Babies should be our blueprint to core training… Say what? Those cuddly, cute little poo all the time machines are born without the ability to walk…something unique to us biped creatures. Our bodies were made to move more efficiently upright, and it takes strength in our very core to maintain this upright posture and to … Continue Reading
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Health and Wellness
Lessons from Sweden – How to keep a slender waistline.
Ever since moving to Sweden I have been fascinated by a country with so many food options and so little obesity and overweight problems (in proportion to what I have seen back in Kenya and with worldwide averages). I have tried to explain this in various ways, down to how much coffee they drink here … Continue Reading
The meat on your bones
Let’s get this out of the way….women I am talking to you…unless you’re shooting up some serious steroids and following that up with monster lifts, you are not going to look like a man. It takes more than lifting pink dumbbells that are lighter than a milk carton. Getting big requires serious work, serious dedication, … Continue Reading
To the benevolent mini dictators in gyms and private studios everywhere…..
Being a personal trainer puts you in a position where few professions do…you get to tell people what to do, and (usually) they do it, even though it may be uncomfortable, and they pay you for it 🙂 Isn’t that great? You have your own little bubble of ‘power’ that you wield (hopefully) in a … Continue Reading
Fitness works best in the “Grey”
You know how you made a resolution at the beginning of this year to workout and eat healthy? Then you quit bread, rice, cakes and air…no, not air, because you need that, and went to the gym six times a day for an hour and a half? Remember how in April you did not even … Continue Reading
