Looking to lose weight? I found an interesting free online resource for calorie counting recently. I am not a fan of calorie counting, and it’s not a primary strategy I use when helping people to reach a healthier weight (contact me about online coaching if you are looking for help: my wellness coaching info , […]
When I was looking through quotes and testimonials clients have given me permission to use for the new Clients Say section on my website, I was struck by something that always encourages me when I think about it: Riders who are successfully learning, growing and reaching goals come in all shapes, sizes, ages and abilities. […]
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Lately I seem to be on a theme of fitness for older riders. Most of the exercises I recommend for ‘mature’ riders, are also great for everyone else, especially those of you who do not have time to hit a gym regularly, are recovering from injury, or do not consider yourself highly athletic. The reason […]
This article is an excerpt from my book Gentle Workout for Mature riders. The book is a progressive series of workouts designed to help riders with older bodies, injury or less recent athleticism get fitter from the ground up. The foundation of the rider fitness training scale that I have written about before for Dressage […]
Spotting a great article by Active for Life recently triggered reflection on some strong themes that have been coming out of the sport and recreation conferences I’ve been to recently. The article was about suggestions on how to get a young baby trained early in active lifestyle. (Click to read) What I’ve realised, is that […]
Recently I was asked to do a talk on goal setting for a running group. Runners and riders have a lot in common: almost fanatical dedication, and really busy schedules. You probably have an idea of where you’d like your riding to go or what you’d like to achieve. Yet, there is a difference between […]
This tip comes from today’s exercise for the Equifitt pre-Halloween 18-day Fitness Challenge. If you aren’t following us on Facebook already, log in and ‘like’ Equifitt.com to join in the Challenge at any point. October exercise: an ‘Arnold’ press. This one’s named after Schwartzenegger, but you won’t builk up from it unless you are a […]
Since the topic of hip area muscles was so popular (psoas, gluteals), I thought I’d share one of my favourite quick cures for weak backside muscles: the 30, 3, 3 challenge. Warning: it will hurt at first. Benefit: bionic legs and a backside that can support you for hours of riding. It’s really simple: do […]
I wanted to share an article I found recently. What I like about this article is the double message. Children do need to be more physically active (we all do), but the emphasis is that all the responsibility does not lie on parents or the individual. The community and community infrastructure need to facilitate physical […]