The reason for strength training isn’t to get better at strength training. Or to chase some uninspiring exercise goal or number just because someone (probably on the internet) decided it was important for whatever reason. The reason for strength training is to be able to do a full day on […]

It has a negative effect on everything we do. Patience, productivity, activity levels and eating habits dive deeply into the abyss when we’re not getting enough sleep. How many of our health and fitness troubles would become irrelevant if we’d just sleep better? -J

How often do you evaluate routines that you consider insignificant or even good? Since stopping my afternoon coffee habit, I’ve realised how much of a hindrance it actually was to the usual flow of the day. Most pieces of the day, at least on work days, had to slot around […]

I had it all planned out yesterday: Get up for 5 minutes on every hour of sitting for some movement/exercise (6 x 5min) Do a 30-minute strength workout before picking up the kids from daycare. In reality, I did two 5-minute bouts of exercise during the day and missed the […]

Housekeeping: I am taking on new coaching clients this week. I am looking for 5 outdoor enthusiasts over 40 who want to reclaim their strength and energy, with a dose of swagger. For years, you’ve prioritised your work and the needs of other people ahead of your own wellbeing. And […]

I went through some of my old notes and found these from 2017/2018 when I took improv classes. Unsurprisingly, some of them ring true for health and fitness (and life) as well: Slow down. Be present. Don’t think you have to “take” the scene somewhere. Sometimes you are in a […]

I ask my online coaching clients that question every single week. Every new insight you get about yourself and the process itself is a brick into your personal wall of health and fitness knowledge. All these brick-sized insights you collect are specific to you. And the thicker your wall of […]

Challenge according to who? You’re the best judge of your workout intensity. It’s about what you feel. Not about what Miriam does on YouTube. What felt easy two days ago might feel hard today. Or the other way around. Depending on the calibration of your life’s blistering madness at any […]

It’s tough, if not impossible, to live at the peak 365 days a year. Not some universal peak, but the peak you’ve defined for yourself. After all, it’s a peak for a reason. But, you can likely set a permanent camp about four weeks out of the peak. And compared […]

Shit that we see in movies, magazine covers, Instagram, and centerfolds, it’s not real. Even if we ignore the editing skills and other arrays of, ahem, enhancements. Comparing ourselves to the highlight reels of the world is like comparing Peter Pan to Peter Griffin. Or Emma Thompson to the Thompson […]