How to cope with all inclusive holidays…….

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 […]

bike

I’ve been ‘good’ for a week, why has nothing changed?

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 […]

ski

I get knocked down but I get up again [becoming resilient]

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 […]

Stocking fillers for festive friends

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 […]

scales, compare

‘Have you lost weight, you look amazing’

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 […]

Summer body

My family have become obsessed with losing weight for summer

30th May 2022

My family have become obsessed with losing weight for summer We are lucky enough to be heading over to Thailand in a few months to visit some family – really looking forward to this trip woooo However it has prompted certain family members to start feeling a bit insecure about their body image which has […]

lunge

The reality of personal training – Jeyni’s Story

15th January 2021

How did you feel before you started at Rossell Fitness and what inspired you to want to join us? I was my heaviest when I began with RF. Like most I have been working from home since March 2020 due to Covid-19. Unfortunately, this resulted in me moving less & i noticed my body struggling […]

scales, compare

One to watch

16th November 2020

Picking yourself up after a long time of self-sabotage is really REALLY hard   I’ve been a self-saboteur for years and I seem to attract kindred spirits into my membership who have been through similar struggles to me   -Body images battles -Emotional eating periods -Binge eating coping behaviours -High stress levels -Avoidance behaviours to […]

Climbing

It seemed like a good idea at the time

19th June 2020

A year ago this week one of my members and I embarked upon a challenge of the like we hadn’t attempted before We entered the Macmillan Mighty Hike which was advertised as a marathon distance hike along the coastline and in the countryside of Dorset It seemed like a good idea at the time….and that’s […]

The non-negotiable habits for better EVERYTHING

5th March 2020

I often get asked for the ONE thing that will make the difference in weight-loss   The thing to understand and ACCEPT is that there is no ONE THING that I can tell you   There are no magic fixes   There are no weight-loss secrets   Fundamentally there are just a set of BORING […]