Personal trainer in Horsham
Big news: we all have a pelvic floor. Every single one of us. And having a strong and healthy pelvic floor isn’t just important for people who have been through pregnancy and/or birth. It’s important for everyone. Yep, that’s right – you need to work on yours too. In case you missed the news, the …
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If it weren’t for my surgeon at the Royal Marsden, I wouldn’t be here. And I don’t mean that in a fatalistic sense – my tumour probably wasn’t going to kill me – but a more philosophical one; my experience with cancer is what pushed me to become a personal trainer, and inspired me to …
“Moving Through Cancer” by Dr Kathryn Schmitz has been written with cancer patients and their caregivers in mind. The following review reflects my honest thoughts, having paid for and read the book recently. Prior to reading the book, I didn’t realise that it has been written from the dual perspective of Kathryn being both a …
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I recently asked my Instagram followers what questions they had about gaining confidence in the gym. One of my favourites was: “All the men. How to own it when it’s you and a load of men.” And here are my ideas (as someone who’s tried a variety of strategies during the last 5 years)… I …
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Most people are surprised to learn that exercising on cancer treatment isn’t just acceptable, but increasingly encouraged. The benefits of exercise that are available to everyone are also applicable to cancer patients and, generally speaking, providing you feel well and have some energy, exercise is absolutely fine. There are, as always, some exceptions, and someone …
Anything you’re allergic to or intolerant of Anything that you’re ethically or morally opposed to consuming Anything that you don’t like And that’s it! No foods are inherently good or bad for you. Believing that can be difficult thanks to conditioning from diet culture or our upbringing, but it is true. The only things to …
I was scrolling through TikTok when a video by US rugby player and Olympian, Ilona Maher caught my attention. She made a name for herself during the Tokyo Games by using the platform expertly to give an insight to her personality and life as an athlete and, since then, has continued to share mostly comedic …
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When I first joined a gym in 2017, aged 30, I did so with the specific intention of getting stronger. A friend had taken me to their gym to show me what they loved about it, and it was enough to convince me to give it a try, but I was well aware that I …
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