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Do celebrations make you anxious?
A lot of my clients feel anxious or uneasy around Easter (and Christmas and birthdays - really any time when eating and/ or drinking are a big part of the celebration). And maybe you feel the same? Perhaps you feel like you just have to “get through” the weekend...
Remember why you started
Are you starting to feel that new year enthusiasm wane? If you are, you’re not alone. Summer is over (here in Oz anyway), we’re nearly ? of the way through the year (already!) and you might feel like those New Year’s resolutions were made a long time ago… And maybe...
Myth Buster: Eating Carbs at Night Will Make You Gain Weight
We’ve all heard this one before: You shouldn’t eat carbs at night because they’ll make you gain weight. This is probably one of the most common myths I get asked about. And yes, you can rest easy, it is just that - a myth. Your body doesn’t care whether you eat carbs...
Have you fallen off the exercise wagon?
One of the most common things I hear when clients have been on holidays or taken a break from training for various reasons is: “Help! I’ve fallen off the exercise wagon!”.Or, as one of my clients so eloquently put it recently: “I fell off the exercise...
Simple tricks to stay on track all year round
Well that went quick! January, I mean. School's back, Christmas is a distant memory, most people are back at work (if you're not, then lucky you!) and it's starting to feel a lot like "real life" has returned.Which can be good and bad. Good if you thrive...
Are you looking out for No.1?
Last month I wrote a blog talking about my "I don't" list - aka a list of all the things I don't do anymore in order to make time for my priorities (without feeling overwhelmed by trying to do ALL the things).It prompted a LOT of discussion and responses -...
What I say no to….
What I say no to….Recently a friend posted an article on Facebook which sparked a barrage of comments and discussion. The headline was “Every woman has an 'I Don't' list. And it's about time we shared them.”You might have seen the article – it pretty much...
There’s nothing like a birthday to make you take stock of your life and goals is there?
Yesterday was my birthday - 41, in case you were wondering. This pic is of my eldest, Ella, and I at dinner last night (nothing like being the mum to a teenager to make you feel old ?).Now I'm not the most introspective person you'll ever meet, but my...
Self-care is NOT selfish
In case it has slipped your attention, today is the first day of July – which means we are officially halfway through the year. WTF?!If you’re anything like me, this is usually the point at which you start to panic about all the things you haven’t done...
Why personal training is a waste of money…
I was chatting to an old client and friend of mine recently on our bi-annual Goddess retreat. This client had trained with us at Goddess for years before she recently moved to a different part of Sydney (sniff!). But she’d been doing my online program and...
No time like the present
I recently took a few days off and headed up the coast with my family for some much-needed rest and relaxation (along with about half the state – nothing like 3 public holidays in a week to trigger a mass exodus from the city!).Now I'm all for holidays and...
How exercise and diet FOMO are sabotaging your goals
I recently had one of the most enjoyable weekends I've had in ages. On Friday night my husband surprised me with tickets to Saturday Night Fever, plus dinner and a night in a swanky hotel afterwards (believe me, this is not a common occurrence!). The...
Old habits die hard
Today is the first day of autumn here in Australia, and I’ve been looking forward to this day for about four weeks now. Not because of the cooler temps that come with the change in season (although I do love this time of year!) but because it’s the first...
Coming clean on the latest diet trend
Being summer here in Australia, and typically a time of year when a lot of us are thinking more about our health – maybe you’re trying to shed a few Christmas kilos or you’ve made some New Year’s resolutions – a lot of you would have decided (or at least...
Big goals? Be ready to play the long game!
Happy New Year! Or should I say, “Happy New You”?! Isn’t that what this time of year is supposed to be all about? January 1 is when we repent our sins, vow to turn over a new leaf and reinvent ourselves, right? It’s when we start to become the fitter,...
Put down the mince pies and read this first!
Summer is officially here! And in my experience, that means right now you fall into one of two categories: you either want to finish the year strong (and look great in your swimmers on holidays) so you’re working furiously to be in the best shape of your...
Hand on Heart: Exercise is the Best Medicine
I had to pay a visit to the cardiologist last week. Not something I was expecting to be doing as a fit, healthy 40-year-old, I must admit. A routine trip to my GP where I casually mentioned I’d been experiencing chest tightness and dizziness when I...
Three Ways to Avoid Overeating at Meals
I was at a friend’s birthday dinner recently and as I was enjoying my risotto… and my cider… and the pizzas were being passed around the table, followed by the obligatory cake (sadly I couldn’t indulge in those too because - gluten!), it occurred to me how...
Why Goals are the Key to your Success
The past month has been a big one for the Goddess girls and I. In case you missed the plethora of social media posts, last weekend 12 of us completed the Oxfam 50km Trailwalker together (more on that later)! We also finished up our Goddess 12-week Winter Wellness...
Why age is just a number
Yesterday was my birthday! And it happened to be a "significant" one. The big 4-0 (and in case you were wondering, I ate cake for breakfast and drank wine - though not for breakfast!). Now normally I don’t get hung up on birthdays or think about age too...
5 tips to help you stay on track on holidays
I’m on holidays with my family at the moment – at a beautiful resort in Sabah (Borneo) – and it struck me almost as soon as we arrived: there’s temptation literally everywhere. From those cute little alcohol bottles in the mini bar; the delicious looking...
Make It Stick: How to Create New Habits That Last
Guest post by Brendan McGovern from Redo Health. There are many theories on how long it takes to make a habit stick. A plastic surgeon proposed 21 days, but that was based on his observation on how long it took his patients to adjust to their “new look”....
5 tips for beating winter weight woes
Do you ever notice, when the temperature drops, that you start to crave rich, warming comfort foods? It’s one of the things people ask me all the time in winter: why am I so damn hungry?? It’s not just your imagination: when you feel cold your body goes...
How will you stay motivated this winter?
It’s the first day of winter today (in case you hadn’t noticed – brrrr!) and in years gone by, I’ve seen our numbers at training start to dwindle slightly as the mornings get a little colder… And a little darker… and the call of the doona becomes stronger....