You’re probably thinking why does she blog again about flexibility training? Hasn’t she just written about yoga practice to improve flexibility? Yes, I have, but this time I want to point out some interesting research about the benefits of flexibility training and how much time we should spend doing it. And no, I don’t mean…
Continue reading ➞ Flexibility Training – How Much Do We Need?
I don’t know about you, but I am a total creature of habit. I love my daily routines. I like when my days - especially weekdays - follow a pattern. I get up at the same time, I have the same amount of coffee, do the school run, do my workouts at the gym, groceries…
Continue reading ➞ Tips to Start Exercising at Home
Be honest - are you stretching after every workout? I certainly am guilty of neglecting to stretch more often than not. I am usually in a rush to get changed and drive off to take care of daily business. However, I regret it afterwards - I have tightness in my shoulders, back and I really…
Continue reading ➞ Why You Should Keep Stretching and Start if You Haven’t Yet
In my last blog I talked about the physical benefits of exercise. And I did not address weight loss on purpose. Exercise is usually recommended to people who want to lose weight (actually they want to lose body fat as explained in my blog about why the scale is not a good gauge of success).…
Continue reading ➞ Mental Benefits of Exercise
A friend of mine is looking to join a gym and asked me how to choose one. I think that’s actually a great question and she’s probably not the only one who isn’t sure how to go about it. So let me give you some tips here. First of all, if you are asking yourself…
Continue reading ➞ How Do I Choose the Right Gym For Me?
Have you heard someone say “Rest day? Where is my rest muscle and how do I train it?” or “Rest day. Aka thinking-about-the-gym-all-day.” For some, rest days are really hard. I am sometimes one of those people. Working out at the gym, doing circuits, spinning or Muay Thai training makes me feel so good that…
Continue reading ➞ Why Your Body Needs Rest Days
If you are regularly working out or you just have started and you’re feeling a bit tired and sore, you may have wondered if you are overtraining. People around you may suggest that you are overtraining because your sudden enthusiasm for exercise may worry them. Some people may feel that anyone who trains more than…
Continue reading ➞ What is Overtraining and How to Avoid it
Have you ever wondered if you could spread out your workout over the day? Maybe you didn’t have time to get your whole session in. Or maybe you would like to do a 60 minute workout, but you can only find 30 minutes at a time? Or is it that you get too tired after…
Continue reading ➞ Can I Spread Out My Workout Over the Day?
Here is another question I get asked a lot as a personal trainer, and that is: “how can I shape my legs?”. It’s mostly women and they are mainly referring to the upper thigh, specifically the quadriceps muscles. One of the most common concerns being that wrinkly look above the knee. I am sure you…
Continue reading ➞ Exercises for Fabulous Legs
Some of you may have read one of my oldest blog posts where I write about how I discovered Muay Thai. It’s been over two years now and I’m loving it more than ever. It’s been a bit of an up down relationship, but then again, which relationship isn’t? So I thought it may be…
Continue reading ➞ Muay Thai – Or Why You Should Always Just Try (Anything)
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