Getting started at the gym? These are your three essentials

Horsham-based female personal trainer, Becky, works one to one at an independent gym to help her clients gain strength and confidence. With many people choosing to get started this month, and lots of conflicting advice overcomplicating what you need to do so, she shares the only three things you need… Welcome to the gym, whether …

Move For Your Mind 2025 – review

Horsham-based female personal trainer, Becky, works hard to provide the best service possible at an independent gym in Sussex. She recently attended Move For Your Mind 2025 in an effort to improve further, and shares her thoughts on the event here… I can’t remember why I missed the first version of this event, but I …

When are gyms least busy?

Horsham-based female personal trainer, Becky, works at an independent gym. She trains a variety of clients on a one-to-one basis, and shares additional tips via her blog. Today, she answers a frequently asked question – when is the gym least busy? There’s a short and a long answer to this question, and I’ll give you …

Foundations in Trauma-Informed Weightlifting

Horsham-based female personal trainer, Becky, works one-to-one at an independent gym. As part of her commitment to continually improve her services, she undertook training in Trauma-Informed Weightlifting this year, and shares her thoughts on the course here… Trauma-informed practice has become a bit of a buzz phrase in various fields, with lots of practitioners now …

Should I do a Hyrox?

As 2024 draws to a close, many people will spend some time reflecting about what they’d like to do or achieve in 2025. Horsham-based female personal trainer, Becky, often has clients and others ask her what their fitness goals should be. Recently, the question of whether or not to participate in a Hyrox event has …

The one fitness resolution you need to make this New Year

Horsham-based female personal trainer, Becky, works at an independent gym focused on improving her clients’ strength and confidence. With January rapidly approaching, the question everyone wants the answer to is what they should aim to change when making New Year’s resolutions. Let’s dive in… I don’t usually like applying one rule to everyone. The key, …

Now training: those living with COPD in Sussex

Horsham-based female personal trainer, Becky, recently achieved a new Level 4 qualification: exercise for COPD… I’m really pleased to announce that I’m now fully certified in exercise for COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), having passed my course via Loughborough College this summer. When I first undertook my personal trainer qualification, it was with the aim …

Barriers to exercise: an apology

A recent article in Stylist hit me with a thump, and it’s time to say that I’m sincerely sorry. The publication posted a “beginners guide to exercise” and I read it shaking my head at the realisation of how wrong some advice I’ve previously shared is. The item I’m specifically referencing is at the bottom …