Motivation

I talk to so many people that think of meal prepping as cooking 20 containers of rice/meat/veges, and freezing them all down for their lunch and dinner for the week. And no i’m not saying that’s a bad idea, as for some it works really well. BUT what i do want to tell you today, is it doesn’t have to

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Motivation: Do you think of it purely as ‘can I be bothered training, hmm maybe, maybe not’, or maybe ‘is my willpower strong enough to resist that chocolate bar or bag of chips’, OR do you think about it as something that effects every part of your daily life?? Like, doing that filing that’s sat there for months, cleaning out

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After pregnancy, and sometimes very early on, I see a lot of women hell bent on returning to a vigorous training program ASAP, as they try to re-gain their pre-baby body back, often through rigidity and intense structure…………. Is this the best way………? Well it might work for some, but for the most part it won’t work. This is a

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There’s always something that triggers a will to change. For me, I felt like I wasn’t normal and I wasn’t good enough. I had been hurting for a long time, and had been rejected by someone I really liked. Plus, coming out to my Mum was the hardest thing I’ve ever done. This was all a big part of my

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Trying to keep yourself motivated to stick to your healthy eating regime can be one of the hardest things to do! And there is definitely not a 1 size fits all approach …….. But 1 thing i have found incredibly helpful over the years for myself and clients, is keeping a food diary. And from my own experience, the nicer

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We all have periods in our life when we suffer from an injury, be it small or large. And i definitely have had my fair share of them!! 16 years ago i sufferered a stress fracture in my fibula that took 18 months to recover from. This was right through the peak of my boxing career, and caused me to

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Don’t ever let someone tell you that you can’t do something, not even me. You got a dream, you gotta protect it. When people can’t do something themselves, they’re gonna tell you that you can’t do it. You want something, go get it. Period” – Will Smith (The Pursuit of Happiness, film)

  There are 3 kinds of strength, Physical Strength, Technical Strength, and mental Strength, and if any one of these are lacking, it will be the downfall of the individual. It can be quite a misconception amongst many sports (especially those like martial arts, that technique is the key, that if you have flawless technique, then you’ll be more efficient

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