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Is exercising less not an idea that sits well with you? To do less won’t bring that same sense of achievement. It won’t be as rewarding. How would things be for you? if it where not a big deal not to exercise.​ What this comes down to is that you are worried that you will […]

I will give you some guidelines on how to know, when perfection becomes an excuse. Why is wanting to exercise and eat exactly the right way prevents you from being healthy, strong and resilient? Here is how you know perfection becomes an excuse. You are aiming for perfection or you aim for the right way […]

I was thinking about a couple of things last week. Main thing was why so many are thinking how we look will make us healthier. Thinking how we look will make us feel healthier. How come when we think of health we focus so much on looks and so little on how we feel? How […]

Can your health goals be to just feel good?​Of course it can.You can also have smaller goals like running more frequent, or a certain distance, lifting a certain weight or being better at a sport.​What drives me a lot is my anticipation of how I will feel from doing a certain activity.​I have also experienced […]

Is the though of scaling back on exercise a bit unsettling to you? I get these concerns but they are thoughts and fears that can hold you back. And can trigger you to do too much. Now, I’m also talking about having a balance between exercise and recovery. More is not better when it comes […]

Do you need to warm up before a run?​Yes! Always.​There is no question about it.​You might think that if you are walking some parts of your run it’s not as important.​Or if you are planning on doing an easy run it’s not that necessary.​Or I’m not that serious about my running.​Everyone needs to warm up.​Maybe […]

Why weight is not the best health indicator.​​ If weight loss is on your mind which is totally find by the way. And it can be a a big motivator for many. Here is the thing though, it is not guaranteed that you will feel better once you loose the weight. It can definitely be […]

I will just come out of the gate and say that as a health professional, I don’t support pitching Cardio or Strength for weight loss against each other. You need both for health and both cardio and strength contributes with important benefits for weight loss. ​ Pitching cardio vs strength for weight loss is old […]

You want to prioritise your health, you want a 2.0 lifestyle where you feel healthy and do the habits that will create that for you. But something is not working still, consistency is lacking and you don’t have enough time and you deal with lack of motivation. Thinking and being adamant that work, family and […]

How important is strength work when you are starting out? It depends of course but the main thing when starting out is to increase your activity level. Strength work is highly important for your long term health. But what’s more important is to find a physical activity / movement that you like the experience of […]