StayFitAnywhere

8 months ago my wife and I made a decision that scared us both.

We sold our house. Got rid of 90% of what we owned. And then we got on a plane.

Japan. Thailand. Vietnam. Hong Kong. Norway. France. Italy. And soon Vancouver where we'll land and figure out what comes next.

When it was just an idea it felt exciting. Then it became real.

Real looked like navigating new cultures and languages with two kids who didn't always want to cooperate. Making quick decisions with incomplete information and hoping for the best.

Sometimes it worked out. Sometimes it didn't.

But watching the kids through all of it has been something else. They've become comfortable in the unknown. Willing to try new foods, explore unfamiliar places and just figure it out as they go. Not every day and not with everything. But more than I expected.

My body has been on its own version of this journey the whole time. Some weeks tons of movement, feeling strong and clear. Other weeks too many planes, too much food, not enough sleep. Feeling every bit of it in my hips and back.

It hasn't been perfect. It was never going to be.

But that's the thing about any journey worth taking. It doesn't always go to plan.

You move forward anyway. Imperfectly, inconsistently, honestly forward.

The people I work with who make the most progress aren't the ones who had a perfect week. They're the ones who kept showing up on the hard days too. The small wins stack up quietly until one day something feels different.

That's true whether you're traveling the world or just trying to move a little better every morning.

Have you ever done something that scared you but turned out to be exactly what you needed? Drop it in the comments.

I caught myself doing this the other day…

Bent over, trying to put my shoes on…

And thinking, “Why does this feel tighter than it should?”

We’ve been traveling a lot lately. Different beds, long walks, carrying bags, chasing the kids around…

And even as a coach, I felt it creeping in.
Not pain exactly…
Just that stiffness. That effort.

And it reminded me of something I see all the time with people I work with:
It’s usually not that you’re out of shape.

It’s that your body has slowly lost some of its natural movement.
➡️ Hips don’t move like they used to
➡️ Your back starts doing more work than it should
➡️ Simple things feel harder than they need to

And it sneaks up on you.

You don’t notice it during the day…
Until moments like this.
- Putting on your shoes.
- Getting up off the floor.
- Playing with your kids or grandkids.

The good news?

You don’t need long workouts to start fixing it.
Most people just need a few minutes a day to remind their body how to move again.

That’s why I put together a simple 7-Day Mobility Challenge
One movement a day. Takes just a couple minutes.
If you want to try it, I’ll drop the link in the comments 👇🏼

What’s one everyday movement that’s starting to feel harder than it used to?

Hong Kong stopped me in my tracks this trip and it wasn't where I expected.

We visited the Museum of History last week and I ended up frozen in front of a display case full of food replicas.

Salted duck eggs. Wife cakes. Hot coke with lemon.

My kids were ready to move on. I was still standing there.

The whole trip has been like that honestly. Walking the street markets, squeezing into cha chaan tengs, ordering food in Cantonese while trying to look like I knew what I was doing the whole time.

Honest truth.

I'd pause every single time before I spoke.
Even though I'm fully capable. I grew up speaking it as a second language so I can get by. Order food, ask where the bathroom is, have a basic conversation.

But sometimes a word comes out that I don't fully catch, or someone uses slang I don't recognize, and for a split second I feel like I'm on the outside of something I should be on the inside of.

So I'd hesitate. Even when I didn't need to.

I think for a long time I kept my Chinese side and my Canadian side in separate drawers. Like they didn't quite belong in the same room together. One felt more natural depending on where I was.

But watching my kids here, meeting extended family for the first time, navigating something completely unfamiliar without overthinking it the way I do, something shifted.

Both can just exist. At the same time. Without one cancelling the other out.

We're heading to Norway in a few days where my wife is from and the kids are about to get a completely different kind of cultural education. More walking, more exploring, more cold probably and another wonderful experience connecting with extended family.

However, I think I'm going to miss Hong Kong more than I expected.

But that idea keeps coming back to me. Two versions of the same thing trying to co-exist. I see it all the time with the people I work with. The body they remember having and the one they're waking up in now. Stiff mornings, moving a little more carefully, wondering if it's too late to feel like themselves again.
It's not. Those two versions aren't opposites. One is just the other with more mileage on it.

You don't have to choose between who you were and who you are now. You just have to start somewhere small.

Have you ever visited somewhere that surprised you emotionally, somewhere that made you feel something you weren't prepared for? I'd love to hear it.

That deep ache in your glute…
or that shooting feeling down your leg after sitting too long…

I had a client describe it to me once as:

“Every time I get out of the car, I need a minute before I can walk properly.”

If that sounds familiar, you’re not alone.

What I’ve seen over the years is most people go straight to stretching…

but that’s not always where things start improving.

Sometimes it’s just about getting things moving again in a way your body actually responds to.

I filmed a short YouTube video showing a few simple movements I use with clients when this comes up.

Nothing complicated.
No equipment.
Just something you can fit into your day without overthinking it.

👉 I’ll put the video in the comments

Quick question…

When do you notice it the most?

After sitting too long, first thing in the morning, or when you start moving again?