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How to Remove the Biggest Exercise Obstacle for Parents

April 30, 2013 in Inspiration, Move freely

Most know they should exercise more. You hear it all the time, “I really need to exercise more”, “I wish I had the time to get to the gym” etc. Have you used excuses like this yourself? I know I have. In a world that moves faster and faster, time constraints often get the [...]

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Crossfit Games – elite fitness or elite craziness?

April 10, 2013 in Inspiration, Move freely

Last Sunday saw the close of CrossFit Games Open 2013, the first round of qualifications that will take competitors via the regionals to the CrossFit Games held in California in July. CrossFit Games is the self-proclaimed world championships in fitness and the male and female winners walk away with the titles Fittest Man on [...]

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Using Your Ears to Check Your Running

March 19, 2013 in Move freely

Running is one of the few forms of exercise most people think they don’t need to get instructions and don’t need coaching. I was under that impression for many years and that kept me from running. Now I know that running is a skill but I also know that thinking too much about running [...]

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3 reasons real men practice yoga

March 13, 2013 in Live consciously, Move freely

Move freely while you can, it may soon be too late. And too late may come very quickly – especially if your spend you days in an office chair. So… man up and yoga! Yoga is for women right? Real men play soccer… hmm.. no boys play soccer, let’s try again… Real men play [...]

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How to squat – Part 2: 6 principles of a good squat

February 26, 2013 in Move freely

That’s the last drop! Having seen another personal trainer in a commercial gym performing and teaching the squat with such poor form that my knees almost pop just thinking about it, here comes 6 principles of a good squat. A humble contribution to stopping the madness and hopefully save a few aspiring squatters from [...]

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How to Take Your Running to the Next Level

January 22, 2013 in Move freely

You think you know how to run don’t you? I mean, how hard can it be? As you may know I haven’t been running for very long and I have been “teaching” myself based on my own research. I thought I was doing fine for some time but I still had some chin splinters [...]

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How to squat – Part 1: Benefits of the almighty squat

January 15, 2013 in Move freely

The squat is a fantastic exercise with many variations to allow to shift focus to strength, mass, or cardio and should be the cornerstone of any fitness program. Unfortunately, it has a bad name in the mainstream fitness circles but that’s simply down to ignorance. The squat is a truly functional movement that all [...]

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Why New Years resolutions are BS and what to do instead!

December 27, 2012 in Eat clean, Live consciously, Move freely

Statements about intended actions in the future is nothing but an excuse to not do something today. Read that again and then nod in agreement. C’mon… you now it’s true. How many times have you not said things like “I’ll start eating healthy on Monday”, “I’ll start going to the gym after after my [...]

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3 epiphanies on my journey from couch potato to runner

December 20, 2012 in Move freely

Running. Which feelings does this word evoke? It used to make me cringe and my mind was quickly shouting a big firm “heck no!” Now, I can’t wait to take off my shoes and hit the road. The secret? I learned how to run. It is like throwing somebody in the water, watching them [...]

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Natural runner. Czeck!

September 4, 2011 in Move freely

To the beat of 6500 heel strikers I set out to prove to myself that I am a natural runner. It was the Nike Run Prague 2011 on Sept 3rd and another beautiful summer day with well above 25′C under a clear blue sky. It’s a bit ironic that I picked a run organized by [...]

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