Horsham-based female personal trainer, Becky, doesn’t just work in a gym! In order to continue developing her skills, and take care of herself fully, she seeks out a variety of opportunities to learn and relax. Recently, she attended a self-compassion workshop, and she found this experience very different to her previous one… In 2022, I …
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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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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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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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One that wasn’t on the bingo card: Becky enjoys yoga
Horsham-based specialist personal trainer, Becky Hughes, has been strength training for seven years. She regularly tries new activities in order to broaden her horizons, and has often been heard saying that she attends a yoga class annually only to be reminded that it’s not her thing. Until 2024… When I hosted Co-Women’s February Chai & …
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Back on board: lessons from the saddle
Horsham-based female personal trainer, Becky, is a lifelong equestrian. Following surgery for a soft-tissue cancer, she had to take a break from horse riding whilst recovering, and thanks to several other factors, her time away from the saddle was longer than expected. She resolved to make 2024 the year she got back to her first …
Experience review: kintsugi workshop in London
A gift I was pleased to receive for Christmas in 2023 was a voucher for a kintsugi workshop in London. It didn’t take me long to find the perfect opportunity to redeem it, here I’ll share how I found the experience… Awareness of the art of kintsugi is steadily increasing. I first learned about it …
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Experience review: visit to Bloom Perfumery, London
One of my strong interests outside of fitness and personal training is perfume. I’ve been a fragrance-lover since my teens, and enjoy discovering new ones. Recently, I made a trip to a specialist store I hadn’t previously visited, and it was so good that I had to share… Rest days matter!I had a day trip …
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Should the jeans from your 20s still fit in your 50s?
Newspaper, The Times, recently published a fitness feature on measurements of fitness. The good: it decried BMI. The bad: Horsham-based female personal trainer Becky gives her take here… Before we start, a quick warning: this post is going to discuss elements of diet culture, fatphobia, and other similar topics that people may find triggering. If …
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