Horsham-based female personal trainer, Becky, is aware that she cultivates community with her work. She explains more about her values as a business owner… Prior to setting up my own business as a personal trainer, I’d had careers in events and marketing, plus time spent working for a local charity. Within these roles, I’d learned …
Category archives: Lifestyle
Soliflore’s Brighton Smell Club, and why I love fragrance
Becky is a female personal trainer based in Horsham, West Sussex, but she leads a full life outside the gym too. Recently, she attended an event run by Brighton fragrance boutique, Soliflore, and shares more about it here… I’ll hold my hands up – this is one of the bougier parts of my life. I …
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Winter Olympics and body image – where’s the conversation?
As the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics draw to a close, Horsham-based female personal trainer, Becky, has made an observation about the commentary and body image… I’m writing this balanced on my sofa, rather than using my comfortable desk chair and split keyboard, because I’m watching Winter Olympics coverage whilst the Games is still on. I’ve …
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Weight-loss medications: learning more in order to help
Lots of people have an increasing number of questions about GLP-1s and other weight-loss medications. Horsham-based female personal trainer, Becky, decided it was time to educate herself further… As I’ve mentioned previously, weight-loss medications have been a topic so hot they’re almost untouchable. There’s commentary everywhere, and social media is teeming with posts about what …
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Conference review
Female personal trainer, Becky, is based in Horsham and regularly participates in professional development events. She reviews the latest here… Something that I do in an effort to continually improve my work is attend a variety of events. Lately, this has included academic ones, some parts of which are a good stretch for my intellect! …
Gym bodies versus reality: why editing of images isn’t our only problem
How much of what you see people display is real? Horsham-based female personal trainer, Becky, shares her thoughts on fitness bodies and why we need to tread carefully when aspiring towards a specific look… Just when it felt like online fitness culture had reached peak issues with easy access to editing, along came AI and …
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Nixi Body: review and Black Friday deal for leak-proof knickers
Horsham-based female personal trainer, Becky, shares a review of Nixi Body leak-proof knickers (plus a discount code!) Full disclosure: this post is going to hold nothing back in terms of chatting about periods, incontinence, and all sorts of pelvic health issues. It’s a huge taboo within fitness, particularly for midlife women. I’m not advocating that …
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Weight loss injections – where should you get them?
Weight loss injections are in the news yet again. Horsham-based female personal trainer, Becky, looks at the story unfolding about the death of British woman, Karen McGonigal… This is one of those posts that I thought I’d never write, and contains things I didn’t think I’d have to say. But, in 2025, this is where …
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Book review: How to Love Your Afro by Paige Lewin
Becky is a female personal trainer based in Horsham, West Sussex. One of the most striking things about her look is her naturally curly hair, which she hasn’t always loved. Recently published book How to Love Your Afro by Paige Lewin has helped… I spent the first year of my life completely bald. Not particularly …
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Three things I loved about attending the Rugby World Cup
England is currently hosting the women’s Rugby World Cup. Horsham-based female personal trainer, Becky, bought tickets for one of the group matches as a gift for her sister and ended up being taken along to Brighton for the ride as they watched New Zealand play Ireland. Here’s what she thought of the experience… The atmosphere …
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