7 ways to start accepting your body right now
There is nothing worse than being told to just 'love yourself' when you’re in the thick of feeling frustrated as hell because your jeans...
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olivia park
- Oct 30, 2020
- 7 min
Are you always tired? Then you need to read this!
You have a lot on your plate. You train hard, life hard—so it’s pretty normal to feel fatigued, right? Nope. The fitness industry is...
olivia park
- Oct 15, 2020
- 3 min
Unpopular opinion: do what works for you isn’t always the solution.
Often what we believe works for us is a layered story that is construed from projections from social media, friends, family, work...
olivia park
- Oct 8, 2020
- 3 min
How to give the middle finger to the fitness industry
I’ve been called a lot of things in my training life. Intense. Hard out. Scary. I’m always astounded at the unsolicited...
olivia park
- Oct 8, 2020
- 4 min
I can't believe I waited this long to do this ...
It’s incredible that we're in October now. I'm in my 8th month in New Zealand having not been able to get back to South Korea after Covid...
olivia park
- Aug 11, 2020
- 4 min
Reframing self care: micro doses of joy
I would like to share some thoughts on something I was talking to one of my clients about in her weekly check. She’d just recently had a...
olivia park
- May 15, 2020
- 5 min
Intermittent Fasting and the no 1 thing no-one's talking about
There is a big problem when it comes to exercise and nutrition prescription for women. Most of the studies that are used as evidence for...
olivia park
- Apr 27, 2020
- 3 min
4 steps to build self trust
When you hear ‘listen to your body—just trust yourself’ does it make you want to scream ‘HOW?!’ It’s maddening to know that ‘self...
olivia park
- Apr 27, 2020
- 2 min
Strength training at home can be simple.
It's true that strength training at home is hard if you don’t have a lot of equipment. But there’s SO much that can be done to still...
olivia park
- Apr 23, 2020
- 2 min
How to come out of the pandemic ahead of the game.
Start creating a plan now for how this ‘less is more’ situation can permeate into your life once the world opens up again. Before...
olivia park
- Apr 23, 2020
- 3 min
Make your burpees mean something
Hate or love em’, burpees are an exercise you can do in a small space, they can be effective and make you feel like you’re working hard...
olivia park
- Apr 20, 2020
- 2 min
6 things to do if you’ve been living in athletic wear for two months, now your jeans feel tight.
If you, like many people, have had a change in how your life your life because of the pandemic you may find yourself resonating with this...
olivia park
- Apr 20, 2020
- 2 min
Time is not the reason why you’re struggling with your workouts right now.
Maybe it was before this malarky (the global pandemic). But now it’s your lack of capacity. You might have some more time (or not) with...
olivia park
- Apr 20, 2020
- 2 min
Are you struggling with your body because you can’t control it with food and exercise anymore?
In your eyes and mind you’ve eaten wayyyy too much during the time in quarantine with COVID-19. And you’ve not moved enough. You do...
olivia park
- Apr 20, 2020
- 2 min
Is your programming empowering you or disempowering you?
Fact: female bodies change day to day, week to week. Fact: no female body is the same. There’s many different ways to create a sound...
olivia park
- Apr 13, 2020
- 2 min
How to make progress even if you don’t have equipment at home.
Whether you are on holiday with limited or no gym access or are out of the gym due to injury, schedule or in ability to get there, this...
olivia park
- Apr 13, 2020
- 2 min
Where to draw the line between do or don't
You can workout. You can also not. You can eat snacks. You can also not. You can go to bed at 2am. You can also go to bed at 8.30pm. You...
olivia park
- Apr 13, 2020
- 2 min
Two questions you need to ask yourself.
Can I? Will I? Your relationship to fitness—like any relationship—is not linear. No marriage or relationship is smooth sailing. Your...
olivia park
- Apr 6, 2020
- 2 min
Why training with intention is more important than ever.
Fact: The last few weeks have been like no other. It’s been messy. Weird. If you're like my clients and me your anxiety is high. Sleep is...
olivia park
- Apr 6, 2020
- 2 min
You’ve been training for this.
Whether you know it or not, you have been training for this. Physically, every rep you’ve done in the gym. Every training session you...