Breaking Through Barriers

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By: Krista Sandford-Hill

Here's to the ONE percenters!  All the little things, the achievable, actionable, intentional things, that build ourselves a thriving existence.  A single concept to EXPLORE and PLAY with in our day.  The art and power of living with Intention.   Changing our lives.  Every Moment of Every Day.

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Sauna MAGIC! Oh SO fascinating
#273
Yesterday at 12:00 PM

The 'Krista Becomes Another Science Experiment' begins!

Sauna LOVE is GO! The new oh so delicious/I LOVE being warm adventure is here and it's proving FASCINATING with my health makers!

Let's see! 3 weeks in and it's PLAY TIME 🔥 

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Krista Help! I'm NOT a gym person
#272
Last Wednesday at 12:00 PM

You don't need to be!

What we DO need, is to be STRONG. It can be as simple as walking for ~2 hours each day (yes WAY more than 10,000 steps) OR working in a TRADE! 

If neither of those work for you, then try this 3-5 times a week

5 Squats 

5 Push Ups - Use the kitchen bench

5 Sit Ups - Use a weight to help sit up by throwing it forward

3 Rounds

As you start to feel this is EASY! Add reps to each move... add mo...


Stepping into a NEW gym TERRIFIED
#271
07/05/2026

WOW! This was an incredible reminder why SO many people will never step foot inside a gym.

I was terrified and I OWN a gym!

Fascinating.

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Sardine FAILURE
#270
07/01/2026

This was HILARIOUS.

For now... Drinking Olive Oil is EFFORTLESS compared to consuming a tiny piece of Sardine... So we're going with that hahahaha.

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Happy 13th BIRTHDAY 09 Thrive! My biggest learning...
#269
06/28/2026

Creating PEACE within CHAOS.

It has transformed my life, as I knew it would. 

Here's to knowing we CAN do this intentionally, a simple Sniff Sniff Ouuuutttt is an incredible start.


We've got this!

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The smell of FRESH Hay in the city!
#268
06/24/2026

Judgement = Negative energy

Curiosity = Positive energy

FASCINATING!

Here's to intentionally creating the 'Ooooooo what is THAT' moments 


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SQUISH dog poop
#267
06/21/2026

Here's to THIS NEXT CHAPTER.

The last 3.5 years have been WILD. And I finally feel I am waking into a new chapter.

One where even the hard and the hurt is OK. 

Let's PLAY.

I'm ready.


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Today's the day! 'The House that Dad built' is moving to its next family!
#266
06/17/2026

For the love. Of living such a giant ALL OF THE THINGS Life. 

And treasuring every second of it.


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I ate the ENTIRE tray of Brownie
#265
06/14/2026

So much beautiful! For my BRAIN... NOT so much for my BODY.

The take aways:

Step One - REMOVE the 'thing' that is causing the ruckus.

Step Two - Add in MORE of the beautiful, healing, supporting things.

Job done.

And, here's to the next time I decide I want to eat an entire tray of brownie. YUM.


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Can we STOP causing people so much PAIN in the fitness industry. PLEASE.
#264
06/10/2026

Step One - Appreciating how ridiculous it is to build an industry off pain and 'doing better'.

Step Two - Now that we know, because 'we don't know what we don't know'... Taking Responsibility for the change.

5 Air Squat is MORE than enough for someone that hasn't moved in a few months, let alone years.

We've got this Fitness Industry Professionals. It's OUR job to make this change.

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A tin of Sardines - I almost vomited hahaha
#263
06/07/2026

For the love of our brains?! This was HILARIOUS!

The brain game that my very own brain created around a simple tin of sardines. 

HORRIFIC. It was HILARIOUS.

Anyway, I got through the tin, much to my brain disgust, and I will now get through 2-3 tins a week for the next 3 to ensure 1. My brain works through it's disgust and 2. Whether they improve my health, as science suggests.

Let's see!

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Perimenopause Ruckus - Tissue Paper Skin to ANXIETY
#262
06/03/2026

This was SO fascinating.

Here's to the 'fun' adventure of these hormones.

Learning!

Paper thin skin - I see you!

Crazy anxiety - I see you!

Wild. 

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20 years of Rock Climbing - I LOVE IT
#261
06/01/2026

Here's to finding places in our lives that we do FOR THE LOVE.

Climbing is most certainly this for me

Sometimes I'm there for less than 20mins and focus on climbing only 1s and 2s.

To me it's art. 

I LOVE IT.


Here is the 26min chit chat with DOAC and "Dr Gabrielle Lyon is a physician, author, and founder of the Muscle-Centric Medicine movement, highlighting the most important organ for long-term health and longevity."


