WORD OF THE WEEK – YEARS!

As you start your fitness journey from a complete beginner, you will see lots of improvements happen quite quickly as there will be lots of improvements to make. But as time goes on, the improvements start to get smaller or even harder to make.  The journey to...

VALUES

How well do you know yourself & your VALUES? How aligned are you with your VALUES? How aligned are you with your organisation’s culture & values? If you are not really living by your values, you will probably not feel truly whole/happy/fulfilled! When I did my...

GOAL SETTING

There are 2 types of goals: SMART Goals Process Goals Depending on your personality type will depend on which goal works best for you, and then the question also is, does it really work best for you? SMART goals or Specific goals can work more extrinsically, striving...

POST-SEASON

A common mistake is to either take an unstructured break after the last race and then ramp back up to specific training or carry-on training as hard as too scared to lose fitness. What should happen is to take 2-3 bridging weeks after your last race. This means that...

MENOPAUSE – HORMONES!

WHAT IS GOING ON WITH OUR HORMONES? What are the jobs of our hormones?  ESTROGEN It promotes muscle growth and strength – estrogen or estradiol to be exact, is an anabolic hormone which means it builds muscle mass.  So this is why your strength declines...