When will you “Be Ready”? Hi

Ladies, on the 12th day of Women's Month I want to have a difficult conversation with you. As a body transformation coach, I unfortunately often hear excuses that clients are "not ready", or that clients need to "put this journey on hold temporarily for other priorities" or that clients "don't have time" or that clients...

What if I told you – you can have a positive body image and a healthy body?

Hey Fitness Family, I missed day 6 and 7 of Women's Month, so I decided to make Day 8 worth the wait! Weight and body shape are such controversial topics these days. There are the media influences who punt the idea that women should be skinny, slender and even excessively thin to be beautiful. There...

Building Your Own Support Team

On Day 5 of Women's Month, I want to chat about what to do if your Significant Other or even your best friend is not ready to commit to being fit and healthy, but you are. Instead of nagging them or feeling resentful towards them, here are 5 things you can try that might get...

How Does She Do It? 10 Tips for you.

On day 4 of Women's Month I want to chat about where and how to fit exercise into your routine as a busy, working mom (if this applies to you). Moms with small children find it very challenging to find the time for exercise. Here are some suggestions that work for busy moms who manage...

Train Because You Love Your Body

Day 3 of Women’s Month. Today I want to discuss a sensitive topic - excessive body weight. There is so much pressure on women in the media to be “thin”. I want to make a few quick points about this: 1. The number on the scale does not define you or measure your worth as...

Women, Know Your Stats

Day 2 of Women’s Month - do you know if you are at risk for any of the “silent killer” diseases? Heart disease, stroke, diabetes, high blood pressure and cancer can be present in your body with little to no symptoms. This is why it is important to know your health statistics: Blood pressure health...

Women’s Self Care Awareness

It is day 1 of Women’s month. Speaking from my experience, it appears that women are not very good at prioritizing themselves and the health of their bodies. We seem to be always prioritizing our partners, our families, our friends, our careers and even our beloved pets above our own needs. The result is in...

5 Basic Nutrition Mistakes and how to avoid them

I want to share an experience with you. I started full time coaching in January this year. In that time I have learnt so much about the hardest part of body transformation - nutrition. What makes this hard is how hard we resist the simple changes and awareness required to our eating habits. The following...

Question 8: What stops people from taking care of their fitness?

These days, there is so much awareness about how damaging a sedentary lifestyle is for a person. There are TV programs, magazines and many blogs dedicated to fitness. Many of our medical aid providers encourage a healthier lifestyle by rewarding us for taking steps to improve our fitness. Why then are there still so many...

Question 7: How did you get into fitness coaching?

I am currently 47 going on 48 years old. I am a wife and a mother. Like many other ladies my age, I battle the post-40 body of thickening in the waist and getting the “meno-pot”, as the mid-life belly is called. I sometimes win the battle and sometimes lose the battle. Fortunately the principle...