(Video Inside) Beginner & Intermediate Bodyweight Workouts
In today’s newsletter I thought I would share with you two bodyweight workouts. A beginners workout for those who are completely new to exercise or have been out of exercise for sometime. The second is an intermediate workout for those who are in regular training and...
read moreCarb Loading or Fat Loading Pre Marathon
Happy Monday How was your weekend? For this week's newsletter I thought I would answer a question I have been asked a few times over the last week. “What should I eat the night before and the morning of the Marathon?” ‘’Run away to Hawke's Bay for a running festival...
read moreBe The Dog and 10 Other Tips
Happy Monday, I hope you had an amazing weekend For us it was a couple of dog walks, some football and even a kid free date night. In today’s newsletter we thought we would share 11 of our thoughts around leading a healthy lifestyle Without further ado…. 1 - Health...
read more8 Tips for a Healthy Winter
Morning Everyone! Hope your week has kicked off to a good start. A little chilly we must say, but lovely to have the fire cranking in the evenings - and during the day - to make you feel that little bit more snug. With Autumn/Winter, brings colds and flu's especially...
read moreSticky Ribs Paleo Way & A Sweet Loaf!
Happy Monday All, Hope you all had a great weekend and managed to get out into the fresh air and absorb some Vitamin D. We headed out for a family bike ride (first time Bear has sat still on the front of the bike without trying to fight with all his might to get off)....
read moreIs EMF ruining your sex life?
There’s a good reason why I unplug my wifi before I go to bed, don’t hold my mobile phone by my head when I am talking and won't even consider owning a microwave or induction hob. It’s because my wife makes me… no but seriously. As I write this there are millions of...
read moreOur Supper Club
Happy Monday Everyone! Hope you all had a fantastic weekend filled with lots of restorative rest, deep breathing, laughter, love and fun! On Friday we had a group of friends over for dinner. We have started a monthly meet up dinner with a group of healthy food...
read moreThe Zen ART of SITTING
You may have heard that sitting is the new smoking. Research suggests that sitting for extended periods increases the risk for diabetes and cardiovascular disease. The problem is, many of us are required to sit for long periods of time as technology straps us to the...
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This Is Why You Feel Like S**t
Happy Monday All, I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend In today’s post I wanted to share a post about stress Is stress the cause of all your health problems? Stress is often the root cause of many peoples health problems and in our modern world it’s everywhere. The...
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The Calorie Conundrum
There is so much talk about calories amongst fitness professionals with what seems to be a 50/50 split between those that say you should track calories and those that will tell you not to bother In this post I thought I would dive into the calorie conundrum To...
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My Thoughts On Ben Warren
Happy Monday Everyone! What beautiful weather we had. Beach swims, walks, Hapi Ice Creams, friends for dinner, and Paul snuck off for a cheeky boys night (leaving me with two children who didn't want to go to bed until after 9pm - woop woop!). Anyways, I just wanted...
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Movement – give it a go!
Happy Monday All, hope you had a great weekend! Our weekend was full of good food, walks on the beach, and laying low. Today I thought I would talk about movement. Not the most exciting topic however VERY important to good health. You need to move well in your...
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New Year’s Resolutions – Failure 🙁
It’s the beginning of 2019 New Years Resolutions time and supposedly people are going to turn their life around. Easy as that 😉 I saw this one being banded about on the socials and had to share it... Funny but true! The problem is that most people are going about...
read more2018 Retrospective and Future Planning
A few years ago someone shared with me a simple exercise that can help one celebrate the wins of the year and identify challenges and opportunities for growth Most of us are pretty crap when it comes to celebrating our achievements, we usually give them about 5...
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CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY TRAINING PROGRAM (video)
The Christmas Holiday Workout The party season is one of those times when exercise and fitness falls by the wayside. That said there are NO EXCUSES for putting on the Christmas kilo’s. Over the festive period most people's attitude to nutrition and training is less...
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Thoracic Spine Mobility for Sore Shoulders (video inside)
This information is not intended to treat, diagnose, cure or prevent any injury. This information is not intended as a substitute for the advice or medical care of a qualified health care professional and you should seek the advice of your health care professional...
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5 Common Exercises You Want to Avoid
The body is amazing and is capable of so many movements BUT there are some movements that are inefficient, ineffective and outright dangerous Walk into any big box gym and unfortunately you will see many of these 1 - Bench dips People have been doing dips for years...
read moreTe Awanga Organic Farmers Market
Morning all, hope you had a great weekend and enjoyed the beautiful sunshine. We headed to the Rudolf Steiner Fair which was great on Sunday, then to Hygge for live music and a platter with friends to finish off the afternoon. I thought today I would share some of my...
read moreFailure to Launch
Happy Monday, I hope you all had an amazing weekend Some of you may be wondering how I got on in the StrongFirst Certification. Well… I am gutted. I didn’t even make it to Australia! Thursday afternoon I flew up to Auckland and checked into the Motel I was staying in....
read more21 Advanced Core Exercises (video)
Happy Monday How was your weekend? Hope you didn’t get blown away! We had a relaxing weekend, with good hearty home cooked food, walks in the fresh air and lots of family time. Stay tuned this weekon our FB page for a Paleo bread recipe we made which was a hit! In...
read moreLamington Ice Cream – Keto, GF, DF and Epic!
Happy Monday, Hope you all had a wonderful weekend and enjoyed yet another beautiful sunshine filled weekend. We had a birthday (my Mum's) to celebrate so a picnic was on the cards. My Mum has always had a weakness for a lamington, so as a dessert, I made healthy...
read moreThe 10 Foods I Am Eating Right Now
Happy Tuesday, Wow what a beautiful Hawkes Bay long weekend. I hope you headed outside and enjoyed the sunshine For us it was dog walks, Hapi ice creams, lots of gardening and a couple of kettlebell workouts outside in the sun. I am only a couple of weeks away from my...
read moreHow to Get a Firmer Butt, Run Faster and Jump Higher!
In this blog post I am going to share with you five glute exercises, how to perform them and what you want to avoid when training glutes. Why are the glutes so damn important? 1 - Performance Your glutes are both your largest and strongest muscle in your body. Your...
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How to Make Healthy Ice Cream
Happy Monday Everyone, hope you all enjoyed the beautiful sunshine over the weekend. Paul worked on Saturday however Sunday was family time, where we walked down to Hygge for a lovely Brunch (Paul ran), then back home to chill/play in the sunshine for the rest of the...
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