Benny-Fit

31/08/2025

09/08/2025

Aligning Individual and Team Goals for Peak Performance

In high-performing teams, individual ambition and collective purpose are never in conflict - they work in synergy.

When athletes set personal objectives that directly contribute to the team’s overarching goals, the result is a stronger, more united, and more resilient group.

Once we have established the team’s core objectives for the season. It is then key to support each athlete in setting specific, measurable personal goals that feed into these objectives.

Take a look at this for an example:

Team goal: Reduce points conceded.
Individual goal: Improve defensive positioning and communication.

This approach fosters:
✅ Shared accountability
✅ Clarity of purpose
✅ Consistency under pressure

I help teams develop this alignment, ensuring that every player’s progress drives the team forward.

Contact me to discuss how we can create your team’s winning formula.

28/07/2025

Struggling to Turn Training into Performance?

Let’s Fix That

A high performing team needs the correct surroundings to flourish. Is this something you address or just leave to chance and hope it arrives for your group?

I work alongside coaches and athletes to create an environment where:

✅ Hard work is the norm, not the exception
✅ Accountability is shared — across every player, not just the leaders
✅ Communication is honest, direct, and productive
✅ Training intensity reflects match-day demands
✅ The team identity is clear — and lived, not just spoken

This isn’t about motivational speeches or buzzwords. It’s about consistent habits, shared standards, and players who know what’s expected and want to live up to it.

If you’re serious about building a team culture where effort, focus, and responsibility are non-negotiable, I can help you shape that — from the inside out.

📩 DM me if you’re ready to get to work.

16/07/2025

YOU CANNOT BE SERIOUS?!?!?!?

Yes I'm deadly serious, frustration is REAL! Just ask John McEnroe.

For the majority of us, moments of disappointment, mistakes, or underperforming can quickly spiral into frustration. Whether it's during sport or everyday life.

That’s not weakness, it’s being human.

But staying stuck in that frustration? That’s where performance and confidence start to suffer.

On the flip side, imagine how powerful you will be if you can bounce back from setbacks or poor officiating (a classic example in sport). I love the example of John McEnroe getting frustrated, showing his true personality but then being able to use this as fuel to go on and win the match.

The discussion on whether he should shout at an official is for another time!

I help people understand their emotional responses and build the tools to reset, refocus, and bounce back faster! Whether it's in training, competition, or everyday life.

If you are someone who gets caught in their head or struggles to move on after setbacks, I can help.

Give me a shout anytime to chat or learn more about how sport psychology can make a real difference.

26/06/2025

22/06/2025

THE PERFORMANCE PACKAGE

Do any of these sound familiar

🤔 You want to be more active and become a healthier version of yourself but do not have the belief to start?

🤔 Are you training hard but not reaching the performance levels your efforts deserve?

🤔 Do you lose focus, confidence or motivation when it matters most?

You aren't broken and you certainly aren't alone. However, your training may be missing something crucial.

Introducing a complete mind & body training system, designed to help you achieve peak performance.

Each week, you'll get:

🧠 1 x Mental Skills Session
🏋️ 1 x Physical Preparation Session

Combining these will help you:

✅ Stay consistent and motivated
✅ Move with focus and purpose
✅ Perform under pressure
✅ Build confidence in everyday life

Let's work together and start building yourself from the inside out.

08/06/2025

Delighted to have recently delivered the Otago Chair-Based Balance and Strength Programme in partnership with Omagh Healthy Living.

This evidence-based initiative supports older adults in maintaining mobility, independence, and confidence through targeted fall-prevention exercises. By focusing on balance, lower body strength, and flexibility, the programme helps reduce the risk of falls — one of the leading causes of injury in later life.

However, movement alone isn’t enough. As part of the programme, I also delivered an information session on the essential role of nutrition in healthy ageing. From supporting muscle and bone health to improving energy levels, good nutrition works hand in hand with exercise to keep us strong, steady, and independent for longer.

It was a privilege to work with such an engaged group and to support an initiative that truly makes a difference in people’s lives.

Let’s continue to champion proactive approaches to ageing — combining movement, nutrition, and education to help people live well, move confidently, and stay connected to their communities.

If you're involved in community health, ageing services, or wellbeing programmes and want to explore how initiatives like Otago can support your group — I’d love to connect.

06/06/2025

26/05/2025

Over the years, I’ve had the privilege of working with a wide range of athletes – from everyday enthusiasts to elite performers. One truth stands out: mental skills are just as important as physical ones.

Just like strength or speed, confidence, focus and resilience can (and should) be trained. I’ve seen first-hand the impact mental skills training has – not only in performance, but in how young athletes enjoy their sport, handle pressure, and bounce back from setbacks.

The sooner we start developing these skills, the better. Supporting your child’s mental game now lays the foundation for long-term success – both in sport and life.

If this is something you would like to learn more about then make sure to reach out.

Mindset matters. Let’s train it.

14/05/2025

Grateful to have been part of the Advance HE Mental Wellbeing in Higher Education Conference.

It was a fantastic opportunity to present my research findings and engage with so many passionate, insightful people. I’ve come away inspired, informed, and even more motivated to support mental wellbeing in education for both students and staff.

Thanks to everyone who shared their work, experiences, and perspectives. Plenty to reflect on and take forward!