Whose responsibility is it?
So many times I come across people who are frighteningly willing to hand over the responsibility for their lives to others. There are many examples in all different aspects of life: Body shape...
View ArticleThe importance of strength
People are generally becoming more aware of what is fashionably called ‘life – work balance’. The first thing that often springs to mind is how to relax better, sleep better, meditate to de-stress. All...
View ArticleEating Humble Pie
Just recently RKC Team leader Andrew Read from Dragondoor Australia put some great material up on www.breakingmuscle.com , some of which was about taking a step back in your training after you had...
View ArticleChanging the curve
It is an interesting game- this training or generally striving for something -and doing it smartly as well. As I am on the journey to train for the iron maiden challenge which basically just means...
View ArticleSourdough bread making workshop
Learn how to make your very own sourdough bread Find out why you feel much better after eating sourdough bread than after eating commercial yeast bread Experience the satisfaction of making your own...
View ArticleLearning “Baby Stuff”
A few weeks ago I came across a great email, reminding me of material I had looked at some time ago, but I didn’t quite appreciate the full value of it. I don’t know if this happens to anyone else,...
View ArticleReflecting on my first year of Health Wellness Lifestyle Studio
It’s been a big year, at first having the studio built and then me putting the floor down by myself. 3 m of river gravel shifted in 3 hours- no soreness- the result of training with double kettlebells....
View ArticleMaintenance, Foam Rollers, Trigger Points and the like
As a 50+ year old I have come to the point where I love being strong and being able to do what I like with my body; but there seems to be something going on with it all the time. I am sure that I am...
View ArticleMoving right before going hard
As I am about to head to Melbourne to attend a course in Functional Movement Screening- this is a course where we learn to assess people’s fundamental movement patterns in a measurable way, I got to...
View ArticleBeing in a state of change
Change is one of those confronting things that we don’t always want to embrace, yet it can make such a difference. Unless we have a mindset of continually growing, we might miss some of the (to me)...
View ArticleIt’s not about the kettlebell
Many times when I talk about training and kettlebells people must think of high intensity – have to be super strong and super fit- and/or injuries by kettlebells. I hear it often. Possibly because of...
View ArticlePrecious time with mum
You might wonder what my time with mum has to do with training, but let me clarify it for you. It started when we first got together on her current bi-annual visit to Australia. I hadn’t seen her for...
View ArticleSwitching on your Middle – aka ‘Core’
I have recently witnessed firsthand how someone’s life is affected when the most important section of our bodies- our middle- has forgotten how to work. There is lots of talk going through the fitness...
View ArticleDoes Muscle Tension affect your Performance?
In performance there is a strong relationship between tension and it’s opposite-relaxation. Performance can have many meanings with the best known being sports and work related. But performance happens...
View ArticleWhy do I Do Health Pointe every Year
Great question. First-what is Health Pointe? Health Pointe is a weight loss and education program that benefits everyone regardless of needing to shed any excess fat. I know for myself that from about...
View ArticleSourdough Bread -A Part of Feeling Well
It’s almost a couple of years ago now that I attended a sourdough bread making workshop. The reason for my interest was that I grew up with only eating sourdough bread. To feel uncomfortable after...
View ArticleIt’s so Easy to Dismiss Fitness
Just recently I heard a comment: “It’s so easy to dismiss fitness” This got me thinking about the everyday job of everyday people. How do we start out in our life? At least in my generation once we...
View ArticleOn Food and Fitness
There is a lot of information out about eating this and that, losing weight, going to the gym or doing some exercise, and getting healthier, but how many times do we say yea yea yea, I know I should do...
View ArticleOn Food, and Feeling and Keeping Well
Just in the last couple of weeks I have had numerous conversations about food. There have been questions about what I think about certain food plans or ‘diets’ and whole groups of foods like bread and...
View ArticleMy Experience with the RKC
When I first got my qualification as a personal trainer and was put in front of my first clients, I had this overwhelming feeling of: ‘I have these peoples’ lives in my hands’. The responsibility I...
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