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
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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
That nagging pain….
If you exercise a lot you most likely have a weak spot that flares up once in a while. The most common is the knee, elbow or shoulder. It can be anywhere. And when it does flare up, you would usually work through the pain, because, well, you have done it before, and it works. … Continue Reading
