For the last 2 days I haven’t done any training, not because I haven’t felt like it, I just decided to spend the last 2 days with my family. Both Mrs Niko and I had the weekend off together, which doesn’t always happen because we are both
Read more →After 2 days in a row of doing weight training, it was time to perform a HIIT session. Today I decided to do a crossfit session in the gym at the hotel where I am staying. One of the first things that I do when I a
Read more →Due to ongoing work commitments, I have found myself having to travel away from home for periods of time. A lot of people would use this as an eXcuse not to train; see if any of these eXcuses sound familiar: ‘I don’t want to have to pay
Read more →People often ask me about what my motivation to train is, I get asked that often that I am in the process of creating an article about motivation. For today’s post, I’m focusing on the most common response that I give when asked about motivation and that
Read more →Last time I spoke about hidden exercise I spoke about finding a sport or exercise that you enjoy doing, when you do you will have found your hidden exercise. Since posting last about hidden exercise people have asked me about what sports or exercise I would consider to be
Read more →Ever since I stopped playing regular club rugby league a small part of me always missed playing, I didn’t miss the injuries, but I definitely missed the fun that I had playing rugby league. Over the years I had tried oztag and regular touch football in Brisbane, but it
Read more →Today the wife and I enjoyed a lazy Sunday and decided to finish it with a traditional aussie Sunday roast for dinner. There are two great things about a roast for dinner, firstly it tastes great, secondly once it’s prepared you pretty much leave it in the
Read more →Today marks my last day in Cairns, can’t wait to get home. Last night I worked until 11:00pm and I’m back at work at 8:00am. While I’m working I run into Scuba who invites me to play a game of touch football. He tells me that a
Read more →My normal day at home involves getting up to the kids, doing the usual Dad thing, getting ready for work then commute on a train for almost an hour into work. Today was a bit different; my body clock still woke me up around 6:00am. Instead of
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My name is Niko. I’m a 35 year-old happily married, shift working, father of two boys. My whole life I have been involved in sport, through high school and my early to mid-twenties I was heavily involved in playing Rugby League and weight training. 