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DAILY Winter Ocean Swim Swims are GO
#260
05/27/2026

Ooooooo it's getting CHILLY and I'm IN!

The brain and body benefits of Cold immersion are INCREDIBLE... and more than half my brain, will be more than happy to scream, I DON'T CARE. Hahahahaha.

Here's to a winter of Swim Swims, which means here's to this next chapter of less stress and more health.

We're doing it! A week in and we're no longer cold coming out anymore ❤️ 


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It's SOLD! The House that Dad Built
#259
05/24/2026

WOW! It's happened, it's HERE! The next chapter, the next family and on my the AWESOME that Dad built continue.

Special times.

Special places.

Special moments.

Time and Choices.

That's all we have. Let's get to living them with intention, compassion and a GIANT amount of LOVE ❤️ 

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What creates my sparkle?
#258
05/20/2026

This list is quite simple, a collection of 'how do I create a THRIVING body?' AND 'how do I create a THRIVING mind?'.

A simple, get rock solid collection of Health Span tactics and Passion + Purpose concepts.

Here's to FINDING the parts of our life where we can ADD extra 'soul on fire' awesome.  It can genuinely be as simple as adding plants to the bathroom.

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When the 1%ers are SO much more AWESOME
#257
05/17/2026

Meditation... Yeeeepppp 10+ years ago 'Meditation' to me, meant sitting still... and I don't sit still.

Welcome the gift of a YEAR of Headspace and WOW it changed my life.

Headspace TAUGHT ME about the inner workings of my brain, AND how to meditate.

Ultimately it's about being here, right here, right in the touch of every finger hitting the keys as I write and then read this sentence. Present. Right here.

How do you want to play with becoming more present? Because, it makes the AMAZING parts of your life MORE...


Life on the other side of all that negativity
#256
05/13/2026

Fascinating and yet another magical experience that I feel SO lucky to be having!

The other side of years of negativity, after spending YEARS to re-write it in the first place! WILD.

It's also given a really clear idea on 'negativity' and a frazzled CNS... even when doing ALL the things to have a regulated CNS.

Our brains are powerful, beyond genuine measure.

Special.

Onward.

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I'm DONE with thinking life is SO HARD.
#255
05/10/2026

This is truly profound, and, what makes it even better... I had NO IDEA!

Eeeeeee! Here's to these amazing brains of ours! SO SNEAKY! SO AMAZING!


And! Here's to the 'peek a boo' moments. The are the spark we need to rewrite anything.


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Strength Wins AGAIN - Moving from the House that Dad Built
#254
05/06/2026

Time and time again STRENGTH proves itself when it comes to doing LIFE!

It is so beautiful and so profound.

Here's to prioritising our Strength.  The earlier the better.

We've got this ❤️ 

For the love. We're all free to be Strong.

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Moving from the House that Dad built - A lesson in Compassion
#253
05/03/2026

For the love of feeling ALLLL the feelings and being able to say sorry.

The experience of moving from this house is one EPIC ride.

Life.

It can be so Wild ❤️ 

For the love and appreciation of Compassion.


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Krista the Unicorn
#252
04/30/2026

WOW! This 'create a book' made for ME, back in 1990.

Here's to the power of programming our brains AND knowing there's a special space in our DAILY lives where we can put intention into it!

Here's to choosing what we put into our brains as we fall asleep. It's a VERY powerful place ❤️ 


For the love

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Moving from the house that Dad built
#251
04/26/2026

This year, it's going to be 10 years since Dad died.

Uncanny and fitting that we happen to be moving from the house he put his heart and soul into designing and building. His castle. The house of his dreams.

BIG feelings. BIG feelings everywhere.

So, here's to compassion. 

And appreciating 'we don't know anyone's story'.

And here's to sharing our smile.  It really can make someone's day.

For the love

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Training when you're sick? Ummmmm
#250
04/22/2026

Yes this one is important. 

Cardio, keep that low. Strength YES but no maxes.

Be kind. We're here for the extra blood flow and immune boosting greatness that brings.

For the love

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Snuffle/Cold fixed with Ginger!
#249
04/19/2026

Cooooooool!

As written, by me, from an article I sent to the 09ers recently.

Check out the 20min chat from Steven Bartlett DOAC and Simon Mills for ALL of the magic.


The highlights are as follows... If you're feeling 'chilled/cold'...Thumb sized fresh Ginger + Cinnamon Grate the two and pop in a mug, fill with water and drink. 


If you're feeling 'hot/flustered'...Have a peppermint tea 


Simon also refers to the importance of our GUT
So keep up your...Water
Fibre
30 different pl...


