I went back to Jávea last week to train the same client I worked with last October. The first trip had been fairly easy to plan. Early sessions near the port, a few simple strength workouts at the villa and … Read More
There’s a small group of people in Barcelona who seem to exist in a completely different time zone from everyone else. You only notice them if you’re outside before about half past six. Most of the city is still asleep … Read More
One thing you learn fairly quickly as a trainer is that effort has very little to do with how athletic someone looks. Some of the strongest people I train look like they’ve never set foot in a gym before. And … Read More
Let’s talk about the least glamorous part of fitness. Not squats.Not protein.Not some weird Pilates machine that looks like medieval furniture. Sleep. I know. Boring. Not exactly the stuff of Instagram reels. But honestly? If your workouts feel harder than … Read More
I’m going to say this straight away, because some of you need to hear it. A few days of Christmas food does not undo your fitness.Not physically. Not metabolically. Not spiritually. What does derail people is panic. The “I’ve ruined … Read More
By Friday last week I could feel it – that mix of heavy legs and short fuse that means you’ve gone one week too far. I tell clients to deload before they hit that wall. I still forget myself sometimes. … Read More
You don’t need perfect weather or a two-hour block. You need a backpack, two strength days, and a plan you can actually finish. Who It’s For Busy adults who want cardio that doesn’t wreck their knees, strength that carries groceries … Read More
You ever wake up and feel like you’ve been folded into a suitcase by a vengeful chiropractor? That was me last month. Mid-back locked. Hip clicking like a rusty metronome. Hamstring? Not even on speaking terms with me anymore. So … Read More
I watched a woman whisper to her biceps last Tuesday. Not like metaphorically. Actually whispered. Like she was breaking up with them. Or seducing them. Hard to say. This was rep six. Dumbbells shaking. She paused mid-curl, stared lovingly at … Read More
There are days when you feel like a demi-goddess—strong, sculpted, unstoppable—and then there are days when you have to crawl backwards down a public staircase because your legs have declared mutiny. I call those “lesson days.” This is the story … Read More