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 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
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
- Mar 30, 2020
- 2 min
Yes, but ...
Everyone’s telling you to start a new hobby, to start a course during the COVID 19 pandemic lock down. You’re being told to slow...
olivia park
- Mar 30, 2020
- 2 min
9 ways to keep moving forward in the CONVID 19 lock down
Your mind and your body are still yours even though it feels like things have been taken away without your say. with the COVID 19...
olivia park
- Mar 22, 2020
- 2 min
Your fear of losing your fitness gains are valid
It seems trivial to talk about your fitness right now—but it’s still something that can be coming up for you, amongst everything else....
olivia park
- Mar 22, 2020
- 2 min
Is 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...
olivia park
- Mar 13, 2020
- 3 min
When to test: considerations for the natural and birth control cycle
You’ve been following a progressive training program. Your lifts have gotten stronger, you FEEL stronger, you FEEL fitter. It’s...
olivia park
- Mar 13, 2020
- 2 min
3 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....
olivia park
- Mar 13, 2020
- 4 min
The journey of self discovery through fitness
Eat 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....
olivia park
- Mar 6, 2020
- 2 min
A 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...
olivia park
- Feb 28, 2020
- 2 min
Is 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...
olivia park
- Feb 26, 2020
- 3 min
The 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...
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