work with a child by your side?’ Great question! Here are my tips to help get you through the next few weeks with working from home while having the littles around. In my job, everything is done on time.  30mins for a client here, 45mins there, my first tip is to let your child know what you need to do.  They know you work but they don’t really understand it and they are unsure of how important work is.  I would explai