Marion Freijsen » Health

ALS – the rest of your life

Marion — Tue, 18 May 2010 06:22:17 +0000

I write about health, fitness and sports – that is my passion and an intrinsical part of my life. I write about things you can do to train, to get the most out of your life, to stay healthy and most of all, to LIVE your life with passion and joy.

But occasionally I have to veer to another topic and look at the other side of health, fitness and feeling great – one of my sporting buddies, the fittest guy of the troop on the bike – just got diagnosed with ALS. ALS ... Read More

Zurich2Venice

Marion — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 16:26:34 +0000

So from time to time, I am inspired to write not just about my own love of sports and keeping fit and healthy, but about the journey someone else takes.

I have this great friend, Roddy, that when we used to work together, would always be on the verge of starting a fitness regime. We’d travel around Europe together on business and he would “maybe” join me in the gym in the morning, or “almost” go on a run with me at 5am..but never quite make it. So we joked ... Read More

The Light in your Eyes…

Marion — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:32:40 +0000

During the summer I exercise outdoors as much as I can. The feeling of air and sun on your skin is the best there is and only enhances the work-outs I do.

More and more people are aware of the fact that the sun, whilst great and healthy and necessary in a lot of ways, can also be harmful to your skin and we are beginning to all plaster ourselves with the appropriate SPF’s. But one thing you do need to be aware of when exercising outdoors is the effect on your eyes too! Your eyes ... Read More

Tips from a Pro – Diets

Marion — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 09:13:35 +0000

Following my write-up yesterday, I am getting more and more feedback – thank you! It’s interesting to see that whilst we collectively know quite a lot about fitness, and looking after our health, we still get totally fazed by all the myths that are out there. So Nando, PT and Masseur at 1-2-1 Trainers pulled some myths out of his healthy hat and asked me to share them with you.

Here’s some of Nando’s thoughts on food/diets:

There is so much misinformation ... Read More

More on Energy

Marion — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 12:31:57 +0000

Ofcourse, there is a lot of other things that are non-scientific that give me energy – to name a few: being up and out in the woods so early the birds are just bursting into full song, smelling the rain after a thunderstorm, seeing hills and mountains at my horizon, petting my pet, great friends and positive people, achieving something I thought beyond me, that first sip of espresso in the morning, the power of words, as I read them or writing my blog… and ofcourse simply being ... Read More

Why am I writing this blog?

Marion — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 15:21:47 +0000

This blog is aimed at providing you with lots of information about health, fitness, sports and anything related. It is not meant to necessarily teach – but to help you keep on track with your fitness goals, inspire you on those days that you get up and really don’t feel like going to the gym, give you a yummy recipe without all the calories and share with you my philosophies on a healthy and happy life.

Why would you read this? Well, I have been a sports enthusiast now for ... Read More