Chris & Martina: The Final Set – Netflix documentary review
Prior to the start of the 2026 Wimbledon Championships, a documentary about two former champions – Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova – was released via Netflix. Horsham-based female personal trainer is a cancer specialist, and a tennis fan, and reviews the film here… I was raised to be a tennis fan. During my childhood in […]
How personal trainers can support clients who are diagnosed with cancer
Becky is a Horsham-based female personal trainer with a specialist qualification in cancer exercise. She recently had the chance to share her expertise with other fitness professionals… Last month, I gave a talk at an event for fellow fitness professionals, sharing what they should do when a client receives a cancer diagnosis. The talk was […]
Fitness Unprofessionals 2026 – event review
Horsham-based female personal trainer, Becky, recently had the opportunity to speak at a fitness event with a difference. She shares her experience here… Ten years ago, I honestly didn’t know what the inside of a gym looked like. Last weekend, having in the past decade got fit, survived a sarcoma, qualified as a PT during […]
Finding a cancer fitness specialist
Cancer fitness specialists are still not as commonplace as they could be. Becky is a female cancer exercise personal trainer based in Horsham, West Sussex, and shares her tips on how to find someone like her, or what to do if there isn’t someone nearby… Exercise is becoming a conversation that’s more commonly had between […]
Jessie J’s cancer story: what we can learn about sharing
Cancer specialist personal trainer, Becky, is based in Horsham, West Sussex, and shares her thoughts on what Jessie J and other public figures have revealed about their cancer experiences… It’s not long since I offered commentary on a celebrity cancer story, and I think that the prevalence of them speaks to how common of an […]
Cancer doesn’t take Christmas off
Whether it’s Christmas, or some other occasion, cancer doesn’t take time out. Specialist personal trainer, Becky, who is based in Horsham, shares her thoughts on learning to live with the facts… These things always seem to come in waves, and I can see that one is approaching again. I am biased by my experience – […]
Cancer anniversaries and how to handle them
Horsham-based cancer specialist personal trainer, Becky, reflects on her own cancer journey as another anniversary passes… Seven years ago last week, I had surgery to remove a Desmoid tumour, a form of sarcoma. It’s a privilege to be able to say that I am fully physically recovered, though it’s been a journey to get here! […]
How to exercise after chemotherapy
One of the questions I get asked most often as a cancer specialist personal trainer is how patients should get back into exercise post-treatment. The impacts of cancer treatments such as chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and surgery can last a long time, and getting back to fitness may seem impossible. I first qualified as a cancer specialist […]