Who are you really?

Simon Harling's blog on fitness, coaching, and personal leadership The best way to see what people really believe is to watch their actions. But since we can’t watch ourselves as coaches. And we don’t… The post Who are you really? appeared first on S...

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Jan 06, 2022
In the market

Simon Harling's blog on fitness, coaching, and personal leadership I’m in the market for a coach to teach me to do a kettlebell swing, a hinge movement. I’m at the start of my journey,… The post In the market appeared first on SimonHarlingBlog.

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Jan 05, 2022
No need to panic.

Simon Harling's blog on fitness, coaching, and personal leadership Let’s look at how best to perform a posterior horizontal weight shift with minimal knee bend. Don’t panic.  Ok, intuitively and emotionally, you might just… The post No need to panic....

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Jan 04, 2022
Don’t worry about the horse, just load the wagon.

Simon Harling's blog on fitness, coaching, and personal leadership I’ve come to realise that it is easy to put yourself off doing something, anything, by focussing on the endpoint.  “I would feel silly teaching… The post Don’t worry about the horse,...

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Jan 03, 2022
Living in the land of HOW?

Simon Harling's blog on fitness, coaching, and personal leadership Teaching kids fundamental movement skills is not the hard part. Getting teachers, parents, and coaches out of the way is. How do I make it… The post Living in the land of HOW? appeare...

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Jan 02, 2022
What if?

Simon Harling's blog on fitness, coaching, and personal leadership The one thing that changed all else for you in 2022 was talking yourself into the room. The Man in the Arena is a well-known… The post What if? appeared first on SimonHarlingBlog.

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Jan 01, 2022
Can’t this wait?

Simon Harling's blog on fitness, coaching, and personal leadership The story of Milo of Croton, who carried an ox on his shoulders and got stronger as the ox grew. Is a story used to… The post Can’t this wait? appeared first on SimonHarlingBlog.

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Dec 31, 2021
Is having fun really our intention?

Simon Harling's blog on fitness, coaching, and personal leadership Losing sight of your promise, while chasing your measures is a trap. The challenge is to create measures that guide you towards fulfilling the promise… The post Is having fun really o...

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Dec 30, 2021
Fit for what purpose?

Simon Harling's blog on fitness, coaching, and personal leadership Let’s imagine that we are in charge of public policy and that we are going to create a new physical education curriculum. One that is… The post Fit for what purpose? appeared first on...

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Dec 29, 2021
The tail wagging the dog

Simon Harling's blog on fitness, coaching, and personal leadership There is a teachable moment that exists for a child that you won’t find on a Long Term Athletic Development (LTAD) plan. But that’s ok,… The post The tail wagging the dog appeared fir...

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Dec 28, 2021