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Mark Gray

This is more than just 'another newsletter' flooding your inbox. I'm Mark Gray and I've been coaching since 2016. My newsletter 'The Wellness Report' delivers actionable tips and key insights into health, performance, & longevity, as well as sending the most up-to-date health and fitness news to 5k+ weekly readers.

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What 30 hours in Corfu reminded me of... Read time: 4 minutes I'm writing this from the ferry terminal in Corfu, feeling extremely grateful for the career path that I've chosen. I'll not lie, there have been countless times over the last 10 years, more than I could count, and I can count to at least 500 ๐Ÿ˜‰, I've questioned my choice of job and whether I'd be better off doing some corporate gig with a safe income instead. But on Sunday night, I was reminded why it's no longer a question. Two of...

The hottest of hot topics just got even hotter! Read time: 7 minutes Life's mad, isn't it? If you had told me when I woke up on January 1st with a rough hangover in the south of England that in April you'd be writing your newsletter from an apartment on the south coast of Albania, I'd have told you to go get your medication checked ๐Ÿ˜‚ But eh, life is a box of surprises! I didn't do a whole bunch of research, and got quite the shock when I found out that there's no train system here, so I had...

It's me again ๐Ÿ‘‹ Read time: 3 minutes Hello, you wonderful person! I know you missed me last week, but I was busy in the French Alps partying for 4 days, followed by 3 days in the Italian Alps snowboarding. Let me give you a brief overview of how the last couple of weeks have gone: I packed up all of my stuff and left Barcelona 2 weeks ago. Flew to Lyon airport, met two friends, rented a car, and drove to Alpe d'Huez for a 4-day festival in the mountains called Tomorrowland Winter. Drank some...

Time to put this BS myth to bed once and for all Read time: 5 minutes If the coaching career goes tits up, I can always go into the decorating business ๐Ÿ˜‚ I'm in the middle of packing all my crap up and leaving Barcelona, which involves me tearing down and repairing my lovely office, which you've most likely seen in some of my content. There are numerous advantages to being 6 feet 5, and this picture paints the clearest example of one of them. You see what I did there ๐Ÿ˜‰ Oh, and please don't...

When life gives me lemons, I serve you up some thirst-quenching lemonade Read time: 4 minutes I've been in the coaching business for well over a decade now, and when I think back to the person I was back then, that sh*t makes me laugh, cringe, and cry all at once ๐Ÿ˜‚ I suppose we'd all laugh a little when we think back to our 23-year-old selves. Without sounding too dramatic, I had a few rough-ass days last week. Easily some of the worst I've experienced. But despite that, I've been able to do...

The exercises you need to keep and ditch, from someone who has seen it all. Read time: 5 minutes There are a few things in my life that I'm quite proud of: Getting my honours degree in business, despite slightly alcoholic behaviour at times ๐Ÿ˜‚ How I've been able to fool my fianceรฉ into staying with me for so long (please don't tell her) My unique ability to stay optimistic. Which has helped me stay in the industry for as long as I have. And the usual family and friends stuff. But when I really...

Your metabolism isnโ€™t broken. Youโ€™re just not doing this... Read time: 5 minutes I got to tick off another of the great European cities at the weekend by finally getting my butt over to Amsterdam. I can neither confirm nor deny that I may or may not have eaten a surprisingly tasty chocolate space cake, But there is one thing I'm certain about... Space cake is a recipe for a high step count, even if the wind chill has it feeling like -5 degrees outside. Or so I've been told ๐Ÿ˜‰ Anyway, talking...

Why Morning Light Might Be the Most Underrated Health Habit Youโ€™re Ignoring Read time: 5 minutes I grew up in Ireland and then spent the majority of my 20s in London, so my life has always involved me doing two things: Mentioning the weather as small talk. Complaining about said weather. It's just kinda our thing ๐Ÿ˜‚ But since moving to Barcelona a couple of years ago, my relationship with the weather has changed, and all for the right reasons. I'm forever stopping myself from looking too smug...

I won't let you fail, and I'll show you how... Read time: 4 minutes I promise this isn't a dig at you, more a universal meme for anyone who has let January slip by them and they're now onto their 3rd type of detox tea this year ๐Ÿ˜‚ But in all seriousness, it's not just another January that's come and gone; for the average person, it represents 0.11% of their life. The yellow represents my life so far. The red represents the average life expectancy in the developed world. When it's put in front...

Muscle is still massively underestimated Read time: 4 minutes I spent yesterday engulfed in Catalan culture, inhaling these vegetables called calcots. I hate onions, but once you get over the initial trepidation of essentially deep-throating this leek/green onion, they're surprisingly tasty. I wasn't lying ๐Ÿ˜‚ I never thought I'd use the phrase "deep-throating" in my newsletter, but there you go ๐Ÿ˜‚ Anyway, talking of things that you never thought would happen, here's one you definitely knew...