Wrapping the day up with BEAUTY
#248
04/15/2026

The flip side to my wake up, which plays a big part in how I wake up 😁 

Slow down

Dim the lights

Black out my room

Attend to any tight spots on my body.

TA DA! Magic ❤️ 

For the love

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Waking up with AWESOME
#247
04/11/2026

Keeping it very intentional and even more simple ❤️ 

Set my alarm to wake on a sleep cycle 

- Sleep cycles are ~90mins, therefore count backwards from intended wake time to find best bed time.

4 sleep cycles = 6 hours

5 sleep cycles = 7.5 hours

+ ~30mins to get to sleep

Gratitude and How will I make this day Awesome journal

Brain Gym thanks to the Elevate App 

Language Brain expanding magic thanks to Spanish and Duolingo

Dance the Beach

Coffee + Coconut Cream

Fu...


Being Single SUCKS #4 DON'T try to kiss me on date ONE
#246
04/08/2026

This is SO funny. And SO MUCH NO. 

Let's clean up date ONE 😁  Thank you!

For the LOVE of our Tornado Brains 🔥 

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EASTER SPECIAL - I stink, my brain is SO irritated and I've got a snuffle
#245
04/06/2026

WOW! This was FASCINATING to observe,

A big thanks to my body and brain for putting up with choices. FFS. LOVE YOU.

And the rest if these eggs are going to be around for a looooooooong time.

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Being Single SUCKS #3 SLOW DOWNNNNNN
#244
04/05/2026

I get it, the urgency is everywhere. So, how about we all consider 3 months is a GREAT start on 'getting to know someone' and stop with the 'Date 2 and I'm going to marry you (that was once me)' mentality.

Thank you Esther Perel for all of her INCREDIBLE work on this topic.

And for the LOVE of our Tornado Brains 🔥 


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Being Single SUCKS #2… Are your standards too high?
#243
04/01/2026

This one is brilliant! Are my standards too high? Nope.

I can see how I've potentially weaned the potentials though 😁 


For the love.

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What is it like being Single? It SUCKS #1
#242
03/29/2026

Funny. The paradox of it all.


For the love.

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DAIRY... Turns out I'm still intolerant
#241
03/25/2026

For the LOVE of listening to our bodies AND responding 😉 even if it took me three days.

Coconut cream in my coffee it will be! YUM.


For the love.


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CURVE BALLS... here's to creating MAGIC around them
#240
03/22/2026

For the love of laughter and knowing there is more than ONE way to keep my soul on fire.

If you want to share in the laughter of my magical dance moves disguised as fitness'ing... you can find me here

Facebook - Krista Sandford-Hill

LinkedIn - Krista Sandford-Hill

Instagram - Free to be Strong


HAPPINESS everywhere, we just need to CHOOSE to LOOK FOR IT.

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Krista you're really good at...
#239
03/18/2026

Looking for the Good.

Game and Life Happiness changer!

And you can do it too ❤️ 

For the love.

1%er by 1%er... More happiness, more success, more peace, more self worth... right at our fingertips.

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What do I eat? Welcome to 'snacking'
#238
03/15/2026

I've been through SO many different eating methods, tactics and games.

This one is working a treat for me right now!

Biggest focus - a stable blood sugar aka clothe my carbs.


For the love.

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L Theanine - I can't do my life without it
#237
03/11/2026

Yep, it's that simple, I've tried and EVERYTHING broke, my body and brain.

So THANK YOU simple Central Nervous system CALMING compound, that is found in green tea and GREAT humans decided it would be good to put in a capsule so I could take it (not a fan of green tea).

'Go Healthy - Go Stress Remedy' 400mg L Theanine is my favourite.

For the love.

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Chaos to Calm QUICK
#236
03/08/2026

Legendary life advice 'we're only ever as good as our ability to recover'.

So how have I trained myself, and continue to do so?

Step ONE - What is my innate 'Fight or Flight' reaction? 

It is to STAND aka FIGHT, so step ONE was learning to STOP there. STOP Leaning in to FIGHT Krista - Standing up is very different to Leaning in. 

And it's working.


Then, how to calm the innate body and brain responses?

Sniff Sniff Outtt x1000

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Grinning about the Mundane... Secrets to HAPPY
#235
03/04/2026

This really is, SO FUNNY! For the love of being able to train our brains to see and do anything we wish!! That old 'can't teach a dog new tricks' is SO outdated!


Here's to LOVING the day to day greatness of everything we walk, drive and pass by, every single, magical moment.

For the love.

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The MAGIC of Dogs! Cheers Ted!
#234
03/01/2026

This is SO beautiful.  Animals and ALL that they teach us, if we're willing to listen ❤️ 

Cheers Ted! Legend you are!


For the love.

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