Aside from being the second fittest Irish woman, Aoife Burke coaches and PTs all levels of CrossFit, spreading love and good spirits along the way.

This International Women’s Day we couldn’t think of a better person to interview than Patricia Walsh. Patricia has many hats; former professional triathlete, Paralympian, published author, engineer, speaker. She is now a member of a CrossFit gym and this month, she will take part in the CrossFit Open for the first time. We hope you’ll have a read and be just as inspired by her story as we are.

Ahead of International Women's Day I am spending ten minutes with an inspiring woman I met at the gym. She was my client, then she became my yoga teacher, and then she started teaching on our retreats! There are many sides to Rebecca Harris and I hope you’ll read on to discover a few.

Emma Gage is a swimming coach, CrossFit coach and also a swimming coach specifically for CrossFit athletes. She is the owner of SwimWod and co-owner of WOD on Water, the UK's only swimming-based CrossFit competition. Read on to find out more!

Becs is a registered nutritionist and CrossFit coach with a heart for supporting women along their fitness journey. We’re proud that she is also a MLA ambassador. Read on for the conversation!

International Women’s Day is around the corner and we are asking a few of the inspiring women we know and love to share some of their wisdom in 10-minute Q+As. We kicked things off with Fraer Morrow; English, British and U23 European Medalist in weightlifting. Read what she had to say!

How do we get consistent with our habits? How do we find a routine that enables the body clock to work with Swiss efficiency?

Maybe you've realised that 50% of CrossFit is mental, and 50% is physical, yet you spend 100% of your time training the physical. We asked Tom Foxley, MindsetRx’D founder, what his method is for helping people train their mind while training their body. Read on and have a think about how it applies to you.

What could you achieve in a year with a daily movement practice?

Earlier this month, we sat down for a Q&A session with the lovely coach Tamara Akcay, to find out a bit more about her coaching, what it means to train fitness and mindset together, and why it’s so important. Enjoy!

In May 2020 I had a conversation with elite gymnast and passionate educator Dave Durante on zoom, where we talked about his gymnastics career, his competition mindset, his family, the Power Monkey Camp and the things he does for fun. I hope you enjoy this as much as I did!

Here at MLA we are so excited to be bringing you our very first Fitness and Mindset retreat this April, in partnership with coach Tamara Akcay and Mindset RxD.

After receiving questions from the MLA community asking exactly what it will involve, I thought I’d put together a short post to explain why I think training fitness and mindset together is so important.

I sat down with Mike Cerbus from Power Monkey Fitness to find out what he means when he talks about ‘Strength in Faith’. Read below what we talked about! You can also watch the conversation on YouTube.

If you only have about an hour to train and you want to move well and lift heavy things, it pays to prime your nervous system to do that in advance. Visualisation can help.

In my first two months of CrossFit I remember being sore every day but still wanting to go back and train the following day. I had to learn resilience fast or I would not make it through the term! Here is what I found.

Are you about to start a new training programme with a new coach? Making the most of your time together can take your training and wellbeing to a whole new level. Below are a few ideas.

You know it’s a good book when you keep referring back to it. This is an ever-changing list, but these are some of the books that I keep referring back to.

In times of quarantine in particular, journaling can be an incredible tool for voicing your true feelings and processing them. This is an outline of various resources I have used for the past 25 years. I hope it helps. Get in touch if you have any questions!

Stress is a part of daily life. We need some of it in our lives, as it allows us to adapt and perform better, whether that is at work, at home or in training. Often we are unaware of the amount of stress we place on ourselves, and we can get close to the tipping point without realising.