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Training your mind

August 8, 2020

Bodhichitta Vs Coronavirus

April 21, 2020

How to love your body

May 20, 2019

Martial Arts & The Art of Business

March 5, 2019

How to Transform the Male body in 12 weeks

January 6, 2019

Get Your Energy Balance Right

December 30, 2018

Try Our NUK SOO™ Workout

November 29, 2018

Reflecting and Mood Modelling

November 29, 2018

Interview with Dan Roberts

April 26, 2018

Curious About Cracking into the Fitness Industry?

August 31, 2017

RESISTANCE VS FLOW

July 10, 2017

5 Fixes to improve your Triathlon

May 22, 2017

10 Tips: Feel better after Pregnancy

April 21, 2017

Letting Go

March 3, 2017

Improve your cardio

January 25, 2017

Stress Response

November 1, 2016

Enhance your ‘down-time’

October 27, 2016

High Performance – How to prepare

October 26, 2016

The Purpose of ‘Down-Time’

October 24, 2016

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So.. today is #nationalhuggingday :) My good fri So.. today is #nationalhuggingday :) My good friend Suz Duckett .. founder of the new @onollaofficial brand asked me to get involved in this today... which I’m more than happy to do. If you’re not immersed in the world of luxury wellness, then Suz is the lady to know as she’s always has her finger on the pulse of such things! She’s the ex editor of the Tatler spa guide, an author, speaker and consults for all kinds of luxury brands globally. You can follow her (@thisistheantidote ) as well as checking out her new Onolla brand 👏🏻👏🏻 So today Suz is doing a socially distanced #hugcampaign - where we hug a tree (always a nice thing to do with ones time) and we also send virtual hugs to 5 people that we think may need it. Today I want to send my 5 virtual hugs to @theurbankitchen @georgiamayjagger @riaingleby @katebeckinsale and @kimingleby - Thank you Suz for asking me to get involved. It’s nice to spread a bit of kindness & positivity on social media when we can! - Feel free to join this @onollaofficial #hugcampaign by tagging in 5 friends who just might need a hug right now too. 👍🏻❤️
Pre Covid - Teaching #wallisday some fight choreog Pre Covid - Teaching #wallisday some fight choreography. ⁠ I have loads of movement coaching and screen combat training footage on my phone, figured i'd share a little bit. ⁠ ⁠ To make a fight scene look real and bad-ass on screen actors puts a lot of time in pre-production; First to learn the basic sequence and create muscle memory..(like in video). then after x amount of hours/days they must play around with actually portraying the right emotion and physical language of their character through the fight scene and this must be drilled too (exploring different ways of using eyes, facial tension, fluidity of movement, breathing etc). ⁠ Then you have to add in the other big variable.. I.e the other actor(s) (or stuntpeople - which makes life 10 x easier!) they are fighting. On a big budget job when we have time, it’s very precise. Much more precise than a real fight actually!... it feels like a ball room dance when it's done right.⁠ ⁠ There should be perfect correlation with both the type of attack & defence used and the appropriate skill level of execution with the character they are portraying.⁠ ⁠ The best flights on film feel real. eg. Hugh Grant and Colin Firth having that rubbish fight in Bridget Jones 2.. that was hilarious.. and perfect! If Hugh Grant busted out some Jet Li Wushu Kung Fu moves, it wouldn't have worked. Authenticity is always the goal.⁠ ⁠ In the last 15 years the standard of fight skills required for actors has gone up dramatically.. which is handy for me as it keeps me busy. Screen Combat is fascinating as it goes way past just knowing how to flight... you have to understand camera angles, story-telling and the many aesthetic and practical nuances of different martial arts to truly add value to an actors performance and help the story/production as a whole.⁠ ⁠ The more I understand Acting the more I know I would suck at it!!. It's sooooo hard to do it so it looks easy!. Well... I guess it's like anything.. the better you get at something in life, the easier it looks to the uninitiated!.⁠ ⁠ p.s @wallisday. - I edited the bit out where I kneed you in the... (.. just spent 5 mins desperately looking for an appropriate emoji...I failed )
