December has been called the most fattening month of the year and for good reason! Massive plates of food, chocolates and gallons of alcohol vanish at this time every year. The last two weeks of the month can blow your [Read more…]
Beating the Dark Months when Hibernation sounds so Appealing!
This morning I could see my breath in my bedroom as I lay all wrapped up in four layers of blankets. The alarm went off, I happily switched on my bedside lamp, but the thought of stepping out of that warm and cozy bed had me mind wrestling myself for a few moments. Getting those blankets off me was like a bench press as they warmly squashed [Read more…]
Just Stick with it! Avoiding the trap of instant results
We live in a “I want it now!” society where instant gratification is rampant. If we only think back to our own childhoods, such a lot has changed. I used to wake up on Saturday mornings to watch the one channel that had cartoons on it. My brother and I actually had to sit through cartoons we didn’t like because [Read more…]
The Psychology of Injury and the Importance of the Three Ps
Ouch! That didn’t feel good. Immediately we sense that something isn’t quite right. For me, it started with a stiffness in my back. Nothing too unusual. I blamed the heavy deadlifts I had done the day before. It was the DOMS (delayed onset muscle soreness) kicking in [Read more…]
9 Mini Workout Boosters: Create an edge by livening things up!
Let’s face it. Working out is not all personal bests, sweating like a racehorse and perfect unsmudged make-up. It can be a grind. Getting yourself together and focused to start throwing your body all over the place, after spending the last eight hours [Read more…]