Travel will disrupt your routine. That’s guaranteed. What’s not guaranteed is whether that disruption derails you for days or weeks afterwards. As a personal trainer of 15 years, I can tell you with certainty: it’s not what happens during travel that derails fitness programs, it’s how people interpret it. In a very real way, it’s […]
The Fly-In-Fly-Out (FIFO) work arrangement has emerged as a lucrative opportunity for professionals across various industries. Predominantly popular in countries like Australia, Canada, and parts of Africa, FIFO allows workers to fly to remote job sites for a set period before returning home for their off-time. This system is especially common in sectors such as […]
Shift workers like yourself offer a huge part of the infrastructure that keeps a country running, from first responders, medical and emergency services, engineers, hospitality, manufacturing, social care and security. Society salutes you. But it can be an unorthodox lifestyle at times, and it throws up a number of challenges and opportunities as far as […]
First of all, let me caveat this article by saying that at the time of writing, I’m 39 so I haven’t lived through my own 40’s yet. But I have coached hundreds of people in their 40s to achieve their health & fitness goals. Of course, I could reel off textbook answers on how someone […]
Back in my years studying psychology, I came across a simple goal-setting system that would allow one to determine whether a new goal they had was likely to be successful. If you could set a goal that made sense and matched the S.M.A.R.T goal-setting system, you could be pretty sure that the goal, at least […]
A new health initiative tends to be preceded by an event or moment that tells you that’s what has long been a should is now a must. In other words, something needs to change. Which positions exercise as the perfect vehicle to facilitate the change you’re looking to see in your life. This might mean […]
Picture a scenario where you were to send a fully working motorcycle back into the Middle Ages, just to see what would happen. We could probably agree that even though the people alive back then would have zero reference points for what it was, except perhaps that it has wheels. Given enough time, someone would […]
Introduction Below I am going to outline the method I use when designing a custom workout program. It’s the same process I use whether I am working with an Oscar-winning actor in person, or for each of my online personal training clients. Whilst there are some governing principles around health & fitness that would apply […]
Every year many people approach the festive period excited for the fun and festivities December brings, actually, as I’m writing this, I’ve just returned from a Xmas market in Exeter, UK. and there were thousands of people out eating, drinking, and being merry, with their health & fitness concerns a million miles away. When you’ve […]
It’s not an uncommon sight across the globe to observe workplaces buzzing all the way through the AM creating very productive mornings with an almost audible sense of smashing through the checkmarks on to-do lists. You may have experienced this vein of productive action yourself, and consider mornings your most effective time of the day, […]