I love podcasts! I’ve been a regular podcast listener since before podcasts were even really a thing. But these days there are SO MANY amazing podcasts out there covering a vast array of topics. I can’t get enough of them. My favourite way to enjoy the Autumn sunshine is to head out on a long
Losing weight won’t make you happy. I know it seems hard to believe when you’re staring into the mirror at your tummy spilling over the top of too tight jeans, but I’ve got news for you; weight loss doesn’t promise happiness. Sure, right now maybe it may seem like it does. Like if only you were 10
There are so many reasons not to make weight loss the focus of your fitness regime. For a start, exercise is actually a lousy way to lose weight. If you make weight loss your main goal, you may fail to reach your goal, and then you will quickly lose motivation and likely will stop exercising. But
The before and after picture is a familiar sight to anyone who’s spent any time at all looking at Instagram or other ‘fitness’ social media spaces. In years gone by I would spend HOURS pouring over these pictures and I’ll admit I’ve been guilty of posting these myself in the past. But a while back
So, the other day I was listening to a podcast by Ben Coomber, someone for whom I previously had a lot of respect. As a personal trainer, I’m used to coming across a fair amount of weight loss & body image flavoured bullshit in the industry, but I thought I’d whittled down my list of health
So, it’s a new year. And that means the usual raft of ‘new year, new you’ crap. And as a cursory glance at the Facebook ads in your timeline will tell you, the vast majority of new years resolutions are not about learning to love your body as it is, but instead seem to be
I bet most people reading this have something they don’t like about themselves. Something they’ve spent hours and hours wishing they could change. For me, it was my boobs. They’re small. I’ve always felt self concious about them (despite spending some of my life earning a living from them) and I desperately wanted a boob
