Most people think motivation is a powerful feeling that appears before action. In reality, motivation is something you create by directing your attention, reducing demotivating thoughts and learning to persuade yourself to take small actions consistently. It is time...

Health & Fitness First Aid Kit - Practical Tools For When Life Gets In The Way. I created this tool kit to help you take the next step on your fitness journey. Most people don't fail because they lack information, they fail because life gets in the way. It could...

Summary Many people use affirmations to try and change their behaviour, but simple positive statements often fail because the brain immediately produces counter arguments. A more effective approach is to use language that reflects your current reality, while also...

Most people worry about not drinking enough water. However, I regularly see clients drinking far more than they need. While dehydration can cause problems, excessive water intake may also affect hunger, energy levels and quality of life. Here is how to tell if you are...

Many people believe they either like exercise or they don't. In reality, enjoying exercise and sticking to it often comes down to developing a series of skills. These include controlling effort, body awareness, injury management and learning how to persuade yourself...

The Experts Hangout podcast episode I recorded a couple of months ago came out this week. We spent 90 minutes discussing motivation, food, fitness, behaviour change, why people start and stop exercise, the reasons diets fail and what actually makes change stick long...

In this 90-minute conversation we discuss motivation, behaviour change, food, fitness, why diets fail, why people start and stop exercise, GLP-1 medications, emotional eating and what actually creates lasting results.  If you have ever struggled to stick to a diet or...

Many people struggle with eating too much at night and assume it means poor willpower or lack of discipline. In reality, evening eating is often driven by hunger, habits, stress, social routines or simply eating too little earlier in the day. If you understand the...

Most people view health and fitness in an unhelpful way. They expect motivation to stay high, results to be linear and themselves to always be in control. These three analogies explain a better way to understand fat loss, behaviour change and long term fitness...