Getting Started on creaky joints and pain As we get older, our joints hurt and simple things like sitting and standing become clunky. Is this how it is? Or is there an alternative?
habits 3 quotes for Jan 15, 2021 How do you grade yourself? And how do you get inspiration? What do you do when you are scared to do the work?
coaching when we fall, what choice but to get up and go again? Starting from scratch, this person transformed their health and fitness. Aa couple of years later went back to square 1. Had the grit to start all over again!
coaching student story: on being unable to show up A story about a student who showed up all the time until work took off and several life events happened. And they couldn't show up. My thoughts on this.
discussion 3 quotes for Jan 8, 2020 Expectations and how we suffer because we push our expectations on others. Three quotes from Bruce Lee, Thich Nhat Hanh and James Clear to inspire you.
framework two simple things to aim for in strength training We can get confused when we over-think the technique in many parts of strength training. I want to talk about a rather different way of approaching lifting weights - with grace and rhythm.
coaching when I say "strength training", you are thinking "bodybuilding" Bodybuilding is a sport where the goal is to have big, showy muscles. Just like how cricket and American football are two completely different activities - so is strength training and bodybuilding.
quotes 3 quotes for Jan 1, 2021 "Let yourself be silently drawn by the strange pull of what you really love. It will not lead you astray." -- Rumi. As well as quotes from Marcus Aurelius and Greg McKeown.
questions as we complete one more revolution around the sun I did two things outside my comfort zone - writing this blog regularly and calling people and talking to them. Simple but obvious. Do things outside the comfort zone and good things seem to happen.
discussion 3 quotes for Dec 25 Do you find yourself constantly thinking? Of annoying repetitive things? Thinking without realising you are thinking about that?
daily9 on a story about "hulk" arms Strong and muscular, not bulky. At 40 years old, my student was just amazing. Until a few saboteurs sabotaged her by being rude.
discussion sometimes, showing up is not enough Is showing up enough? I certainly think so. But sometimes, when we are not showing up fully present, we can fool ourselves.
discussion 3 quotes for Dec 18 On purpose and realism. On work-life and interruptions. And on predicting.
coaching on what I learned from SC When students with intent, drive and a desire to learn come in - it is a coach's dream. There are refreshing things to learn from such a student.
daily9 5 things that you can get your parents to do Getting old does not mean getting unhealthy. Creaky joints is not a mandatory side-effect of ageing. What are some things that people in their late 50s and 60s can focus on?
mindfulness 3 quotes for Dec 11 All great thinkers point us to the same things. (1) effort over results. (2) do what makes you happy. These two keep repeating!
open letter to students 25 pushups and unhappy This is a story about an amazingly strong student of mine and my failure to communicate how awesome she was.
coaching triads, continuums and GPP Get fit, look good, and stay healthy. How can we do all of them at the same time? What should we focus on at the gym? Well, here we go.
discussion peer pressure and does it ever go away Peer pressure. We face it all the time. I've done a lot of things I did not want to do as a kid because I did not know or understand this any better. I am sure a lot of you have similar experiences. Funnily, these things don't go away after you become an adult.
diet on doing something the second time around You successfully lost a bunch of weight that you wanted to. You made it until the end. But when you try it out again, it does not go so well.
ArvTraining don't think, feeeeel! Finally, one day, Adrian just smiled when I asked my inevitable question after he explained the workout. And told me some of the most important words I needed to hear - "Arv, turn that brain of yours off".
coaching how do you make time for your fitness habit? But before we even identify a training plan or what to do and all that, we need to nail showing up. Because if you don't show up, then how can you put in any effort towards your health or fitness habit? You cannot.
3 quotes for this week Absorb what is useful, discard what is useless and add what is specifically your own.- Bruce Lee
