18th July 2024

I find myself coming back to the topic of consistency a lot because I know that most of my clients struggle with this as an idea and I want to try and help them understand the nuances that we can apply within what consistency actually means But when I was a newbie personal trainer and […]

28th June 2024

One of the biggest reasons that we ‘fall of the diet wagon’ is the perpetuated idea that you are not allowed to eat bad food That you automatically go on santa’s naughty list when you eat a cookie or a doughnut That eating out is bad for you, and that you absolutely must not ever have dessert […]

21st June 2024

I will avoid turning this into a gushing love story for my puppy Although, I do adore the little ball of fluff Before I had a dog, I was afraid of them I had been bitten by them and chased by them in the past but it was more than that I didn’t know how […]

9th June 2024

We’ve just started weaning our baby and I’ve found the process of it all quite overwhelming! There are a lot of new things to do Planning what to make Buying the food Prepping the food Wrestling Zoe into her full body apron Heating the food to the perfect temperature Getting her to swallow any of […]

6th June 2024

For a couple of decades, I would say food controlled me. I didn’t think about it all the time, but I had a pretty messed up relationship with food and I definitely use it as a crutch to ignore my emotions.   After a period of particularly stressful emotional eating and mismanagement of my health […]

9th July 2023

…………without gaining a tonne of weight   When you are going on holiday, the excitement and joy can be overtaken by the dread of gaining weight from the dramatic change in lifestyle choices   We just got back from an all inclusive break and i wanted to share my ideas with you to help you […]

20th March 2023

A week is kind of a long time if you’re counting the minutes down for something that you’re looking forward to, but when we are talking about fat loss and results from lifestyle changes, a week really isn’t so long I often chat with clients who are frustrated that a week of altered habits isn’t […]

11th February 2023

‘I get knocked down, but I get up again, you ain’t never gonna keep me down’ Do you remember that song? I had to google who sang it…Chumbawamba, in case you’re interested   This is going to be all about resilience As a young adult (and as a kid) I was extremely sensitive and not […]

29th November 2022

  If you’ve got a friend or partner or relative who is getting into their fitness I wanted to help you with some cool ideas for stocking filler gifts that they might appreciate   Before I get started I just want to let you know that I do NOT get any throwback from any of […]

19th July 2022

The above title is a common greeting that you might hear from friends, family or colleagues if you appear to have reduced your body shape or size (I don’t know when ‘hello’ became unpopular, but here we are) For me, this statement is NOT a compliment (nor a greeting) and as a community that is […]