olivia parkMar 222 minIf you’re a meat head like me, this is for you.Education is how we can bring sense to emotionality. Those feelings are important and real, but context can make things make more sense and seem a bit less s...
olivia parkMar 223 minHow to not lose your shit while working from home: the perfect time to ditch perfectionismDr Michael Ryan, Executive Director, WHO Health Emergencies Programme, said ‘Perfection is the enemy of the good when it comes to emergency management … the ...
olivia parkMar 222 minYour fear of losing your fitness gains are validIt seems trivial to talk about your fitness right now—but it’s still something that can be coming up for you, amongst everything else. It’s valid. I’m a meat...
olivia parkMar 222 minHow marriage is like fitness and fitness like marriage.Our wedding that was in 3 weeks time, has now been cancelled. Due to you know what, we’ve had to pivot. I’m sad. Really sad. It feels like a deep loss. But t...
olivia parkMar 222 minIs your ‘why’ helping you or hindering you right now?It’s easy to lean on external things for a ‘why’ with exercise: I want to run around with my kids I want to feel confident in jeans TBH they’re a cop out for...
olivia parkMar 133 minWhen to test: considerations for the natural and birth control cycleYou’ve been following a progressive training program. Your lifts have gotten stronger, you FEEL stronger, you FEEL fitter. It’s testing week. You’re ...
olivia parkMar 132 min3 mistakes to avoid burnout at the gym I remember questioning whether I’d ever be able to let go of the need to sweat or freaking out about holidaying in places without a gym. It started to rec...
olivia parkMar 133 minYou don’t have to stop training and do yoga to manage your stress Training hard can look like doing the hard thing: doing something different but that doesn’t have to look like getting completely horizontal. I work wit...
olivia parkMar 134 minThe journey of self discovery through fitnessEat less, move more. Focus on what your body can do, not what it looks like. Listen to your body. Your values, your body, your rules. Your fitness journey is...
olivia parkMar 52 minA good training plan will move with you—you don’t have to move with it. Your Apple Watch says you got 5 hours again. Although you know it’s not accurate, you definitely feel it. You wonder if the effects of caffeine are just a fa...
olivia parkMar 52 minNEWSFLASH: your goal doesn’t have to be creating a smaller body. You can want to eat to thrive. You can want to eat enough so you can manage the stress of life and function optimally. You don’t have to have all of your eff...
olivia parkMar 52 minOne reason why your group fitness classes are keeping you stuckYou might be staying in the same energy system day in day out (CAVEAT: not ragging, this is how you can enhance your experience.) There are a lot of gyms tha...
olivia parkMar 42 minIs your grip letting you down? A common thing I hear from my clients is they know they can do heavier romanian deadlifts or dumbbell rows but their grip is the limiting factor. In my 1:1 c...
olivia parkFeb 282 minIs your fav healthy fit pro really health-centric? I recently discussed this with a fellow coach who’s researching disordered body image amongst fitness professionals. She calls it the elephant in the room—I ...
olivia parkFeb 282 minHow disciplined is your discipline? Discipline is an important attribute to have. I do believe it is a form of self care. It gives you a road map, it takes the draining guesswork out of it....
olivia parkFeb 263 minThe one thing you must do to maximise your training. Low energy availability is rife amongst women that kick it hard in the gym but also kick it hard in life. I’ve no doubt you’ve heard or read this a million t...
olivia parkFeb 262 minTwo things you must do to ensure you’re training for YOU. You don’t have to do deadlifts. Or squats. Or bench press. You don’t have to do specific exercises because that’s what you’re supposed to do. Wh...
olivia parkFeb 262 minYesterday was my 35th year orbiting the sun. Edward used to always say ‘we’re all just specks of dust.’ I could never understand it. It’s like, okay yes, but I am a human and things are hard. What ...
olivia parkFeb 262 minHands down my fav exercise right meow: The B stance squat. What is B stance? Taking a B stance or staggered stance is an epic way to do unilateral (single limb) training. Often single leg work requires a decent amoun...
olivia parkFeb 212 minNo matter what, always make a pro-you choiceI was talking with a musician friend the other day. He’s incredibly intelligent in many ways and one of these ways is that he can create music on every spect...
