Tag: fitness
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Does flexibility suit you?
Some people thrive on options, others do better having just one thing to do. I was coaching someone today and we were coming up with a plan for her to look after her physical and mental wellbeing to help deal with work stress. She had a good sense of what worked for her (running, yoga,…
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New shoes
Today I got new running shoes. I’d been putting it off because my old shoes were comfortable. Maybe a bit battered, but still functional. And it seemed an unjustified extravagance to get yet another pair of running shoes! So I kept putting it off. But over time those old shoes had broken down, and weren’t…
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Trackers and streaks
Trackers and streaks can be really helpful in motivating ourselves. But if we’re not careful, they can be counterproductive. For over 500 days I’ve consistently done a minimum of 8000 steps a day. I often do more, but 8000 is a good baseline that I can still hit consistently when I’ve spent a few hours…
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Today is a good day
I passed my gym instructor qualification, so I’m now one step closer to my goal of adding fitness and personal training to my coaching portfolio. There’s lots more to learn on my personal trainer journey (advanced anatomy and physiology is up next and that’s a tough one!) But today there’s no doubt in my mind,…
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New year
With the new year approaching, it’s a great time to start making plans for what you want to achieve in the new year, whether in your life, your career, your fitness, or all three. But those plans can easily lose momentum in those dark January days. I’ve pulled together some great tips to help you…
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Synergies
Improving our physical health and fitness gives us more energy for the other things we value in our lives. Finding a way to reduce our work stress makes it easier to be there for the people who matter in our lives. Taking action to make our relationships more healthy and supportive can help us find…
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True grit
I’ve never been someone who found physical things easy. At school I could ace a chemistry test but completely miss a netball thrown right at me. It became easy to inhabit that space of “the person who’s rubbish at PE” because I didn’t have to try. I focussed on the things I found easy. But…
Jessica Smith - Life, work and fitness coaching 