Thrive Academy

Sometimes I coach from 6am until 9pm. Six days a week. If my body broke down, so would everything I've built so I've learned the hard way how to keep it standing.

Most busy professionals try to survive a heavy week by managing the stress: Alcohol, sugar, pushing through, waiting for a quieter month. It never comes, and it never fixes the real problem.

The problem isn't that your week is too hard. It's that your body isn't built to carry it yet. Capacity is trainable.

Building a stronger, more resilient body I noticed that the same 'brutal' week started to feel manageable.

It wasn't always like that though, I used to push through with sugar, ni****ne chewing gum, alcohol throughout the week and sleeping 10+ hours over the weekend. (More on this later)

But that wasn't it, it wasn't sustainable and I felt terrible most of the time.

Now I am glad that I can say that I take better care of myself, and I feel a world of difference, I'm excited to wake up, I love my work and I feel like I have the ability to take on my life instead of just being drained from it all the time.

I live and I love it it and if you want to build durability and can't afford to break down either I suggest we get in contact.

For more info check the link in bio 👇

When was the last time your body actually felt nice and relaxed?

I don’t ask this to make you feel bad, I say this because I spent most of my life not knowing what that felt like.

Most people carry stress in their body without realising it. Tight shoulders, locked jaw, shallow breathing, hips that feel like concrete.

It became who I was and I just stopped noticing that anything else was possible.

When stress is constant, cortisol stays elevated and your muscles never fully let go.

For years I felt that feeling tight was just part of life, thinking that I just needed to stretch more... then I realised that it was unprocessed stress...

The moment I began to incorporate breathing, awareness and simply processing the tension in my body with strength training, it was absolutely life changing, finally I had a way to process stress instead of relying on food, sugar or excessive exercise.

Give them a shot, I am sure that they will help

And if you want this kind of training in person in Amsterdam, DM me “stress.” I’ll tell you exactly how it works.

No stress ;) just a conversation

Super happy with how things are coming together, then again. It’s far from easy.

Being someone who as an introvert, has adhd and is diagnosed as a highly sensitive person I realise that stress management isn’t just important.

It’s everything.

The days that I don’t think about taking care of myself are the days that I simply cannot perform.

I eat sugar, want to smoke w**d and simply just escape my reality.

Taking care of myself feels like a chihore sometimes, like I would rather not and just watch Vikings on the sofa.

But I know one thing.

If I don’t take care of myself how can I possibly begin to take care of my clients and loved ones?

Here’s to all of you doing the right thing, especially if it’s hard.

April Recap

This last month was great, learned a lot and even better, did a lot 😄

I’m super proud of myself for implementing so many new things this month it has been insane.

I cut back on strength training from 6 to 3 sessions per week and started to up my cardio, particularly zone 2 cardio which I feel has had an amazing impact on my focus, mood and energy

I think everyone has noticed that something has changed, what changed was that I decided to lock in.

It sounds so simple, but to truly lock in and give it my best. That didn’t just mean working more it meant taking more time for myself, more time for my recovery and more time to be patient as I continue to develop.

I am super excited about this coming month, I feel like it is going to be a great one, full of love, progress and health.

Thank you April and everyone that was part of it!

What's it really costing you to be stressed all the time?

I had a client tell me last week: "I just feel old."

She's 47.

Here's the thing she's

She's just paying the tax for being under-muscled, under-slept, and sitting 11 hours a day for 27 years. That's not ageing. That's neglect.

Although she's only starting at 47, the beautiful thing is that, she can reduce her biological age simply by focusing on improving her habits in these areas.

The three things in this post are the ones I see wreck people's healthspan more than anything else. And thankfully they're the three that you can turn around the fastest.

Even the smallest thing you can do in the direction of any of these would be massive, small steps do add up afternall

Interesting enough, it's barely about not aging, rather it is about not aging faster than you have to, and trying to feel as young as you can for as long as you can.

If you want to age as slowly as possible Dm me HEALTH and let's build you a plan that actually fits your life and allows you to get your health in the best place it's ever been short term and long term.

Still following a plan that wasn’t built for you?

Most people don’t fail because they lack discipline.

They fail because the plan didn’t fit their life.

The apps, the YouTube routines, the “just be consistent” advice.

Maybe it worked for a bit.

Then life got busy, the schedule fell apart, and you were back to square one.

That’s not a you problem.

That was always a plan problem.

If you work a desk job, manage a full schedule, and have tried getting in shape before, you don’t need more motivation.

You need something built around how you actually live.

That’s what I build.

Training, nutrition, and structure designed around your goals, your schedule, and your starting point.

Whether you train twice a week or five times.

Online or in person.

Total beginner or not.

The plan adapts as you do.

Weekly check-ins, direct access to me, and no more guessing.

Swipe through to see exactly how it works.

Then fill in the short form in my bio.

Takes two minutes.

No commitment, just a conversation to see if it’s the right fit.

You sit down at your desk at 8. By the time you look up, it’s 6pm.

You had every intention of eating well today. But that meeting ran long, lunch was whatever was fastest, and by the afternoon you’re running on coffee and stress.

You get home tired. The idea of figuring out what to cook, what to track, what workout to follow... it’s just another thing on a list that never ends.

So you tell yourself you’ll figure it out this weekend. You’ll meal prep. You’ll find a programme. You’ll “get serious.”

But the weekend comes and you finally have time with your family, things that need to get done around the house, and honestly? You just need to breathe for a second.

And then Monday comes. And the cycle starts again.

The truth is you don’t need more information. You don’t need another app. You don’t need to “find time” to research the perfect plan.
You need someone to hand you the plan. Built for your hours.

Your stress levels.

Your life as it actually is, not as you wish it was.

That’s the difference between doing it alone and having a coach who’s done this 150+ times with people exactly like you.

DM me “PLAN” and I’ll take the guesswork off your plate for good.

You’re not lazy. You’re not unmotivated. You’re busy.

And that’s exactly why a generic plan will never work for you.

Most professionals don’t fail because they don’t try hard enough. They fail because they’re following a plan that was never built for their life. One that ignores long hours, back-to-back meetings, travel, and the fact that your time is your most valuable asset.

When you have a plan built specifically around you, your schedule, your goals, your body, the doubt disappears. You stop guessing.

You stop second-guessing every meal and every session. You just move forward with clarity.

And that clarity is what separates people who get results and keep them from people who are always starting over.

The right plan doesn’t just change how you look over the next few months.

It changes how you operate for the rest of your life. More energy at your desk. Sharper thinking under pressure. A body that works for you instead of being one more thing you’re behind on.

This isn’t about the next programme. It’s about the last time you ever have to start over.

You’ve built a successful career by having the right strategy.

Your health deserves the same.

DM me “PLAN” and let’s build yours. 👊