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
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)
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
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
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
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 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
When You Feel Like You’re Just Pretending to Be “That Kind of Person”
The Missing Zones: Why Easy Cardio Isn’t a Waste of Time
How to Become the Kind of Person Who…
How to Make a Killer Stir Fry Without a Recipe
Lift AND Run AND Walk AND Crawl: Building a Truly Capable Body
The “I Always Mess This Up” Identity Loop (and How to Break It)
Running Isn’t Just for Runners — Why Aerobic Capacity Matters for Everyone
What’s the Story You’re Telling Yourself About Who You Are?
Why Eating Slower Might Be the Most Underrated Health Habit You Can Build
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.















