Looking for a Lil’ Gym-Spiration?
Those of you already in the know will have been eagerly counting down to February, when Helen Foster’s (aka healthehelen) book ‘Gym-Spiration – 52 Ways to Wake Up Your Workout‘ goes on sale and we can...
View ArticleStand Out
How about taking the time today to do something a little different? Hope everyone has an awesome Friday-Eve. It’s looking to be a good one here!
View ArticleDoing It For Myself
Life doesn’t just happen. So I’m going to make things happen for me. My health. My fitness. My nutrition. The responsibility lies with me.
View ArticleGetting My Ooomph Back
As I’m typing this, I’m trying to motivate myself to get into my running gear and out the front door. Get off my butt and get moving for half an hour. Nothing too difficult. But – like it has the rest...
View ArticleBooting the Booty
In the midst of a bout of motivation (or weakness… I’m still not sure) I signed up for a beginners boot camp last night. We start on the 12th of March,and continue for 3 weeks. Nice and simple at only...
View ArticleThe Truth About Food
This morning I was lucky enough to catch a guest speaker who had come into my work to speak to us about nutrition. Jeff, director of personal training studio Studio41, shared with us a snippet of...
View ArticleBoot Camp – Experience So Far
We’ve had three boot camp sessions now, and we’re getting into the swing of things. It’s sweaty, it hurts, and I love it. After the first session of fitness testing, we’ve moved on to the good stuff!...
View ArticleRemember Why You Started
When your motivation is lacking, remember what it was that got you started in the first place. What’s your goal? What do you want to achieve?
View ArticleIs Your Spare Tire Flat?
We’ll all just pretend that I didn’t adopt the American spelling of tyre.
View ArticleReal Beauty
Ladies, if you haven’t seen this video yet, do. Take a moment. Watch it. Think about it. Mull it over. In your own time. Share it with someone else. Then tell me, do you think you’re more beautiful...
View ArticleA Sign
When I was growing up, Mum & Dad had a ‘round tuit‘ displayed on the wall so (in theory) there was never any excuse to put something off until ‘they got around to it‘. I think a poster of this in...
View ArticleSelf-Starter? Self-Improver.
There’s a lot to be said for external motivators, like The Berry’s daily motivation posts. But you will get no where without an inner drive. That burning desire of your own to achieve the goal you have...
View ArticleReal World Barbie
What would Barbie look like if she had realistic proportions? If she wasn’t so perky, or tall? What if she was a little less… little? You know, healthy. Or dare I say it… normal. Today our local news...
View ArticleMorning Positivity
The internet’s packed with ‘Monday Morning Motivation’ posts to help kick off the work week, but for some of us, Tuesday’s just as hard. Sound familiar? This post is for you. Whatever you’re hoping to...
View ArticleAll Shook Up
Our part of the country’s been doing a bit of moving today. A movin’ and a shakin’. Earthquakes galore. Nothing big enough to hurt anyone (thankfully!), but enough to make my grocery shopping...
View ArticleReally? Are You Sure?
You can cry foul on genetics all you want, but it won’t get you results. Wouldn’t you rather empower yourself? Tell yourself that your hard work will get you results! The kicker, of course, is that...
View ArticleLiar, Liar, Pants On Fire
Whoever put this picture together clearly has a very different workout experience to mine, because I call bullsh*t. Personally, I feel prettiest when I’m clean, warm, and wrapped up in someone hunky....
View ArticleDon’t Talk Yourself Out Of It!
This morning I surprised myself. When faced with the choice of (a) switching off the alarm at 5:45am and drifting back off to sleep with the tall, handsome figure beside me, and (b) getting up and...
View ArticleIt’s Magic!
Magic, that’s easy to come by and without magic’s usual propensity to backfire? Sign me up! What did you do today to help grant your wishes?
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