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Endurance 101 - Week 1 - Walk Breaks Aren’t Cheating — They’re Strategy
Think walk breaks are cheating? Think again. Discover how strategic walk-run intervals improve endurance, reduce injury, and help you run smarter — whether you're training for your first 5K or your next marathon.
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Jul 105 min read
RACE REPORT - Houtkapper Trail Run 2025 - Rheendendal
Discover the magic of the Houtkapper Trail Run in Knysna! From moss-covered bridges to towering trees and a journey through Daleen Matthee's literary legacy, this race offers an unforgettable experience for trail runners.
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Jul 88 min read
Catch Up with Coach M - Edition 48 - 1 Year of the new Activeliving4all Coaching: Recovery, Resilience & Real-Life Fitness
Discover the powerful journey behind the rebranded Activeliving4all Coaching & Nutrition. From injury and rehab to strength, mindset, and daily movement — this 1-year milestone blog shares real-life wellness, honest fitness lessons, and why progress is more than just the highlight reel.
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Jul 68 min read
Catchup with Coach M - Edition 47 - Slow & Strong: Why Sustainable Weight Management Starts with Your "WHY”
Discover how aligning with your “why” and choosing slow, sustained weight management can transform your health, energy, and long-term results.
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Jun 299 min read
Catch up with Coach M - Edition 46 - Under vs Over Eating, Autoimmune Triggers & Recovery Tips
Explore practical nutrition advice to balance under- and over-eating, uncover autoimmune food triggers with elimination diets, and follow recovery strategies after injury. Real, sustainable tips for better health and energy.
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Jun 2211 min read
Catch up with Coach M - Edition 45 - Fuel for training and Gut health
Discover the best foods, recipes, and gut health strategies to fuel your workouts, fight winter bugs, and boost recovery. Whole food, real energy, strong results.
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Jun 168 min read
Catch Up with Coach M - Edition 44 - Hormone Balance & Muscle as You Age, Fitness Is a Lifelong Journey, Not a 6-Week Fix
Fitness is more than reps or macros—it's a lifelong journey. Learn how strength, nourishment, and mindset create lasting transformation at every life stage.
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Jun 89 min read
Catch up with Coach M - Edition 43 - Reset and Movement for Recovery, Training Diaries
In this week’s catch-up chat, we’re diving into:
body and mind reset practices,
insights from the coach’s training diaries, and
what it really takes to stay consistent—whether it’s in your work, family life, personal growth, or health journey. No matter the area, consistency is the key to lasting progress.
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Jun 18 min read
Catch up with Coach M - Edition 42 - Menopause, Muscle Growth
what’s really happening during menopause, how it affects your body, and most importantly, how to support yourself through it in the strongest, healthiest way possible.
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May 2511 min read
💥 Creatine for Dummies: Understanding How It Works, What It Is, and How to Maximize It Naturally and Through Supplementation 💪
Creatine is something your body already makes, something you get from food, and something that, when used correctly, can improve your strength, energy, focus, and long-term health.
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May 255 min read
Catch Up With Coach M - Edition 41 - Body Image, GLP-1, and the Power of Consistent Training
This week, I'm diving into two sensitive topics that I've been holding onto for the past few weeks/months.
After some recent conversations and personal experiences. I've decided its time to let them out in the open.
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May 1811 min read
Catch up with Coach M - Edition 40 - Your Story, Using the training hand-break and HRV Status
One of the quickest ways to lose motivation, joy, and confidence in your journey is to measure your progress against someone else’s highlight reel
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May 119 min read
Catch up with Coach M - Edition 39 - Race day Fuel, Train Slow to race Fast.
This week’s update is a little less about pace charts and a little more about perspective. After a couple of solid efforts — including a Saturday race and a Fabulous Thursday Half — this past week was intentionally quieter.
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May 47 min read
RACE REPORT - Rhodes Quality Half Marathon
With 6,000 runners across five distances, we thought, "Hey, let’s be responsible adults and arrive early."
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May 44 min read
Catchup with Coach M - Edition 38 - Support, Patience, and Small Wins Fuel Your Journey
There’s a popular saying: "You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with." It’s a simple idea, but incredibly powerful — and true.
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Apr 277 min read
RACE REPORT: Surviving the HOTT SPORTS SA 10km in Paarl 🔥
Saturday evening had us stepping (or should I say sweating?) into a different kind of race — a “nice little” 10km event in Paarl.
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Apr 273 min read
Catchup with Coach M - Edition 37
This week, we’re diving into some key topics that can make or break your progress:
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Apr 206 min read
Catchup with Coach M Edition 36 - Consistency and results
There’s something incredibly satisfying about watching your own advice in action — not from the side lines, but in the middle of the race, grinding up a climb, checking your form, monitoring your effort, and feeling it actually work.
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Apr 134 min read
RACE REPORT - Tim Build Spook Hill 15km
The day started bright and early — and by early, I mean 4:00 AM. After the usual pre-race chaos and coffee, we hit the road and made our way to chilly, windy Somerset West,
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Apr 134 min read
Catchup With Coach M - Edition 35 - Finding Your “Why”
Because sometimes showing up is harder than the race itself.
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Apr 68 min read
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