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olivia park
Nov 5, 20206 min read
7 ways to start accepting your body right now
There is nothing worse than being told to just 'love yourself' when you’re in the thick of feeling frustrated as hell because your jeans...
olivia park
Oct 15, 20203 min read
Unpopular opinion: do what works for you isn’t always the solution.
Often what we believe works for us is a layered story that is construed from projections from social media, friends, family, work...
olivia park
Oct 8, 20203 min read
How to give the middle finger to the fitness industry
I’ve been called a lot of things in my training life. Intense. Hard out. Scary. I’m always astounded at the unsolicited...
olivia park
Oct 8, 20204 min read
I can't believe I waited this long to do this ...
It’s incredible that we're in October now. I'm in my 8th month in New Zealand having not been able to get back to South Korea after Covid...
olivia park
Aug 11, 20204 min read
Reframing self care: micro doses of joy
I would like to share some thoughts on something I was talking to one of my clients about in her weekly check. She’d just recently had a...
olivia park
Apr 27, 20203 min read
4 steps to build self trust
When you hear ‘listen to your body—just trust yourself’ does it make you want to scream ‘HOW?!’ It’s maddening to know that ‘self...
olivia park
Apr 23, 20202 min read
How to come out of the pandemic ahead of the game.
Start creating a plan now for how this ‘less is more’ situation can permeate into your life once the world opens up again. Before...
olivia park
Apr 20, 20202 min read
6 things to do if you’ve been living in athletic wear for two months, now your jeans feel tight.
If you, like many people, have had a change in how your life your life because of the pandemic you may find yourself resonating with this...
olivia park
Apr 20, 20202 min read
Time is not the reason why you’re struggling with your workouts right now.
Maybe it was before this malarky (the global pandemic). But now it’s your lack of capacity. You might have some more time (or not) with...
olivia park
Apr 20, 20202 min read
Is your programming empowering you or disempowering you?
Fact: female bodies change day to day, week to week. Fact: no female body is the same. There’s many different ways to create a sound...
olivia park
Apr 13, 20202 min read
How to make progress even if you don’t have equipment at home.
Whether you are on holiday with limited or no gym access or are out of the gym due to injury, schedule or in ability to get there, this...
olivia park
Apr 13, 20202 min read
Where to draw the line between do or don't
You can workout. You can also not. You can eat snacks. You can also not. You can go to bed at 2am. You can also go to bed at 8.30pm. You...
olivia park
Apr 13, 20202 min read
Two questions you need to ask yourself.
Can I? Will I? Your relationship to fitness—like any relationship—is not linear. No marriage or relationship is smooth sailing. Your...
olivia park
Apr 6, 20202 min read
Why training with intention is more important than ever.
Fact: The last few weeks have been like no other. It’s been messy. Weird. If you're like my clients and me your anxiety is high. Sleep is...
olivia park
Apr 6, 20202 min read
You’ve been training for this.
Whether you know it or not, you have been training for this. Physically, every rep you’ve done in the gym. Every training session you...
olivia park
Apr 6, 20202 min read
Are you making this mistake with gratitude?
It happened. I broke. Yesterday, I broke. I cried hard for everything that I hadn’t been allowing myself to feel the last couple of...
olivia park
Mar 30, 20202 min read
Why am I so motivated to get after it in the gym but so unmotivated at home?
Hi, me too. I am a gym rat A meathead A gym bunny A fitness freak But at home, meatheads can easily switch to potato...
olivia park
Mar 30, 20202 min read
Yes, but ...
Everyone’s telling you to start a new hobby, to start a course during the COVID 19 pandemic lock down. You’re being told to slow...
olivia park
Mar 30, 20202 min read
What you will not see from me during CONVID 19
At-home workouts. What you will see? How I program for working out at home and provide infrastructure that is all encompassing— Training...
olivia park
Mar 30, 20202 min read
How to get into the mood to workout at home
I’m not talking sexy mood, but fitness mood. Do this: Forget your warm up. Right now what we thought we knew to be true has been turned...
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