Comfort Isn’t the Enemy. Escapism Is.

Comfort Isn’t the Enemy. Escapism Is.

Modern life makes comfort easy to find but meaning harder to feel. This week’s Mindset Monday explores why comfort isn’t the problem — escapism is. Learn how to rest without avoidance, embrace both challenge and recovery, and find genuine balance between effort, ease, and sustainable growth.

How to Breathe Better and Why It Changes Everything

How to Breathe Better and Why It Changes Everything

Most people never learn to breathe properly, and it costs them more than they realise. From strength and endurance to recovery, stress management, and body composition, how you breathe influences everything. Learn how to use your breath to steady your mind, improve performance, and build real, lasting control.

Gratitude Isn’t About Pretending Everything’s Fine

Gratitude isn’t about pretending everything’s fine. It’s about noticing what’s still steady and good, even when life feels uncertain. In this Thanksgiving reflection, JP explores how real gratitude coexists with struggle, why it’s a practice rather than a performance, and how it helps ground us in the present while still leaving room to grow.

How to Eat for Joy and Still Make Progress (Especially During the Holidays)

How to Eat for Joy and Still Make Progress (Especially During the Holidays)

Holidays don’t have to derail your progress. Learn how to enjoy Thanksgiving meals with intention, balance, and zero guilt. From mindful eating habits to simple portion cues, this Fit Foodie Friday guide shows how to celebrate food for joy and connection while still honouring your goals — no restriction required.

The Lost Art of Moving Like a Human

The Lost Art of Moving Like a Human

Most adults have forgotten how to move the way their bodies were designed to with crawling, rolling, hanging, and playing. This article explores why rediscovering these natural movement patterns builds strength, balance, and resilience at any age, and how reconnecting with play can make you a better athlete for life.

Why We Eat When We’re Not Hungry — and What to Do Instead

Why We Eat When We’re Not Hungry — and What to Do Instead

We often eat for reasons that have nothing to do with hunger — stress, boredom, habit, or emotion. This Mindset Monday explores why that happens, the most common reactions that keep us stuck, and what to do instead. Learn how awareness, identity-based choices, and environment design can help you regain control and confidence around food.

How Mobility Is Like Weeding Your Garden

How Mobility Is Like Weeding Your Garden

Mobility isn’t optional; it’s maintenance. Just like weeding a garden, small daily efforts keep your joints healthy and your body moving well. Skip it, and stiffness and pain build up until the work becomes much harder. Learn why consistent mobility matters and how to make it simple and sustainable in your everyday life.

You Don’t Have to Earn Your Rest

Rest isn’t a reward you earn after suffering. It’s part of the work that makes progress possible. In training, nutrition, and life, pushing without recovery leads to burnout and shame, while building in rest fuels growth, joy, and sustainability. Learn why you don’t have to justify rest — and how to embrace it without guilt.

Eating Out Without Losing the Plot: How to Navigate Social Meals Without Regret

Eating Out Without Losing the Plot: How to Navigate Social Meals Without Regret

Eating out or sharing meals with family and friends doesn’t have to derail your progress. This Fit Foodie Friday dives into why connection is part of health, why one meal won’t make or break your goals, and how to navigate social meals with balance and confidence. Includes practical strategies and links to recipes you can share without regret.

Train Like a Generalist, Not a Specialist

Train Like a Generalist, Not a Specialist

Most people don’t need to train like a pro athlete. Specialisation builds strength in one lane but often creates imbalances and injuries. This article explores why training like a generalist leads to better resilience, broader capability, and long-term health — and how to put it into practice.

When You Feel Like You’re Just Pretending to Be “That Kind of Person”

When You Feel Like You’re Just Pretending to Be “That Kind of Person”

Ever feel like you’re just pretending to be “that kind of person” who eats well, exercises, or makes healthier choices? You’re not faking it — you’re practising. Learn how to reframe setbacks, build confidence through small wins, and embrace practice as the real path to lasting change.

The Missing Zones: Why Easy Cardio Isn’t a Waste of Time

The Missing Zones: Why Easy Cardio Isn’t a Waste of Time

Feeling stuck despite training hard? The often missing zones of Baseline Activity and Zone 2 quietly drive fat loss, boost aerobic capacity, improve recovery, and lower stress. Learn practical tests, realistic weekly structure, and why going easier more often builds a fitter, more capable life.

How to Become the Kind of Person Who…

Struggling to change? You’re not broken — and wanting more doesn’t mean you love yourself less. This article explores how to give yourself permission to grow, envision the identity you want, take small consistent steps, and embrace detours along the way. Change is possible when vision meets action.

How to Make a Killer Stir Fry Without a Recipe

How to Make a Killer Stir Fry Without a Recipe

Learn how to make a killer stir fry without a recipe. From velveting protein to balancing flavour and texture, this guide gives you a flexible framework for building protein- and veggie-forward stir fries that are quick, healthy, and delicious — no rigid recipe required.

Lift AND Run AND Walk AND Crawl: Building a Truly Capable Body

Lift AND Run AND Walk AND Crawl: Building a Truly Capable Body

A truly capable body isn’t built by specialising in just one thing. Learn why strength, endurance, walking, and ground-based movement all matter — and how training across these domains prepares you for real life, from local trails to everyday challenges.

The “I Always Mess This Up” Identity Loop (and How to Break It)

The “I Always Mess This Up” Identity Loop (and How to Break It)

Stuck in the “I always mess this up” loop? You’re not broken — you’re caught in a pattern. This article unpacks why identity and self-belief fuel the cycle, and shows you how to break free with self-compassion, small wins, and discipline that builds the life you actually want.

Running Isn’t Just for Runners — Why Aerobic Capacity Matters for Everyone

Running Isn’t Just for Runners — Why Aerobic Capacity Matters for Everyone

Running isn’t only for runners. Building aerobic capacity gives you a bigger “gas tank” for life — from daily energy and recovery to metabolic flexibility and resilience. Learn why steady-state training matters, how to do it right, and how to make it work for your goals.

What’s the Story You’re Telling Yourself About Who You Are?

What’s the Story You’re Telling Yourself About Who You Are?

The stories we tell ourselves shape our choices, our identity, and our future. This Mindset Monday explores how old narratives keep us stuck, why identity isn’t fixed, and how reframing, small wins, and intentional action can help you rewrite your story and live with purpose.

Why Eating Slower Might Be the Most Underrated Health Habit You Can Build

Why Eating Slower Might Be the Most Underrated Health Habit You Can Build

Eating more slowly might be the simplest, most underrated nutrition habit you can build. It helps regulate hunger hormones, improves digestion, reduces overeating, and deepens enjoyment of food. Discover why slowing down can transform your meals and support long-term health without restriction.

What a Backyard Project (And A Decade Of Spartan Races) Taught Me About Real Strength

What a Backyard Project (And A Decade Of Spartan Races) Taught Me About Real Strength

Strength isn’t just about the mirror or calorie burn. From moving tons of material in my backyard to completing 32 Spartan Races, I’ve learned that real fitness is about capability — resilience, mobility, and durability that carry over into every part of life. Here’s why form follows function, and why that matters for you.