Celeb trainer Tracey Anderson: fiduciary fiddler?
How has Anderson gotten away with years of unpaid bills, bankruptcy, and using up a man’s fortune, only to wind up a lauded trainer to the stars?
Jezebel reports on piece in the Indianapolis Monthly about the many shadowy financal operations of Tracy Anderson, celebrity trainer to Gwyneth Paltrow and Madonna.
June 10, 2009 No Comments
Do expectations kill your confidence?
Sports psychology and mental training expert Dr. Patrick Cohn discusses how athletes’ expectations can actually sabotage self-confidence when not achieved.
May 25, 2009 No Comments
“Defy Genetics?” “Enjoy giving fate the finger?” Ugh, bad ads
Print ads out of Sydney, Australia for Skins-She workout clothing depicting women beating up dozens of pudgier versions of themselves. Imagine if these ads had men in them.
May 25, 2009 No Comments
Spring sports fever
The weather is heating up and the sports fans are heading out. Here are four challenging events to get you pumped for summer. More »
May 17, 2009 No Comments
Athlete’s secret: The power snatch
The power snatch is the single best lift for increasing overall athletic performance, especially for any sport that involves the lower body.
Respected strength and conditioning coach, Charles Poliquin, believes that the power snatch is useful in determining and predicting performance in power sports. Good power snatches = good athletes. So how can you perfect your power snatch to improve your performance? More »
May 17, 2009 No Comments
How to bring more balance to your life through exercise
Peter is a ten-year veteran personal trainer with the bouncy enthusiasm of a Labrador puppy combined with the focus of William the Conqueror. Here are a few pearls of his workout wisdom. More »
May 14, 2009 No Comments
Ask Peter: What’s the pain in my Achilles tendon?
Dear Peter, I have started to feel some discomfort in my the back of my lower leg - over the Achilles tendon. It has been gradually getting worse for the past four weeks and is especially sore when I start my daily run, but then seems to go away about ten minutes into the run. What do you think it is and what can I do about it? More »
May 10, 2009 No Comments
How many calories can I burn in my group fitness class?
It’s no surprise that quite a few people ask me ‘how many calories can I burn in (insert class here)’. Although I don’t normally like to talk about fitness in terms of calorie burning, I know I’ll still get asked. SO finally, here are the calorific answers to a couple of popular programmes you might find down at your gym. More »
May 10, 2009 No Comments
My favourite summer salad: Banana flower

Summer is the very best time for enjoying exotic salads. One of my all time favourites is this here banana flower salad. Yum. More »
May 10, 2009 1 Comment
Rotational (e)motion
FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida - MAY 7: Mary Beth Dunnichay dives during the Womens Platform Semi Final during Day 1 of the USA Diving Grand Prix.
May 8, 2009 No Comments

















