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 …
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What does fit look like?
Does fitness have a look? Can you tell how fit someone is by looking at them? Horsham-based female personal trainer, Becky, discusses the issue… I was recommended a YouTube video of a talk recently. One of the top comments read: “He looks a lot more fit than the last I’ve seen him.” Now, apart from …
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 …
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New at the gym? Here’s what to do
This January, Horsham-based female personal trainer, Becky, shares her tips for the newest gym members – welcome to the club! It’s still less than 10 years since I first set foot in a gym, fully expecting myself to hate it and give up within a few weeks. That I stayed, enjoyed it, and ultimately became …
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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New fitness class at Lyona in Hurstpierpoint
Sussex-based female personal trainer, Becky, will be offering a brand new group class in Hurstpierpoint starting in January 2026. Read on to find out more! Wellbeing space, Lyona, has now been open for a year. I’ve attended several classes there myself, and am really pleased to be setting up my own class in this lovely …
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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… …
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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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