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A New Chapter for Female Fitness | ‘Brain Day’

If I asked you what one of the biggest muscles in your body was, what would your answer be? My answer would have been Glutes. It would never have occured to me to answer the brain. I mean how many of you have a ‘brain training day‘ where you focus solely on exercising your brain? …

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Weight Training | Technique vs Weight | More Tips

My fellow weight lifters, I have a question for you; Why do you lift weights? Is it because you want to improve your physique, your muscle strength or just for the fun of it? I only ask because the purpose behind lifting should always be at the forefront of your mind, especially during a workout. …

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Journey to the Stage | UKBFF Nationals | Competition Tips

In March or April, I do abound, A certain Bunny leaves me on the ground. What am I? Fun little riddle to end the long Easter weekend, the only time it’s deemed socially acceptable to eat chocolate for breakfast! Admit it, how many of you took advantage of this? (I did!) Aside from being a …

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International Chest Day

I don’t want square boobs so let’s not work on chest – another misguided cracker straight from yours truly. Yeah, as The Body Coach would say ‘GUILTY‘. Up until very recently, chest day wasn’t even a thing in my fitness regime. Why would I want to work chest. I’m flat chested enough as it is …

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End of Month Check In | A New Milestone

Only look back to see how far you’ve come. Is it me or has January absolutely flown by! I’m going to take that as a good thing though, given the saying time flies when your having fun! It’s been a month of fun so far. At the beginning of the month I started a …

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What You Should Be Doing Between Christmas & New Year | New Year’s Resolutions

Christmas festivities of 2016 have officially come to a close whilst simultaneously the preparations to welcome in 2017 have began. Twitter today has been filled with positive tweets about people getting a head start on their New Year’s Resolutions – fantastic to see! I am a big believer in seizing the moment and taking action. …

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Gym Girl Gift Guide

It’s hard to know where to even begin with this one, there are so many gym related gifts that would make perfect Christmas presents! As I’m sure many of you will find, as soon as December hits so do the “What do you want for Christmas” questions. Personally, I hate this question and usually tell …