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olivia park
Mar 22, 20202 min read
How marriage is like fitness and fitness like marriage.
Our wedding that was in 3 weeks time, has now been cancelled. Due to you know what, we’ve had to pivot. I’m sad. Really sad. It feels...
olivia park
Mar 22, 20202 min read
Your fear of losing your fitness gains are valid
It seems trivial to talk about your fitness right now—but it’s still something that can be coming up for you, amongst everything else....
olivia park
Mar 22, 20202 min read
Is your ‘why’ helping you or hindering you right now?
It’s easy to lean on external things for a ‘why’ with exercise: I want to run around with my kids I want to feel confident in jeans TBH...
olivia park
Mar 13, 20203 min read
When to test: considerations for the natural and birth control cycle
You’ve been following a progressive training program. Your lifts have gotten stronger, you FEEL stronger, you FEEL fitter. It’s...
olivia park
Mar 13, 20202 min read
3 mistakes to avoid burnout at the gym
I remember questioning whether I’d ever be able to let go of the need to sweat or freaking out about holidaying in places without a gym....
olivia park
Mar 13, 20203 min read
You don’t have to stop training and do yoga to manage your stress
Training hard can look like doing the hard thing: doing something different but that doesn’t have to look like getting completely...
olivia park
Mar 13, 20204 min read
The journey of self discovery through fitness
Eat less, move more. Focus on what your body can do, not what it looks like. Listen to your body. Your values, your body, your rules....
olivia park
Mar 6, 20202 min read
NEWSFLASH: your goal doesn’t have to be creating a smaller body.
You can want to eat to thrive. You can want to eat enough so you can manage the stress of life and function optimally. You don’t have to...
olivia park
Mar 6, 20202 min read
One reason why your group fitness classes are keeping you stuck
You might be staying in the same energy system day in day out (CAVEAT: not ragging, this is how you can enhance your experience.) There...
olivia park
Mar 4, 20202 min read
Is your grip letting you down?
A common thing I hear from my clients is they know they can do heavier romanian deadlifts or dumbbell rows but their grip is the limiting...
olivia park
Feb 28, 20202 min read
How disciplined is your discipline?
Discipline is an important attribute to have. I do believe it is a form of self care. It gives you a road map, it takes the draining...
olivia park
Feb 26, 20202 min read
Two things you must do to ensure you’re training for YOU.
You don’t have to do deadlifts. Or squats. Or bench press. You don’t have to do specific exercises because that’s what you’re...
olivia park
Feb 26, 20202 min read
Hands down my fav exercise right meow: The B stance squat.
What is B stance? Taking a B stance or staggered stance is an epic way to do unilateral (single limb) training. Often single leg work...
olivia park
Feb 21, 20202 min read
No matter what, always make a pro-you choice
I was talking with a musician friend the other day. He’s incredibly intelligent in many ways and one of these ways is that he can create...
olivia park
Feb 21, 20202 min read
Sometimes I wish my superpower was rewriting the dictionary.
Especially creating new words for the fitness industry. It’s hard to talk about things, using words that everyone can relate to,...
olivia park
Feb 21, 20202 min read
Each exercise starts and ends when you touch the weight.
In the video below I’m in there like swimwear just going ham. ☄️There’s no sense of awareness, set up, intention. ☄️There’s no...
olivia park
Feb 21, 20202 min read
If you’re chasing sweat in the gym, you need to read this.
It’s confusing AF when you have memes insinuating and straight up telling you that your sweat is a badge of honour. 👉It makes you...
olivia park
Feb 15, 20201 min read
Sweat doesn't equal strength
Fitness can get hairy when our expectations are not aligned with what we are doing. I love group fitness, but for some programs there are...
olivia park
Feb 15, 20202 min read
The one thing you can do to knock down the patriarchal lens in fitness ...
11, 12, 13 ... On the 14th rep he squeezed my tricep and commented, ‘Very good’. Earlier, he squeezed my hips and told me...
olivia park
Feb 15, 20202 min read
2 ways to know you’re slaying your training.
There can be a huge difference with gains when you can accurately gauge your effort level. With all the humans I have worked with over...
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