The Importance of Self-Care
I know this is a little confronting but it’s only 92 days until summer hits us. That’s right, only 92 days….eeek!! That also means it’s only a little over 15 weeks until Christmas! I’m serious! And with term 3 school holidays just around the corner, it got me thinking...
Why train in Winter? By Joan Markwell
Why should you train in Winter? By Joan Markwell Why not? As the weather cools, more and more excuses cross our lips as to why we can’t train, especially with little ones in tow. So even though you may have heard some of these before I am going to remind you why the...
‘Should’ free zone. By Joan Markwell
Should we stop using should? Yes we should. What a terrible word. Who would have though such a strange little, seeming harmless word could in fact inflict so much guilt, shame and heartache on mothers everywhere. I should be… We shouldn’t be… He should be sleeping by...
Worth more than your productivity? By Joan Markwell
Yes you are, but reading that how do you feel? I love this and it couldn’t have popped up at a more relevant time for me. Yesterday I took the ‘day off’ to accompany my daughter to her school swimming carnival. Of course, I had at least 48 other things I coulda,...
Invest in yourself. By Joan Markwell
So often as mums we put all our efforts into our bub putting our own needs last, if at all. We think this makes us a good mum or don’t even think about it at all we just respond and do what we think we need to for baby without a second thought. Everything we have,...
Awesome sense of achievement
On reflection of my recent trip to 2016 World Triathlon Championships in Mexico I have had a bit of time to process and reflect on my achievement there. Getting to world championships was a three year dream for me. Making sure all the pieces were in the right place,...
Making the time and reaping rewards
This mum. She could have stayed home. She could have found excuses. She could have put her babies first for all the hours of her day. She could have spent the money on countless baby classes available that have little to no flexibility to accommodate the ups and downs...
3 sleeps till Mexico!
Whilst it hasn’t been an ideal week falling pretty sick with a wretched flu and having 5 days off I am now getting back into training for the last week up to race day. Gee it feels good to sweat again after lying around for so long and getting puffed walking to the...
Fuel your workouts on the go
Three weekends left till I leave for the World Championships in Mexico. This week’s training program is huge and I need to eat and rest well to fuel each session so I can get the best results from each session. When I’m training hard I need to have good food on hand...
The importance of rest and recovery
I am 6 weeks out from my race at World Champs in Mexico and I feel like training is going well. After the initial sickness and a couple of hiccups we have hunkered down and cracked into a solid few weeks of training. If you read my last blog you will know I was tired....
Fatigue blowout on road to Mexico!
When fatigue sets in you have to go with it. This time in 7 weeks I will be relaxing (or partying) in Cozumel, Mexico after my first race as an Australian athlete at the Triathlon world championships. I have been race training for 5 weeks now and it’s been going well....
The Magic of Magnesium
The magic of magnesium and how to get more! Today I want to talk about Magnesium. A session with a long running client ended short this week as she experienced a sharp cramp in her calf. The conversation that followed triggered me to ask whether she was taking...
Channelling gratitude as training begins
Training has kicked in. Week two of my twelve weeks training leading up to the World Championships in Mexico in September this week and I’m loving it. The last few weeks has seen me “training to train” meaning I have been training for a good base aerobic fitness so we...
New Trainer – Red Hot and Ready to Rumble
A Big Bounce Back welcome to our newest team member Nicole! I’m so excited to have this fabulous woman on board and can’t wait to watch her achieve amazing results with you all. If you don’t know Nic very well, here’s a little snapshot from the woman herself: For...
Super salad super tasty recipe
I had 15 mins to whip up a yummo lunch today and as I have a pretty busy week wanted something that would last a few days. This was not only perfect but really does have all of my favourite things. ¾ cup quinoa 1 chicken breast 1 red capsicum cut into small bite sized...
Better now than before baby
Two beaming clients in two days, I love my job. Yesterday a beautiful and busy working mum of two client told me how excited she was to fit back into her pre baby no 1 clothes. But the biggest bonus she loved was that she feels stronger and more energetic than she has...
New classes for working mums
I hate goodbyes so rather than lose any more fabulous mums when they return to work I have added some great new classes to our timetable with more to come in April. Saturday morning Scream-free Bootcamp on Saturdays at 7am are a great option for all mums. Take...
The power of rest
Everyone knows its good to rest. In theory. How often though do you really apply this to yourself. Working with mums I hear it all the time. They come to my sessions tired, underslept, just basically worn out and I ask them if they sleep when they put bubs down. No, I...
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