This is how the first six weeks of the coaching went for a client who started with me a while back: Week 1: Getting familiar with the coaching programWeek 2: Respiratory illnessWeek 3: Tail end of the respiratory illness, followed up by Week 4: Stomach bug, followed up byWeek 5: […]

Your energy is already spread thin. This is life, after all. Implementing exercise and diet tactics, however straightforward they might seem, while ignoring your recovery is like trying to write this blog without the letter ‘A’. kwrd. nd wy hrder thn necessry. It might feel counter-intuitive, but improving your sleep, […]

Now, if there’s ever been a word that’s saturated every last corner of the health and fitness space and ignites my gag reflex every so often, it has to be “transformation”. But. The things you can achieve when you decide to prioritise your health can be and feel genuinely transformative. […]

A big part of the Ark of the Covenant-like appeal of the 1250-calorie diets and nut-busting workouts is due to their off-the-shelf accessibility. The ease of use. Like buying a new fridge, you don’t have to read the instruction manual to get going. With a fridge, you power up the […]

You might attempt to resort to the Have Visible Kidneys in 6 Weeks diet and the Ultra Mega Punishment 5000 Deathwish workout plan when trying to reclaim your fitness. And I get the appeal. After all, most of us have this twisted mindset that for something to work, it has […]

I got a couple of replies to the “what do you hate about the fitness industry?” question I asked a few days ago. Kevin Freidberg from 7secondwebsites.com replied with some killer insights that you can use in your life to help make exercises into a habit: This is our email […]

I mean, it’s therapeutic. Something about the repetitive task that allows you to zone out. Or zone in. Whatever. I am all for gardening and yard work as a part of the plan for boosting physical wellbeing. That shit’s good for you in so many ways. But gardening and yard […]

I’m curious. What do you hate the most about the fitness industry? Just hit reply and let me know. Don’t hold back. This is all 100% confidential. Go! -J

Self-control’s all about having the discipline to deny a strong impulse. Saying no to the fourth piece of apple pie. And silencing that loud motherfucker of a voice in your head that’s certain you don’t need to exercise today. But wait. Isn’t it great to bend your mind to the […]

You’ve tried everything to change a habit that no longer serves who you want to be. That super-annoying (to you, mostly) part of your behaviour that’s in a raging conflict with your new health and fitness goals. Mustering willpower didn’t work. Changing your environment didn’t work. Replacing the wine with […]