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 …

Five things I wish people asked their personal trainer

Horsham-based female personal trainer, Becky, takes a bespoke approach to training clients, and focuses on progress with compassion. In this blog post, she shares things that she wishes people asked their personal trainer, plus her answers as a fitness professional… My gym floor clients ask me lots of questions from, “can I really lift that …

Five things I love about personal training with rehab

Horsham-based personal trainer, Becky, holds a Level 4 Cancer Exercise certification. With an interest in one specialism – and her own cancer recovery journey informing her practice – comes a willingness to work with others. Becky finds herself increasingly supporting others in the rehabilitation of injuries and medical conditions. Here, she explains why she enjoys …

What does personal training mean?

Horsham-based female personal trainer, Becky, provides one-to-one personal training sessions at a local gym. Here, she explains what personal training means to her and her clients… Before I started going to the gym myself, I had a strong preconception of what personal trainers did and who they were for. My assumption was that personal training …

Out of office – briefly!

Horsham-based female specialist personal trainer, Becky, is away for a short break – here’s how you can still get in touch with her if you’d like to chat about opportunities to train with her when she’s back… The time has come for my first proper break of the year (yes, it’s a little overdue! 2024 …

Five things I was taught as a trainee personal trainer…

…that I don’t do now that I’m qualified Horsham-based female personal trainer, Becky, first qualified in January 2021. When coaching clients, she draws on her own experiences as a beginner gym-goer (and she only started doing that in 2017!), as well as her continually increasing professional knowledge. And there are some rules she enjoys breaking… …

Should your personal trainer set you goals?

Horsham-based female personal trainer, Becky, helps clients of all ages and abilities to progress on their fitness journeys. But should a personal trainer set goals for you? She answers here… Are a client’s fitness goals the choice of a personal trainer? No. Hmm. Short blog, that. Better expand… When I have initial conversations with prospective …

Spring cleaning your fitness!

Whether you’ve decided that now is the time to take your first steps in fitness, or you’re a little way in and have realised things could do with a spruce up, Horsham-based personal trainer, Becky, is here to provide her top tips on Spring cleaning your exercise routine… Do fitness and Spring cleaning really mix? …

How do you feel about your sports bra?

A few weeks ago, I approached a complete stranger on the gym floor and asked her how she felt about her sports bra. Here’s why personal trainers should ask these questions, and how to do it without being weird… Picture the sceneIt was a Saturday morning in February, and I was on the gym floor …

Fitness myth busting: machines are for beginners

I often hear it said that gym machines are for beginners, whereas free weights and barbells are for those who are more experienced. This is both overly-simplistic and unfair, so let’s get into what is and isn’t right about those statements. What is a gym machine?This is less obvious than you think because, to the …