CrossFit Armidale

Recognition

Something I have a really hard time doing is self promotion, or blowing your own trumpet. I am really reluctant to do it, however I do understand that when you do something if no one knows about it you will have to let them know somehow.   So eight years ago or so I began… [Read More]

Priorities

  What are your priorities? I would like to get you to do a little task, I have done this little task with my coach before, and it occurred to me that I would love you to do it too. I want you to take out a piece of paper and write down on it… [Read More]

Reset

It is September, the start of spring and with that comes lengthening daylight hours. Yes the shortest day of the year was 21st June, almost three months ago! So with us moving into a new box a few months ago I thought it time to write about hitting reset. I have written in the past… [Read More]

What does the Open mean to me?

The Games season starts pretty well now. There will be all sorts of conjecture over the workouts for the next five weeks and we will eagerly await each announcement. But what does it mean to us that come in day in day out for the daily WOD? I can’t answer for all of you, however,… [Read More]

This Is Tough

This is Tough The hardest part of an exercise program can be getting your head into it. In any program you undertake there will be parts of it you absolutely despise, but there will be parts you absolutely love or look forward to, or eventually fall in love with as you realise how good you… [Read More]

Hanging the picture

Hanging the picture. Almost a year ago my family and I moved house. Our new house has concrete internal walls as well as external, solid, but not the easiest to hang pictures, etc. on. Of course we had things we wanted mounted on the walls, heaters, brackets etc. So it was off to the hardware… [Read More]

I just want to be skinny!!!

I just want to be skinny…. How many times have you heard this from a friend? Ok, honestly, how many times have you heard this from your inner voice? Now think about what you say to your friend. What is your response to them? I bet it is along the lines of “Oh darl, you’re… [Read More]

Adult Play and Fun

One morning at a BNI meeting I listened to the member who owns a childcare centre and preschool. The educators at the centre teach the kids quite a lot through play and she challenged us the next week to get into some adult play and fun. Now I know, I know, you could read some… [Read More]

Motivation

This is a topic that is hit on time and time again. But today, my dear reader, I want to ask you about the different types of motivation or the ways in which coaches motivate. Really, I am asking: ‘Is it actually motivation?’ Do you want to know that your coach is in the best… [Read More]