Horsham-based female personal trainer, Becky, is a qualified cancer specialist, working with those who are on cancer treatment, recovering from it, and living beyond cancer. Here, she shares her thoughts on the recent BBC documentary, “Strictly Amy: Cancer and Me”… Before I go any further, I’d like to acknowledge how challenging these kinds of programmes …
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Side effects of surgery – what goes unsaid
Horsham-based female personal trainer, Becky, has had two significant surgeries at different points in her life. Here, she shares some of the hidden side effects in a bid to raise awareness and normalise what others may be going through… When it comes to the surgeries I’ve had, I tend to speak in terms of things …
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Review of Soliflore, Brighton fragrance store
Horsham-based female personal trainer, Becky, sometimes shares thoughts on life beyond the gym floor. Today, she reviews Brighton fragrance boutique, Soliflore, and shares her perfume shopping tips… I’m going to let you in on one of Brighton’s best worst kept secrets. Regular readers know that I’m a fragrance fan, and it’s a product that’s really …
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A personal trainer’s holiday travel essentials
Horsham-based female personal trainer, Becky, loves to travel. She doesn’t necessarily advocate for planned exercise whilst away on holiday, but she does support the use of fitness kit in warmer climates. These are her travel essentials which go with her from gym to beach… I’ve previously discussed whether or not to exercise whilst on holiday …
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Royal Marsden Exercise Oncology Study Day 2024
Horsham-based female personal trainer, Becky, is a cancer exercise specialist, and recently attended an exercise oncology study at London’s Royal Marsden hospital. Here, she shares her thoughts on the experience… Exercise oncology is a rapidly expanding field of work and study, which is operated by a huge range of professionals, from academics and exercise physiologists …
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It’s Games time – but what happens next?
As the Olympic and Paralympic Games begin in Paris, Horsham-based female personal trainer, Becky, wonders whether the idea of event legacy focuses in the right direction… I lived in London throughout 2012, meaning that I was fully absorbed in an Olympic city. Ironically, I was thoroughly inactive at the time, and truly never thought I’d …
Personal training for young adults with cancer
Horsham-based female personal trainer, Becky, is a cancer exercise specialist. Having been through cancer in her early 30s, she feels particularly strongly about helping younger adult patients and survivors. Here, she explains further… There’s some debate as to what constitutes an “AYA” (adolescent or young adult) cancer patient, but common wisdom lands in the neighbourhood …
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Nixi Body: review and promotion for leak-proof knickers
Horsham-based female personal trainer, Becky, often has open and honest conversations about all kinds of bodily functions. Bowel habits, menstruation, and pelvic floor issues are no exception, as she is keen to better understand the needs of her clients, and help them with what really matters. At the end of this post, she shares a …
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Five things I wish people asked their personal trainer
Horsham-based female personal trainer, Becky, takes a bespoke approach to training clients, and focuses on progress with compassion. In this blog post, she shares things that she wishes people asked their personal trainer, plus her answers as a fitness professional… My gym floor clients ask me lots of questions from, “can I really lift that …
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Experience review: aromatherapy mist workshop
Horsham-based female personal trainer, Becky, has a variety of interests outside of her work, and often shares her thoughts via her blog. Here, she describes the experience of attending an aromatherapy mist workshop recently in Lewes… It’s been a minute since we had an experience review on the blog! Truth be told, a significant part …
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