Mind and Body Personal Training

24/06/2026

🙌 Happy Birthday to Synthia who lost 14kgs & REVERSED joint pain with me

“Before joining Transform, I had no motivation whatsoever to even go for a walk or exercise. I would start a diet or exercise by following the 'coaches' on Youtube videos and when it starts getting too hard for me to follow, I would just give up and revert back to my old habits again.

Moreover, I had knee and back pain and many of these exercises were not suitable for me nor gentle on my back.

I was impressed by Josique Armoogum’s weight loss when we were both invited to a party several months ago. She told me her coach’s name was Arpita Boyd.

But the thing that really motivated me and got me thinking that this weight loss program works was when I saw her dazzling transformation pics a while later on the Mind and Body Personal Training page here. I thought, “If she can do it, I can do it too”. 😃

My own journey started just 12 weeks ago…

If anyone wants to get healthy but has struggled to do it alone, joining Transform would benefit them a lot.

Coach Arpita is very knowledgeable and her exercises are customised according to her clients' goals and level of fitness.
Trust the coach, her daily tasks and specially the “3 Food rules”. I trusted the process fully and I was 100% committed to being accountable daily.
You will achieve your weight loss as long as you complete the daily tasks.

✅ I feel lighter now, having lost 14kgs and have so much energy to go on my daily walk and yes, I exercise at home after a busy day at work.
Moreover, with yoga and meditation I learnt other ways to look after myself while being on Transform.

💪 My knee and back pain have gone since joining Transform. WOW
Even after doing a 45 mins workout and a daily walk, there is no pain at all!!!!

❤️ This 14kgs weight loss has boosted my confidence levels.
And of course, fitting back in my dresses and loving it is such an awesome feeling.

Thank you so much Arpita, for being my coach and being by my side while I was on this health and wellness journey. My thanks to you comes from the heart”

- Synthia Anthonee, 47, Educator, Australia, 2022
If Synthia can do it, why not you?
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24/06/2026

I ❤️ happy families

24/06/2026

One of the biggest myths in the fitness industry is that healthy eating needs to be complicated.
Honestly, some of the healthiest meals are also the simplest:
✔ protein
✔ vegetables & fruits
✔ healthy fats
✔ Easy to prep
✔ A quality carb source
That’s it.

The women who get the best long-term results are usually not cooking elaborate “fitness meals.”
I teach my clients to create simple meals they can repeat consistently.
My current fav is my "very berry" bowl, video exclusively for Team Transform.

23/06/2026

I won’t be offering Transform forever, you know… grab this opportunity whilst available!

22/06/2026

with an Aussie BBQ Dressing
Serve this over steak, chicken, burgers, veggies, or whatever strikes your fancy!

½ cup Greek yogurt
1 Tbsp lemon juice
1 garlic clove
1 Tbsp chopped parsley
1 tsp Dijon mustard
1 tsp honey
Salt & cracked pepper

Whisk together until combined.
Perfect for BBQ platters, grilled vegetables, seafood or chicken.

Give it a whirl today.

22/06/2026

21/06/2026

🥳 Happy International Yoga Day

Yoga is for Lazy People 🤪🤣...and I had no hesitation saying this to my clients. After all I was a kickass Personal Trainer back in Melbourne in 2015, who got great joy in motivating my clients to do burpees & box jumps.

Yoga was just some stretching & whoever didn’t man up and do the burpees would drift towards yoga, right?

Don’t get me wrong...it’s not like I didn’t know what yoga was all about. I was born & brought up in India, the birthplace of yoga!

Yoga was a national sport (after cricket of course...actually neither are).

All the uncles and aunties (Yes, that’s how we refer to anyone older than us, no requirement to be related) seemed to do yoga daily or had a yoga teacher or discussed the different breathing techniques of yoga (Breathing....really....why would you need different “techniques” to just breathe?!). 🤷‍♀️

My parents had a private yoga tutor for as long as I can remember who came to our home, dressed in a sari. I was told to join in the sessions, listen and learn. I suspect it was also so that my mother felt she got a “good deal” – no extra charge for the kids. 😅

I remember doing headstands when I was 11 years old (But I can’t remember the yoga teacher doing one herself – maybe the 9 yards of sari fabric came in the way?).

And she taught me breathing (Yes, that again).
And meditate. Borrrrrring!
I just wanted to run out and play with my friends....not waste time breathing in thru' one nostril & out another!!

Fast forward 20 years, I have changed careers from an architect to a successful Personal Trainer, achieved remarkable client transformations, I have worked my butt off and I am totally burnt out. 😩
I am taking a bit of a break from my own Training when this hip new yoga studio opens up next to my house....

There seems to be constant bevy of beautiful young women (& hippy looking young men....what IS with all the dreadlocks & facial hair?) going to this studio, so I go along too, to try a few classes.

Must’ve been feeling lazy to do the burpees that day! 😅

I was hooked.
From Day 1.
I mean, from day 1 of trying yoga in a “foreign” country by a “white” teacher dressed in a sports bra and tight, slightly transparent tights.... Nothing like a sari.

Was it the chanting of “Om” at the start of the class, the sound of the Universe, or was it setting an intention within myself....an affirmation, revisiting it with each breath (I actually quite enjoyed the “breath work” now because I could re affirm to myself what I felt within me) or was it the strong “exercise” aspect of the class (Sorry, the yogis call it “asanas”, I call it tricep push ups, plank, squat holds, lateral lunges...you get the point), or was it the sweet, sweet relaxation (or snoring, like the guy with the facial hair on the mat besides me) at the end.... whatever it was, I LOVED this Yoga! ❤️

I couldn’t believe that I was falling in love with yoga in Australia when I was an Indian, born & brought up in India, who did not enjoy the yoga in her motherland!

As I continued to deep dive into my Yoga practice, I felt a deeper sense of connection, to my friends & family, to nature and to the world at large. I felt calm, more peaceful, more satisfied with myself.

There was work to be done within, certainly not something a lazy person would want to tackle....and work to be done on the outside too.

Gary walked in and I ask him if my post title "Yoga is for lazy people" catchy enough? His response – “But yoga IS for lazy people”...😂

More work required, I suspect.
Maybe I’ll get him to do 10 burpees first just as a punishment for his poor attitude! LOL

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Happy International Yoga Day again for today.

21/06/2026

She chose her ♥️

20/06/2026

Your environment affects your eating habits more than you realise.
When your fridge contains:
✔ washed fruit
✔ prepared proteins
✔ chopped vegetables
✔ healthy leftovers
✔ homemade dressings
…healthy eating becomes easier.

But when everything feels disorganised, stressful or inconvenient…
takeaway usually wins 😅

Healthy habits are easier to maintain when your environment supports your goals.

And environment is the invisible hand that shapes your body! I teach my clients how to curate their environment so it works for them, not against.

19/06/2026

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I’m currently coaching 5 doctors!