olivia parkMar 22, 20202 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...
olivia parkMar 22, 20202 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...
olivia parkMar 13, 20203 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...
olivia parkMar 13, 20202 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....
olivia parkMar 13, 20204 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....
olivia parkMar 5, 20202 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...
olivia parkMar 5, 20202 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...
olivia parkMar 4, 20202 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...
olivia parkFeb 28, 20202 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...
olivia parkFeb 26, 20203 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...
olivia parkFeb 26, 20202 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...
olivia parkFeb 26, 20202 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...
olivia parkFeb 21, 20202 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...
olivia parkFeb 21, 20202 minGetting to know yourself can be a very sweet, tender thing—If you let it. It doesn’t have to be a ball and chain situation. But exercise and nutrition often feels like this. Battling with your mind and...
olivia parkFeb 21, 20202 minEach exercise starts and ends when you touch the weight. In the video below I’m in there like swimwear just going ham. ☄️There’s no sense of awareness, set up, intention. ☄️There’s no...
olivia parkFeb 21, 20202 minIf you’re chasing sweat in the gym, you need to read this.It’s confusing AF when you have memes insinuating and straight up telling you that your sweat is a badge of honour. 👉It makes you...
olivia parkFeb 15, 20201 minSweat doesn't equal strengthFitness can get hairy when our expectations are not aligned with what we are doing. I love group fitness, but for some programs there are...
olivia parkFeb 15, 20202 minTough love with a hugTaking radical responsibility for what you want, who you are, being honest with yourself and not depending on others for your inner...
olivia parkFeb 15, 20202 minWhen was the last time you were actually stoked to go to the gym? Like genuinely pumped? You weren’t solely driven by the consequences of not. Truthfully, you’re not always going to want to go. That’s...
olivia parkFeb 15, 20202 minThe one thing you can do to knock down the patriarchal lens in fitness ...11, 12, 13 ... On the 14th rep he squeezed my tricep and commented, ‘Very good’. Earlier, he squeezed my hips and told me...