Newsflash! Exercise is good for you! This may seem like a statement of the obvious, so why did exercise having a positive impact on our health hit the news last week? Because it’s now been scientifically proven in a really important way. Let me explain… Exercise improves outcomes for cancer patients One of the elements …
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How Not to Die (Too Soon) book review
I recently read Devi Sridhar’s book How Not to Die (Too Soon) and haven’t stopped telling people about it – here’s why. How Not to Die (Too Soon) – a public health guide I wish I’d known what public health was as a field of study when I was 18. Although, my 18-year old self …
What I’ve learned on my fitness journey
Suddenly, it’s eight years since I went from first setting foot in the gym as a member to working in one as a personal trainer. So I’ve learned a few things… These reflections aren’t things I’ve learned as a personal trainer, but ones that I picked up during my general fitness journey. In 2017, I …
Barnes Fragrance Fair review
Having missed the first two events, I finally succeeded in visiting Barnes Fragrance Fair. Here’s what I thought of it, and what I hope to see in the future… A day out from the gym Yes, my Sussex-based business is in personal training, but I’m a whole human who is much more than their work! …
Mental Health Awareness Week – community
This week is Mental Health Awareness Week, with the theme being based around community. Horsham-based female personal trainer shares her thoughts on the topic, and how it relates to fitness… When I saw that the Mental Health Foundation’s theme for this year’s Mental Health Awareness Week is Community, I knew that I wanted to speak …
Five ways to prepare for a photoshoot
Horsham-based female personal trainer, Becky, recently completed a photoshoot with a local artist in Hove. She prepared carefully for the experience, and shares her tips on how to prepare for a photoshoot here… Having participated in two similar shoots previously, I thought I knew what I was in for with my third boudoir shoot. This …
The road to Nuclear Storm
Time to share some stuff that I wouldn’t usually. I’m normally private about my own training because, in my opinion, what I choose to do in terms of my own fitness doesn’t relate to how I coach others. When I’m selling myself as a PT, it’s about how I relate to prospective clients, and bear …
Statement on fitness industry inclusion and accessibility
Horsham-based female personal trainer, Becky, works one-to-one with clients at an independent gym. Here, she shares her thoughts and position regarding inclusion and accessibility, in light of recent legal situations and media coverage in the UK. This feels both like something that I shouldn’t have to say, and something that I should’ve been clear on …
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How fit should a personal trainer be?
Many people have long-held beliefs about fitness culture and the industry and, very slowly, change is starting to happen. Today, Horsham-based female personal trainer, Becky, explores the topic of how fit a personal trainer should be… Time to talk about one of the biggest taboos in the fitness industry: the idea that personal trainers have …
Should I try a GLP-1?
Like many fitness professionals, Horsham-based female personal trainer, Becky, receives questions on weight-loss medications as they become increasingly popular. So: should you try a GLP-1? It’s time to talk about weight-loss medications. Specifically, the contemporary variety which seem to have been an increasing topic of conversation via news and social media during the last year. …