My Ideal Health Blog Articles

You don’t need to be competent to start. There is no certification, no graduation, no license needed to start your fitness journey. You just need to start. Being confident is the first step to being competent, not the other way around. Be confident that you will find the way. Be confident that although your first attempt may be less than … Read More

If you have found this article by typing the above phrase into google, good. I am hoping that I am somewhere near the top of the list and that my position in your search can save you a lot of time, headache and heart ache. So here’s the secret… Nothing. No, this is not an article sprucing intermittent fasting (although … Read More

Whether you like it or not you are growing. Growing taller, more intelligent, faster, stronger. Growing more stationary, more weary, growing old. The lesson here friends is that if you are going to continue growing…. You may as well start steering the ship. Personally, I am trying to grow my ability to make fast and accurate decisions. In life and … Read More

‘Process saves us from the poverty of our decisions’ A brilliant quote from Elizabeth King. But not a complete picture. I do preach process. I do encourage daily rituals, morning routines and calendars. But only if you want it. In fitness the process is very simple. Losing weight, eat less than you are putting out. In real life there is … Read More

Ok, so you have started your health and fitness change. Once and for all you are becoming the person that you always wanted to be. You are a month in or maybe a year. The weight is steadily moving, your mood is improving and all things are lining up perfectly. Time for a little sabotage? We are strange creatures that … Read More

If you are setting out on a sprint to the finish line, one last charge before Christmas – this short piece is for you. You might think that all is new, that this is the beginning. Let met set you straight, friends. You are in the middle. This is just another leg of your journey. An exciting detour. Enjoy it. … Read More

At school we learn to seek approval. To go after the A+, the teachers award and the applause of the class when you receive it. At work, very little is different. Sure you are a little older and that youthful lunch hour is now gone – but everything is much the same. You turn up, do as you’re told and … Read More

“Process saves us from the poverty of our intentions” A brilliant quote from Elizabeth King. But not a complete picture. I do preach process. I do encourage daily rituals, morning routines and calendars. But only if you want it. In fitness the process is very simple. Losing weight, eat less than you are putting out. In real life there is … Read More

Ok, this is a really REALLY important post. It is the vege-centered argument at dinner time had at a huge percentage of Aussie homes. It usually starts with “I don’t want to eat…” and quickly finishes with an argument, tears and usually a glass of wine for an exasperated mum. It doesn’t have to be this way. Vegetables can be … Read More

Health and fitness is a lot like starting a rock band. You get together with a group of friends (or decide to go solo) and you set out after the dream. But, you suck. In the beginning you miss practice time and time again, the instruments you play are beaten and bashed and your touring van looks like something off … Read More