The current state of fitness journalism is a topic I’ve wanted to raise for a while, but it’s one I’m not sure how to tackle as I try to stay grounded in the positive and coming down too hard could sound a bit like a rant. Thanks to a turning of the tide with some…
How to improve work life balance
Earlier this month, there was a UK wide campaign called National Work Life Week, which promoted a healthy work life balance and encouraged companies and individuals to fit exercise around their working days. Ah, that sacred work life balance – a never-perfect pursuit to juggle work, family, friends, hobbies and personal wellbeing. This time last…
26 words to inspire your training
As a group exercise instructor, I have a few go-to words that I love to use to motivate clients when the going gets tough. The final 10 seconds of a 1 minute plank. 20 seconds of maximum power squat jumps. The final few reps of a heavily weighted kettlebell clean and press. All of these…
Take your workout to your local park
Blur’s famous summertime anthem talks about those joggers who go “round and round and round”, but exercising outdoors doesn’t have to centre around the same old running trail. (Don’t know what I’m talking about? Hit the sound on my videos below!) When the weather is glorious, there’s nothing I hate more than staying indoors – whether…
#ThisGirlCan and the global sweat connection
Are your photos among the 72, 539 Instagram posts (at the time of writing) published using #ThisGirlCan? I know I have a few in the mix. And after attending a recent conference hosted by FCB Inferno – the creative agency behind the campaign – and the CEO of Sport England Jennie Price, I now have even deeper respect…