"Difficult roads lead to beautiful destinations" ⁠ ⁠ Such as the M62 to Salford? ⁠ ⁠ As a young boy while growing up in Tokyo, my grandad used to say...⁠ ⁠ 'when we take life too literally we miss the joy..'⁠ ⁠ ....⁠ ⁠ That's a lie.... my Grandad never said that, but it sounded cleverer than it actually is, so i'm keeping it. .. oh.. and I grew up in Stockport, not Tokyo - but in many ways aside from the history, architecture, culture, language, size and vibe they are pretty similar.⁠ ⁠ Anyway.. back to the quote...maybe if you're on a difficult road, turn around a drive somewhere easier.. or maybe stick with it.. just incase the quote is indeed true. ⁠ ⁠ This reminds me of a childhood memory actually. On my 15th birthday I was playing a Cello duet (with my ex-boyfriends sister's dad's neighbour) at the Albert Hall, and my grandmother stood up right in the middle of my Schumann recital.. as all heads turned to her she bellowed.. “Remember to make all important adult life decisions based on what inspirational quotes are trending on Pinterest."⁠ ⁠ ⁠ Yeah that may not be true either.. but maybe we should listen to my Grannys fake prophetic outburst and casually forget the complexities of life and Carpe diem the fuck out of today, turn on beast mode, ignore the haters, shine bright, take risks and be a bad ass CEO girl boss today? .... why not!⁠ ⁠ p.s I don't play the Cello.⁠ ⁠ #motivationmonday ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠
Are most gym machines pointless? Hmm.. mostly yes. Are most gym machines pointless? Hmm.. mostly yes... but there is a time and place for each and every one of them...⁠ ⁠ In this months Oxygen (US edition) there is big feature on machines and I was asked to share my thoughts. I gave my advice on biomechanical techniques, how to increase mind-muscle connection and when & how to program select machine exercises in to your regime. ⁠You can read about it at: www.danrobertsgroup.com/press.⁠ ⁠ The more we all understand the body, a bit of physics & the science of exercise programming; the more expertly we can use all the many exercise tools in a useful, effective and fun way.⁠ ⁠ ⁠ But should you listen to me? YES. but with a pinch of salt.⁠ ⁠ If you love exercise then use people like me and articles in mags as mere entry points to your learnings...nothing more.. nothing less!⁠ ⁠ The way to transcend disinformation online isn't to just to follow 'better' gurus...It's to do your homework, apply critical reasoning and take ownership of your knowledge & opinions. ⁠ ⁠ I always encourage my private clients to question my programing, as is keeps me in check and helps them learn. There should be a reason for every micro decision, not just what exercises to do today or this week, but every rep range, tempo, rest time, drop set load et al .... every teaching point should have a clear and valid scientific rationale behind it. and If I can't clearly and elegantly justify something using science/facts... then don't listen to me!⁠ ⁠ Learning the facts about fitness, nutrition and exercise is empowering. It means you don't get taken in by nonsense (ketone diets, slimming teas, z-list celebrity endorsed bikini body workouts etc) ...and the more you know about fitness and exercise the more fun it is to do!⁠ ⁠ Stay safe ⁠& happy Sunday ⁠ D.x
Fitness Infulencer Vs Fitness Coach ⁠& the relat Fitness Infulencer Vs Fitness Coach ⁠& the relationship you have with Instagram...⁠ ⁠ The best thing about being a real coach not a 'fitness influencer' is that you don't have to 'act'.. you don't need to constantly worry about your personal brand, creating content and being a salesman - you can just quietly just get on with your work helping your clients behind the scenes.⁠ ⁠ Social media is indeed a great marketing tool for many businesses. But it's not the only one and if we do use it, we don't have to act like everyone else to make it work for us. ⁠ ⁠ Many wonderful coaches I know simply don't want to be on here.. and I get it... while intellectually you can justify it to 'build your brand'... it can feel like a massive competition.. and if I were cynical I could say that the fitness people superficially 'winning' on instagram in my industry are mostly not that successful as real coaches (thus having all that spare time to post TikTok bollocks) and often act like spoilt children showing off how cool, well travelled or pretty they think they are. But the truth is more nuanced than that.. and there is a murky grey line between Influencers and coaches... but you get why so many coaches don't fully embrace it right?⁠ ⁠ Personally.. I actually quite like Insta.. I've made new friends & got new clients because of this platform... but I'm not a slave to it.. Here are 3 things that I do that help me enjoy a positive relationship with this platform. If you’re feeling a bit jaded by the gram.. they may help you too. ⁠ 1) I don't come on here too often. In fact when I'm not posting I usually delete the app. Otherwise I find myself on a 3 hour binge swipe-athon.⁠ 2) I don't take it too seriously. I take my career seriously...but little else in life. Caring about the curated image of strangers isn't the best use of my time & energy.⁠ 3)I don't take it personally! My self esteem isn’t effected by likes & comments. I’m just trying to be of use to you..but doing it in way that feels authentic to me.⁠ ⁠ What do you do to stay sane while swiping on here?⁠ ⁠
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