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Level Up with Coach M: Showing Up for Yourself
“Level Up with Coach M: Discover the power of showing up for yourself in nutrition, healthy habits, and personal growth. Learn how one client transformed in just over a year by staying consistent and levelling up her life.”
Active Living Active Living
Aug 315 min read
Catchup with Coach M - Edition 53 - Version 2.0 - Welcome to a New Chapter
Discover Coach M’s unique approach to strength, endurance & nutrition coaching—no cookie-cutters, just real strategies for real lives.
Active Living Active Living
Aug 169 min read
Catch up with Coach M - Edition 52 - 365 Days of Intentional Movement
This past year, I achieved something I’ve dreamed about for years: 365 consecutive days of intentional movement. Not out of obligation—but out of gratitude for a healthy, injury-free body.
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Aug 36 min read
Catch up with Coach M - Edition 51 - The Real Path to Progression
Discover how to train smarter — not just harder — with heart rate-based endurance training, strength for performance, and swimming techniques that build confidence. Learn why green zone training builds fuel efficiency, when to push into the red zone, and how progression runs, structured swim sessions, and strength workouts drive long-term gains. Plus, read Coach M’s real-life training week, complete with lessons from the trails and race-day takeaways.
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Jul 2710 min read
Catch up with Coach M - Edition 49 - "De-loads & Digestion: The Overlooked Power Duo in Performance"
Explore why deload weeks and gut health matter for your immunity, performance, and overall wellbeing. Learn how rest, smart nutrition, and gut-friendly habits can boost your energy, recovery, and results.
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Jul 138 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
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.
Active Living Active Living
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.
Active Living Active Living
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.
Active Living Active Living
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.
Active Living Active Living
Jun 18 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.
Active Living Active Living
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
Active Living Active Living
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
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
Why we Fail at Goals (And how to Fix it) - Catchup With Coach M - Edition 34 -
🚀 Why we fail at goals & how to fix it | 🔥 2025 HARD Challenge update | 📖 Training highs & lows | 💡 Growth tips for real change! #Goals
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Mar 306 min read
Catchup With Coach M - Edition 33 - Q & A
This week has been a bit quieter on my end, both for some much-needed recovery
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Mar 234 min read
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