Tag: fitness
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I hate my body but I saved a goat
‘Hate’ is a strong word. My relationship with how my body looks fluctuates with my moods and is complicatedly enmeshed with my sense of self-worth, but at the same time at odds with my rational adult brain. Of course that would have made for a very long blog title. Besides, you’re probably here for the […]
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How to be a digital nomad without getting back pain
Picture this. You’re sitting in your refurbished camper van (complete with Scandi-wood paneling, LED spotlights and a sheepskin rug you bought for a hilariously huge amount of money at a farmer’s market). Your unrealistically good-looking partner has just brewed up a coffee on the gas stove. You’re sipping it in a earthenware mug, gazing out […]
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Positive affirmations for body confidence on holiday
At 5am this morning I experienced an impromptu body confidence crisis when I caught a bleary-eyed glimpse of my tummy in the bathroom mirror and wondered for the umpteenth time how, despite being a healthy eater and working out furiously six days a week for the best part of a decade, I still harbour five […]
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5 things I learned while doing the Les Mills Stronger challenge
Adoring followers, world tours, huge arena venues, gobal fame, branded merch and a networth of $1 billion…No, I’m not talking about a music megastar. I’m talking about a family-owned fitness brand from New Zealand that started in the ’60s and has now reached almost cult-like levels of success thanks to its unique way of delivering […]
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New job and crop tops
Yesterday was my last day at a company I’ve worked for since I was 25. I’m 31 now. A lot has happened in those years, of course. Over half a decade of life. I got married. Bought a flat. Travelled to dozens of countries. Divorced. I grew as a person, as a writer, as a […]
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Why is it so hard to rest?
My body is trying desperately to tell me something. Last week I developed a terrible pain in my wrist. I wrapped it up and got on with life. This week it’s almost completely better and I’ve been feeling so proud of my little hand. Then this morning I woke up with shoulder pain. Nothing catastrophic. […]
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Established weight loss theory is a big fat lie – there’s actually a tiny receptionist called Linda in your brain who calls the shots
Everyone knows losing weight boils down to a very simple formula, which is this: Burn more calories than you consume + time = weight loss. Right? Wrong. Wrong, wrong, wrong. It turns out there is no scientific formula for weight loss. It’s actually an entirely random process operated by a receptionist called Linda, who lives […]
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My sister, a physiotherapist, gives the low-down on what twerking actually does to your body
For someone who, up until two weeks ago, had never twerked once in her entire life, I sure am writing a lot of posts about twerking lately. If you missed my first post, in which I go on about my new daily pandemic twerk from home routine, you can find it here. Now I’ve got […]
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I’ve been teaching myself how to twerk and this is why I think everyone should give it a go
Thanks to my body’s questionable choice of fat distribution, I’ve got an arse that’s flatter than Kendal Jenner’s stomach. Unlike my (very un-Kendal-like) stomach, my backside is pretty much pure muscle; hard as a rock. I wouldn’t be surprised it if had its own six pack. Because of my ridiculously fat-free buttocks and my ingrained […]
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I’m not dead yet! Day 3 on my 5 day juice fast
Here I am in bed again having completed my third day without solid food. Another really boring post coming up, just to warn you. There’s only so much content you can squeeze out of juicing (ha). This morning I felt so good! Light and full of energy. According to the scales I dropped another 1kg […]
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