Category: Fitness

When I first met this client, let’s call her Amethyst, she confessed that she was terrified at the prospect of experiencing any kind of pain during or after exercise.  She never heard the word DOMS so I explained the different types of pain we feel when we exercise that mustn’t be confused with each other:…

When I started as a Fitness Coach over 13 years ago (😱), I knew how to get results but struggled to explain how and why it worked. My first coach challenged me to distill the core of my approach into a simple blueprint—something I could always refer to, ensuring I stayed true to my values…

In part 4 of this mini-series of blog posts about my age reversal adventures and how you too can experience the benefits, I want to dive into something that’s absolutely crucial when it comes to reversing aging: your mindset. Tons of research backs this up: the way you think has a direct impact on whether…

So far, in my short series of blog posts introducing you to the wonderful world of reversing aging with ghetto tools, we’ve covered “3 Must Have’s” and “Mistakes to Avoid“. In this post, I want to share some of the wellness and fitness strategies that have helped me feel like I’m aging in reverse. And…

Have you ever wondered if there’s a best time of day to exercise for maximum results? According to a recent study, there is! 🙌🥳 According to a study published in the Journal of Frontiers in Physiology, the time of day you exercise impacts your body differently depending on your gender and the type of exercise…

One of the biggest struggles that people face when they set off on a fitness journey is consistency, I know this because they tell me all the time, and I see other trainers also talk about it all the time on social media. In this post I would like to offer my perspective on the…

A few weeks back there was an interesting conversation going on in one of the groups that I belong to. We were discussing our business goals for the forthcoming weeks when, rather quickly, the conversation turned to most people confessing that they what they really needed was some time off. Away from the grind, away…

The start of any weight loss and fitness program brings about a steep learning curve. Especially if you are doing it on your own. In fact, sometimes that learning curve is so steep that it can put you off very quickly and even makes you feel sick. That’s because there is so much to discover…

A lot of the time, when people start planning their weight loss journey, they focus too much on exercise without really knowing if what they are planning on doing is going to be any good for them. Although for the majority of people working out will support their weight loss efforts, for a fairly large…

It seems that Winter has had its final reprise here in the UK and Spring is finally here to stay. At last. It’s only late May… As a health and fitness professional, I’m constantly preaching the importance of things like exercise, good nutrition, sleep, and stress management. But truthfully, these are just a few components that…

Online workouts on YouTube often come up in conversation with potential clients or people that I meet at social events all the time. And in the past few weeks they enjoyed a surge in popularity as people tried to find things to do at home during the lockdown. One of the main questions I get…

The phrase “Quarantine 15” has been spreading quickly these past couple of months. In case you are not familiar with the expression, it’s the estimated amount of weight gain in pounds that people will experience during the lockdown. That’s scary! 15 pounds of weight gain in just a few weeks and the prospect of it…