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I lost my motivation for exercise a while back. Once super fit and active, I had become lethargic, and disinterested with exercise. I was on a slippery slope to exercise avoidance. Don’t get me wrong. It’s not like I woke up one day and decided…
I had done a little bit of boxing training before I fought my first competitive bout… THWACK! Thwack, THWACK, THWACK! Thud! As I came to, and back from the darkness, I realised that competing in the boxing ring is not for me. Helped off the…
At NZIHF, we get to work with and learn from some of New Zealand’s finest athletes. While filming content for our Personal Training programme we were fortunate to spend a day with Shane Cameron. For those who don’t know, Shane is a Commonwealth Games medalist…
Why is it that regular Yoga participants (‘yogi’) always look so relaxed and pain-free? Is it because they’ve achieved a zen state of cosmic, inner calmness? Or could it be that their muscles aren’t locked in semi-permanent contraction, pulling joints out of place, and creating…
If one macronutrient is believed to be superior to all others, it’s protein! We have a huge array of ‘low fat’ and ‘low carb’ diets and food products. We don’t have any diets, food products or supplements that make a point of presenting themselves as…
Physical inactivity is one of the most challenging health problems in industrialised countries. Over 20 years ago the WHO warned that a sedentary lifestyle was a leading cause of death and disability. Unfortunately, these warnings haven’t resulted in us becoming more physically active. The 2020/21…
I’m pretty new to kettlebell training but I’m slowly seeing why kettlebell workouts are so popular. You see, I’m a bit old school. A bit resistant to change, I like to do things my way and when I find something I like, I stick to…
If you think that fitness professionals just train clients and design exercise programmes, then I’ve got some news for you. There’s much more to it than that! When your job revolves around helping people, then Problem Solving is a fundamental component of your work. Because…
Kettlebell exercise was never really my thing… I was never particularly sold on the idea of kettlebell exercise as a one stop fitness solution. I had bought some kettlebells – various sizes – as a PT years ago. At the time, kettlebell training was just…
‘Go Paleo’, ‘Keto is king’, ‘eat clean’, ‘save the planet – become a vegetarian’. Or very occasionally, ‘follow the science – use the National Nutrition Guidelines’! After 25 years working in fitness/fitness education, ‘nutrition’ is without doubt the most consistently contentious topic I’ve encountered. Nothing…
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