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, …

Festive fitness: should you prioritise the gym in December?

Horsham-based female personal trainer, Becky, is a cancer and COPD specialist, as well as training other clients via an independent gym. With December rapidly approaching, here are her tips on how to cope with the most wonderful time of the year in terms of your fitness… First things first, I’m not here to tell you …

From Paul Mescal to 25-year old trainers: why we need to change our fitness idols

Horsham-based female personal trainer, Becky, works with a variety of people in order to build their strength and confidence. She’s noticed a couple of trends via the news and social media – it’s time to discuss celebrity and gym floor influences… Social media has thrown a couple of similar topics at me at once lately. …

Experimenting with Apple Watch’s Pause Rings feature

Horsham-based female personal trainer, Becky, welcomes an update from Apple which offers users the chance to track rest days, as well as activity. But she’s found a few glitches when using her watch’s pause rings feature… Apple finally listened. September’s grand annual software update included the function that many of us have longed for: iOS …

Injury rehab as a personal trainer

Female personal trainer, Becky, works at a gym in Horsham, West Sussex. During the summer, she sustained an injury which has taught her a lot about healing and training. She shares more here… This isn’t my first rodeo with injury or rehab, but it has been a very different journey. Some of my other situations …

Should I get a walking pad?

Horsham-based female personal trainer, Becky, helps people to get stronger, live their lives well, and enjoy their gym sessions with her. She’s recently been asked to share her thoughts on the trend of adding a walking pad to office setups. Here’s her take… Our old friend, the step count goal, is on the agenda again …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Mental Health Awareness Week: movement

Horsham-based female personal trainer, Becky, overcame a childhood dislike of fitness in pursuit of her own health. Having experienced mental health issues herself, the topic of Mental Health Awareness Week is close to her heart, as is 2024’s theme of movement. Here, she shares her take on the link between the two… Having initially been …