stress management
Training When Work Is at Its Worst
The deadline moved, you are behind, you are answering emails at ten at night. An hour in a gym seems a luxury.
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Lifestyle
Your Watch's Recovery Score
You wake up, reach for the phone, and it tells you you're 34% recovered. You haven't sat up yet.
Injury
Staying in the Game While You Heal
Andrew asked how you stay motivated when you're injured or ill. Start here: almost nothing stops you training. It changes what you train. We see it in our coaches. Ali has trained through back and shoulder injuries. Lauren through a back injury. I came back after a double
Mindset
The Comparison Trap — The Fittest Person in the Room Isn't Your Competition
Somewhere in your first few weeks of training, you'll catch sight of someone who makes it look effortless — heavier weights, cleaner movement, not even breathing hard — and a small voice will say: everyone here is in a different league, and you don't belong. That voice is
stress management
The Cortisol You Can't See
You can eat well, barely touch a drink, train regularly — and still feel puffy, wired and shattered, with a stubborn bit of middle you can't shift and sleep that won't come. It's easy to read that as failure: you're doing everything right
Recovery
The Deload You're Afraid to Take — Why Backing Off Builds You Up
There's guilt in deciding to rest. You've built the habit, you're finally consistent, and taking a week off or dialling training back feels like the first crack — like you'll lose what you've built and not come back. So you push
stress management
Box Breathing Before the Hard Set — Calm Is a Skill, Not a Mood
Most people think of calm as something that happens to them — a mood that arrives on a good day and goes missing on a bad one. Calm is actually a skill with a switch, and the switch is your breath. I learned this in the twenty years I spent as
stress management
The Stress Vaccine: How Hard Training Makes Life Feel Easier
There is a reason people who train consistently at intensity tend to handle pressure differently. Not because they are tougher by nature, or because they have adopted some mindset philosophy, but because something is happening at a neurological and physiological level that changes how the body and brain respond to
Nutrition
Taming the Stress Beast
Calm Amidst Chaos We all face pressure – whether it's the relentless demands of work, the endless needs of the family, financial pressures, or just the sheer pace of modern life. Stress? It's a constant. But here's the kicker: it’s not that stress exists,
Nutrition
Beyond the Plate: Finding Joy and Breaking Free from Emotional Eating
We've all been there. That late-night fridge raid after a stressful day, the extra slice of cake when feeling down, or the endless snacking during a Netflix binge. Using food to cope with emotions is incredibly common, but it can often lead to a cycle of guilt, frustration, and even hinder your fitn
Nutrition
A Doctor's Perspective: Why I'm Becoming a Nutrition Coach at CrossFit Chiltern
A Doctor's Perspective: Why I'm Becoming a Nutrition Coach at CrossFit Chiltern A GP and CrossFit Level 1 coach shares her passion for a holistic approach to health and nutrition. As a GP, I often see the effects of poor lifestyle choices on people's health. That's why I'm excited to be on the journ