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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...
olivia park
Mar 30, 20202 min read
9 ways to keep moving forward in the CONVID 19 lock down
Your mind and your body are still yours even though it feels like things have been taken away without your say. with the COVID 19...
olivia park
Mar 22, 20202 min read
If you’re a meat head like me, this is for you.
Education is how we can bring sense to emotionality. Those feelings are important and real, but context can make things make more sense...
olivia park
Mar 22, 20203 min read
How to not lose your shit while working from home: the perfect time to ditch perfectionism
Dr Michael Ryan, Executive Director, WHO Health Emergencies Programme, said ‘Perfection is the enemy of the good when it comes to...
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
A good training plan will move with you—you don’t have to move with it.
Your Apple Watch says you got 5 hours again. Although you know it’s not accurate, you definitely feel it. You wonder if the effects of...
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
Is your fav healthy fit pro really health-centric?
I recently discussed this with a fellow coach who’s researching disordered body image amongst fitness professionals. She calls it the...
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