Joyce Gavin -

I cannot believe August 8 th is only around the corner, on this date last year my life was changed forever. Over the months I have documented the many effects that faithful day and car crash has had on my life most of them physical, but I very seldom spoke of the emotional and spiritual breakdown that I suffered. My injuries left me immobile for over 6 months something that is harsh on most people but for a wellness / fitness professional the effects take on a totally magnified effect. I was totally dependent on family and friends, basics such as tea making, cooking, shopping etc. where beyond my physical capability My sofa and the view from my balcony became my daily routine, needless to say it was not long before the effects mentally and emotionally began to become obvious All the things I would normally do to clear my head or fight the stress where no longer open to me, the joy of the outdoors enjoying a 100k bike ride or 18 holes of golf gone, my d...

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  New Client Package €60.00 [value €120] Experience Wellness / Pilates with OXYGEN Wellness @ BODYFIRM Studio Breathe and live wellness – ·     Programming / Health Consultation ·     One Private Coaching session [40 minutes] ·     Two reformer classes We will commence with a programming consultation, from here we can tailor the best program for you that can address any issues you may have: ·          Rehab – spine, pelvis, neck – joint pain ·          Weight loss ·          Strength & conditioning [the Pilates way ·          Pre-hab conditioning for sports ·          Just feel good Once you have completed your private coaching session we can recommend t...

Through living the life as well as offering the Coaching [Wellness and Paleo Lifestyle coaching] I find it very interesting how my exercise / workout habits have changed over the years. In the 80’s as a younger fitness professional! as well as an International bodybuilder / powerlifter my routines where all about being able to pull / push more day in and day out, it was all about putting more weight on the bar. Following my last international competition [over 20 odd years ago] I did a 360 turn and left the gym behind me to find something else that would work me out but not be so compressive on all of my structures. I wanted my body to be the only workout machine I would ever need and so I worked on developing a system of bodyweight movements that would not only challenge me but would create flow and space in my body as well. When in the USA I stumbled on Pilates, tried it and was hooked, it so suited how my body wanted to workout it complemented the syst...

You are what you eat !  Up to August 8 th 2014, I had covered approx., 2000k on my bike [cycle] between training and participating in sportives organized throughout Ireland. Between cycling I would have participated in HIIT training several times per week incorporating Kettlebell and suspension training - Pilates and fascial stretching would have factored several times per week as well. At that time while not consuming high carbs I would have been loading on the long [100k plus] days.  My weight never changed in fact after some of my sportives I looked more bloated from the high sugar gels etc. that I would have consumed [inflamed] Forced to stop In August I had a car crash and things changed drastically for me, moving was an issue never mind training. So as a Wellness Coach I became my own client and had to take myself in hand and work with myself physically, emotionally and spiritually I had to take a 360 degree look at how I was going to manage goin...

Over the years the word fitness was usually considered more about physical fitness - however our lives require us to think mind and body - so train both check this out  https://www.acefitness.org/acefit/healthy-living-article/60/5464/the-power-of-positivity/

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