Why warm up for your golf game? Like most sports, golf demands a lot from your body in terms of power and mobility. Add to that often a lot of walking whilst carrying your clubs on one shoulder and you have a very unbalanced workout! Ideally then the next time…
We are pleased to announce that from Monday 6th July, we will be offering outdoor training and yoga to those of you that are keen to get in some face-to-face time with myself and the team! Guidelines are yet to say that we can come into your home (although I…
Before I reveal our plan for the next few weeks, I want to give you some insight into how we plan our training schedule at Free Spirit. Half way into the month, the next month's sessions are already scheduled and agreed by all with small tweaks and alterations made on…
After hours indoors, it is so nice to get the heart rate up, the good chemicals flowing and be out in the arms of nature. I feel like nature feels our need right now and is currently showing off BIG STYLE with it's beauty and sunshine! It is very easy…
Get all the Nutrition your body needs! It is essential that whatever your food choices that you get all the nutrition that your body needs. It is great that opportunities for eating meat and dairy free are on the increase! I think many families are realising both the health and…
Most people have fat around their middle and it is normal to have some fat there! Although it is nice to have a six-pack or a washboard stomach, that requires a lifestyle (or lucky genetic gene pool) that isn’t realistic for most of us. To be able to see stomach…
Busy Lifestyle? Easy Healthy Eating! For most of us, healthy eating isn’t about education - we know what to eat but that our busy lifestyles make it difficult for us to have the mental space or physical time to organise things accordingly. Eating well requires three things: Getting a food…
Hormone Imbalances Yoga focuses your breathing which has a positive stimulating effect on your endocrine system, merely being on the mat and practicing ujjayi breathing (the yogic deep breathing that sounds a bit like quiet snoring!) will help balance the hormones. Inverted poses such as headstands, handstands and shoulder stands also…
Merry Christmas Everyone! For many of us, this time of year is a time of hibernation: Christmas movies and staying in your pjs for as long as is hygienically viable! Your usual fitness classes might not be running, your PT may be on holiday and the family walk is waiting…
I used to hate my legs. I never wore shorts and would struggle to get my thighs in a lot of trousers. Training changed my shape to one where I can pick up my size and 90% fit me straight off the hanger. I used to hate my legs. I…