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LGBT+ Community; The Benefits of Joining a Gym or Sports Club Facilities
76% of LGBT people who were sports club members met recommendations for physical activity, compared to 38% of LGBT people who were not...


Setting Up A Very Small Home Gym - The Basics
Many of my clients are not interested in joining a gym. It's an extra cost, they can be pretty unpleasant and often lots of time is...


A Mini Guide To Starting at a Gym for First-Timers
You're ready to take the plunge and join the gym. Here are some simple handy tips, from a Personal Trainer, to get you started at the...


Superficial Fitness Goals Are Not Always Enough. Look Deeper For Motivation.
Our superficial fitness goals may not be enough to motivate us and to keep us consistent, getting ourselves in the gym or out for a run, week after week If I look in the mirror and I don't like what I see, I'll feel motivated to get training but I probably won't remain motivated for very long. Yes, for a short while it will be a very important goal for me to achieve. This may be after I've seen social media photos and been making comparisons, or if i'm on the beach and i'm n


Do I Need To Join a Gym To Get in Shape?
No. Most of my clients are not a member of the gym. For any independent sessions outside of our personal training sessions, I suggest to...


Is Your Motivation to Stay Vegan Waning?
A client who is also a good friend recently expressed that he was not sure whether he'd stick to being fully vegan and may look to be...


When your health and fitness goal progress start to stumble
Most likely you've re-made the same fitness and health goals, a number of times. Does every year of New Year Resolutions look the same? Are the same desires and hopes popping up in your fresh exercise books where you tell yourself that this time it will be different? What do we do when our health and fitness goal progress start to stumble? Well you're not alone. I have a number of goals and hopes and plans which I've fallen back on my bum and mentally beat myself up about aga


Coronavirus: Are You Putting Your Job Before Your Health?
In lockdown I have seen my client's health suffer in numerous ways, linked to a slow yet very sure 'work creep' coming into their lives,...


Partner Training at No Extra Charge
There are a number of benefits to training in a couple or with a friend. Firstly, the motivation that comes with having a friend spur you...


The Relationship Between Stress and Eating
I believe that stress plays a fundamental role in our eating behaviours. The higher the stress levels the more we'll see undesired and...


Automate Your Food and Your Way to Great Health
Improving our health can be done with less effort than we may expect. Here I will share with you some of the ways that I automate and...


Ex-Vegans Do Not Exist
The terrible right wing papers love writing articles about people who have apparently gone ex-vegan, having regressed back to eating...


My Unique Way of Managing Screen-Time and Mental Wellness
This is a bit off the beaten track when it comes to my typical blog posts on here but I wanted to share this with you. As I grow my level...


14 Vegan Simple, Cheap & Healthy Snack Ideas
This is a very basic list of quick, easy, cheap and of course Vegan, snack ideas for any time of the day. I'm not trying to be clever...


Small Steps Towards Vegan Activism - For the Unlikely Activist
As a Vegan, you're already causing as little harm to animals as practically possible. Nonetheless, sometimes it doesn't seem enough and...


Make a Difference Every Day By Choosing Vegan
With a Vegan diet its absolutely astounding how much positive difference someone can make to the planet and to the animals we share this...


2021 Health & Well-Being Motivation Top Tips
It's not long into January so we may need some extra support to keep the New Year Resolutions going. Here are my top tips: - Break Your...


How Zoom Transformed my Personal Trainer Experience During Covid
Before the pandemic really kicked off and the first lockdown came in, my client and friend Alan suggested that I start offering Zoom...


A Kinder & Balanced Approach To Our Health & Well-Being in 2021
Health, fitness and well-being for me, used to be about comparison and keeping up with the Joneses. It was about being more acceptable in...


The Next Pandemic Is Coming - We Can Stop It
We are slowly seeing the light at the end of the tunnel, a post Covid world - or thereabouts. I'm sure it's simply now something we will...


Lockdown 2: Finding a New & Better Way Forward.
Another lockdown! This time it feels more unsettling. Yes we were expecting it though it still gives me a funny, uneasy feeling in my...


9 Top Tips - How To Be Vegan
I've been Vegan for maybe 5 years now and I've never felt happier and healthier than I do now. I feel like I'm making a solid...


Exercise and Wellbeing, Mental Health & Anxiety
More and more people are contacting me for Personal Training with well-being and mental health being at the forefront of their decision...


A Week Of Plant Based Vegan Breakfast Ideas
I've sourced together a simple weekly breakfast plan to suggest some simple ideas - hopefully some will be new to you. I've opted for...
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