I’ve been a qualified nutritionist for over 12 years and a personal trainer for 18 years, this was way before social media, fitpros and influencers existed as we know them today. The principles and values I stand by today around food, fitness and health are the same as the ones I had even before IContinue reading “Slow and steady wins the day”
Category Archives: Exercise
June 2020 – Raving Fan
Following on from May’s post this month I’ve put a lot of focus on myself and self-love. This is something I’ve struggled with over the years and often feel like it’s selfish, however, I’m learning that if I’m not in the best place then I can’t be there for my friends and family so workingContinue reading “June 2020 – Raving Fan”
January 2020 – So many possibilities
I’m always a little apprehensive about the start of a new year and this year it’s a new decade too. I guess it’s a mixture of the excitement of what the year might bring but also the overwhelming feeling of fear for the next twelve months and not repeating behaviours that haven’t serve me wellContinue reading “January 2020 – So many possibilities”
All about balance
In these modern times it feels like we are all juggling lots of different thing to maintain a balance in our lives and sometimes things become unbalance. Following on from my last post about the last 18 or so month, an area which has been out of balance is my fitness time. We all haveContinue reading “All about balance”
Why oh why?
I’m no stranger to being asked a question that starts with why as I’ve been asked why this and why that many times in my lifetime, this range from why are you training to be a personal trainer when you’ve got a good career in the food industry? Why are you moving to Lincolnshire? WhyContinue reading “Why oh why?”
CrossFit Diaries, Part Seven – Time to take it up a gear
So it’s now 7 months since I’ve been going to CrossFit consistently and I can no longer call myself a newbie or beginner!! I know all the terms and mastered around 75% of the moves!! However there are times at the box that i still feel like a newbie, there are a number of smallerContinue reading “CrossFit Diaries, Part Seven – Time to take it up a gear”
CrossFit Diaries, Part Six – A reality check!!
January continued to be a good month in terms of getting to the box which was 24 times across the month, i also managed 1 run & 4 lots of intervals which is part of the custom programme I decided to do to help move me forward in areas that I felt I wasn’t progressing asContinue reading “CrossFit Diaries, Part Six – A reality check!!”
CrossFit Diaries, Part Five – The Kit
Well we are now in 2015 and what a start it’s been, already completed 7 WODs so far so a great start to the year. So looking back in December again the month didn’t start well as I was still suffering with my knee so decided to take another week off to rest it, duringContinue reading “CrossFit Diaries, Part Five – The Kit”
CrossFit Diaries, Part Four – Lets get competitive
Before I talk about the last month I just want to say a big thank you to all the other members at the box, I posted my last post in our members only Facebook group and the response I got was amazing & very touching with many people sharing their struggles with getting to gripsContinue reading “CrossFit Diaries, Part Four – Lets get competitive”
CrossFit Diaries, Part Three – The Lingo
That’s October done and dusted & it’s been a bit of a tough month!! Didn’t start off well as I had a cold for the first few days which knocked me off my stride a bit which left me wondering if CrossFit was for me, there has been a few teary drives back home afterContinue reading “CrossFit Diaries, Part Three – The Lingo”
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