After working with many women and Mums over the years I see the same mistakes repeated over and over again. It’s blaming. It’s passing the buck. It’s soul destroying. It’s emotionally exhausting. And the effect it has on the next generation is devastating. If you are: • Continually on a diet • Always looking for quick fixes…
Liz on one of her adventures – Northern Turkey I seriously have the best job because I get to train people who motivate me, make me want to achieve more and just do better. Whilst some people focus on age, others ignore it and continue to life to the fullest. Determined and focussed, Liz, now 63 years…
Nikki completing weighted dips… Nikki has almost completed her first FIRE challenge at Healthy Horizons. FIRE is our focussed, intense, resistance, exercise 12 week program. I must admit when she enrolled I was thrilled. As a coach you recognise people who are coachable and who will work hard to get results. Nik had a number…
Shaned Gaffney is our local Exercise Physiologist and a woman I admire. She has helped so many people rehabilitate injuries, increase quality of life and improve health and well being. We talk about everybody needing a coach regardless of knowledge and experience, it just brings out our best, so I was excited to have Shaned join our F.I.R.E. training…
So I asked “When did you first want to do the Molokai Surf Ski Marathon anyway?” His reply “Since about 1989” WT…? So here we are, 26 years later planning the race of a lifetime – a 52 km race across the Kaiwi Channel from Molokai to Oahu. Stubbsy (in the yellow vest) at the recent Freycinet Challenge.…
Healthy Horizons was privileged to have the opportunity to Take 5 with Dr Paul Henning recently. Dr Henning is a Army officer and leading researcher in the Military Performance Division at the U.S. Army where he conducts research to enhance/sustain warfighter performance and prevent musculoskeletal injuries. He has completed two combat tours in Iraq. Paul has a bachelors degree in…
Moving you body weight is a great form of resistance exercise. Resistance or weight training has been proven to get results. The benefits include: increased bone density; improved mobility, balance and posture; increased lean body mass and decreased body fat; improved joint function and muscle, tendon and ligament strength; injury prevention; prevention and control of disease;…
Working with so many clients over the years there is one thing that I am continually saying…”the scales lie. Don’t weigh yourself, we’ll do that when we need to, if you have an addiction pass your scales in.” We at HH call it “scales anonymous”. I seriously have a collection in my office. I know people who…
HH had the opportunity to Take 5 with Dr Paul Cribb PhD. CEO & Founder mp-body.com recently. Paul has an amazing outlook on life, so positive and focussed; and is a leader and mentor to many of the best trainers around the world. 1.What’s your favourite exercise? Right now, it’s Stand Up Paddle (SUP) surfing & wave…
As a trainer sometimes we just know someone is going to succeed EVEN before they start. Don’t get me wrong, Jac still has a journey in front of her. But you know what, I have every confidence in her success because of her why, her sacrifices, her understanding of the journey and her sheer determination that this…