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19/08/2026

Big thanks and shout out to Kayleigh at Wild Kind Brand Photography who recently did more photos for me so I could update my website. 📸

As someone who usually hates having their photo taken, I’m always so grateful looking through what she produces because she somehow manages to get me to relax and actually enjoy the process!

She makes it so much fun, and she is just so damn good at what she does!!

If you’re looking for a brand photographer, or a photographer for any occasion, you won’t regret getting in touch with Kayleigh. 📸

29/07/2026

Hanging around with this month has been so much fun!

And when people see me doing pull ups and bar hangs remember it’s so much harder pulling up these quads 😂

27/07/2026

Are you feeding your goals or feeding your feelings?

This is a question I often ask my clients.

It’s a way of helping them reflect on whether they’re eating intentionally to support their health and goals, or whether they’re simply reacting to how they feel throughout the day.

It might look like this…

You’re not hungry in the morning, so you skip breakfast.

You’re too stressed at work to stop for lunch, so you power through.

By the evening you’re exhausted, can’t face cooking and grab a takeaway or whatever is quickest.

Or maybe you’re stressed, so food becomes comfort. You eat more than you planned, then feel guilty afterwards.

It can apply to alcohol too. A lot of people have told me they’ve been drinking more recently because of the football, weekends or simply making the most of the sunshine.

A glass of wine might feel like it helps you unwind or help you sleep, but in reality it disrupts your sleep and often leaves you feeling less rested the next day.

Perhaps opening a beer every evening has simply become part of your routine because it’s summer.

Or maybe you’re still stuck in the “eat less to lose weight” mindset, convincing yourself that eating more is somehow the wrong thing to do.

But if your goal is fat loss, building muscle or simply improving your physical and mental health, you need to understand what your body actually needs—not just what your feelings are telling you in the moment.

Intentional eating doesn’t mean eating perfectly.

It means planning ahead, prioritising the foods that help you feel and perform your best, and making choices that move you closer to your goals more often than they move you away from them.

It also means recognising the habits that happen on autopilot. The extra snacks because you’re stressed. The skipped meals because you’re busy. The evening drinks because they’ve become routine.

The clients who get the best long-term results aren’t perfect. They’re the ones who become aware of these patterns, build simple, sustainable habits and create routines that make the healthy choice the easy choice.

Because most people don’t have a willpower problem.

They have an awareness problem.

Once you become aware of your habits, you can start changing them.

15/07/2026

Sometimes it’s work that’s drained them.

At the moment, it’s often the heat. They’re walking more, playing sport, spending more time outdoors and generally being more active than usual.

Instead of forcing the session that was planned, we adapt.

Here’s what that looks like:

• We still move, but sometimes with a lighter session. More often than not, they leave feeling better than when they walked in because movement is medicine.

• We focus heavily on recovery.

If activity has increased but water intake hasn’t…if they’re eating less despite doing more…or sleeping badly because of the heat or late-night football…recovery suffers.

So that’s where the coaching goes.

We increase hydration, make sure nutrition supports their activity levels, prioritise sleep where possible and look at what they can do between sessions to recover better.

• We spend time regulating the nervous system.

Most sessions include breathing work to help prepare the body before training and bring it back down afterwards. Exercise is a stressor too, so learning how to recover from it is just as important as the training itself.

The bigger picture?

We adapt.

Whether it’s working around injuries, managing fatigue or helping someone navigate a stressful week, coaching isn’t about making people fit the programme. It’s about making the programme fit the person.

That’s what years of working with real people teaches you.

Knowing your clients well means knowing when to push, when to pull back and how to keep them moving forwards.

That’s why experience matters. That’s why qualifications matter. And that’s why personalised coaching will always be more than simply being given a training plan.

12/07/2026

Why do you feel so good when you’re on holiday?

Most people think it’s because they’re relaxing more, taking a break from work and feeling less stressed. That’s definitely part of it.

But there’s another reason…

Your environment makes healthy habits easier.

You naturally drink more water because it’s hot or there’s always cold water available.

You sleep more. (Unless it’s a party holiday!) I can easily get 9 hours’ sleep a night when I’m away, plus the occasional power nap.

You walk more and are generally more active.

You eat more fresh, whole foods. Even if you’re eating more overall, buffets are often full of fresh salads, fruit and quality protein. The food is prepared for you, it’s right in front of you, and it’s easy to make a good choice.

Then you come home.

Work starts again. Life gets busy. Stress creeps back in.

Lunch gets skipped because you don’t have time.

Breakfast gets missed because you don’t have the energy to prepare it.

The first time you eat any decent protein or vegetables might be your evening meal.

That’s when the cycle begins. You don’t have the energy to prepare good food because you haven’t been fuelling yourself properly all day.

I often tell clients to remember how good they felt after a week of eating fresh fruit, vegetables, quality protein and drinking plenty of water. Imagine feeling like that most of the time, not just for one week of the year.

Whenever I come home from holiday, especially in the summer, I keep the holiday habits going. I stock the fridge with big salads, fresh fruit and plenty of water because I know how much better I feel.

The secret isn’t that holiday food is magical.

It’s that someone has made healthy eating easy.

So make it easy for yourself.

Prepare fruit in advance. Make salads ready to grab. Plan your lunches. Fill your fridge with foods that help you feel your best.

When healthy choices become the easiest choices, you’ll have more energy, train better, recover better and move closer to your goals.

Nobody can do the basics for you. Build an environment that makes them easier, then show up and do the work.

03/07/2026

Some great results this week from our clients and members 💪🏻

After committing to daily movement throughout June, everyone is stronger. And even though the challenge has finished, they’re carrying on with their own accountability challenge through July.

So, what did a simple press-up challenge teach them?

• You don’t always need a gym.
• Small daily actions really do add up.
• Moving every day makes a noticeable difference to your strength and even your body shape.

Seeing those changes reinforces the habit and makes it easier to keep going.
Now that everyone is back in the gym, they’re feeling stronger, achieving more, and ready to lock in for the next six months of the year.

The truth is, motivation rarely comes first. Most of the time, you have to keep showing up, even when it feels hard. Push through the discomfort, stay consistent, and the results will come. That’s what builds confidence—and that’s what keeps motivation going.

What’s one small habit you’re committing to this month?

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