health – Evolved Habits

Be Your Own Best Friend

One of the most powerful mindset shifts that I have made was to start thinking of my future-self as though he was a separate person, who is also my best friend. It might sound a bit odd to imagine ourselves as separate entities through time, but… Read More Continue reading »

July 31, 2020 health / sleep / TriggerPoint

GRID for Better Sleep

Did you know that you can use a foam roller like the TriggerPoint GRID to improve your sleep quality. No, it’s not by cuddling one at night, but actually by using it as a self-massage tool for self-myofascial release. Regular use of a… Read More Continue reading »

July 23, 2020 change psychology / Fitness / health

Change Your Environment For Success

One of the easiest ways to make good habits stick is by altering your environment in a way that makes them more conducive, or by making the old bad habit they are trying to replace harder. This is one of the reasons why people can lose so much… Read More Continue reading »

July 2, 2020 change psychology / Fitness / health / philosophy

Stop Trying to Make Your Workouts Fun!

A popular piece of advice when it comes to fitness is to make your workouts fun so you stick to them. A common topic on forums for personal trainers is how to make workouts as fun as possible for clients. And while gamifying your workouts might… Read More Continue reading »

June 25, 2020 change psychology / health / philosophy

Why We Cling To Our Problems

One of the biggest reasons people fail to solve their problems is that we don’t actually want to. We may sit and complain about how bad our problems make our lives, but make no action to rid ourselves of them. And even when we do take action it… Read More Continue reading »

June 22, 2020 change psychology / Fitness / health / philosophy

Self-Care Isn’t Selfish

Growing up we are always told to think of others first and put their needs before our own. We’re told that if we put our needs first we are being selfish and that that is a bad thing. Of course if you always put your own desires first that kind… Read More Continue reading »

April 23, 2019 Fitness / health / weightloss

Why is My Diet Not Working Yet?

View video here: https://youtu.be/eZkXLVKz7PM So you started a new diet a couple of weeks ago intending to shed a few pounds. You made a few lifestyle changes to get the ball rolling, but having stood on the scale again today you… Read More Continue reading »

April 9, 2019 health / perfectionism / philosophy

The No.1 Way Perfectionism Gets in Your Way

https://youtu.be/c_4M-sXI0Oo Hi, my name is Max and I’m a recovering perfectionist. It has been a plague on my life, and I’m sure on many of yours. When I was a younger I was proud to be a perfectionist, I thought “so what if I… Read More Continue reading »

March 27, 2019 Fitness / health / philosophy

Don’t Overlook the Basics

https://youtu.be/Yk-QzkvHdvM A lot of the time when we are trying to improve ourselves we overlook the basics. We think can just skip over them, that they are too obvious, or that they are just too simple to get us where we want to go;… Read More Continue reading »

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March 22, 2019 health / sleep

Sleep Hack: Consistent Bed Time

https://youtu.be/bkvnaSupz-g Today I have a really simple sleep tip for you, go to bed and get up at consistent times. In my last sleep blog I talked about sunlight helping set your circadian rhythm, but that is not very important if… Read More Continue reading »