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BeaMyCoach offers Personal Training and Online Coaching Services to build a fitter, stronger and hea

BeaMyCoach is located in two separate small Personal Training studios on Purley Way (near Croydon airport) and online (1:1 Zoom sessions and online coaching)

Graduated from Western States Chiropractic College(now University of Western States) Beatrice practiced as a Sports Therapist and Osteomyologist in the UK, however now focuses 100% on Personal Training & coaching. Working towards a degree in

Sports & Performance Psychology

Services offered:

Personal training, in person and online

Online coaching: Training plans and accountability

Injury rehabilitation
Strength training
Strength & Conditioning
Overall health & fitness
Nutrition
Run Coaching
Running Technique assessment

21/07/2025

The Sport Psychology Toolbox - 2

"Reframing" but with acceptance and self compassion

Using concepts from ACT and compassion focused therapy is how I personally approach my work with my clients when it comes to dealing with their own unhelpful self talk, thoughts and emotions when it comes to their (sports) performance. This aligns most with my own values and experiences and is not everyone's approach.

Reframing in its most simple form is changing the content of unhelpful (negative, unconstructive) thought to a more functional, positive thought.

However I don't believe that we can just banish negative thoughts to the sideline, it can be unhelpful and lead to frustration when this doesn't work on a sustainable basis.

Accepting and acknowledging that such thoughts are normal and human and being able to sit with them for a while and having compassion with oneself rather than self loathing for having "unhelpful" thoughts and emotions that might impair performance is imperative before moving forward.

The more we try to diminish and get rid of thoughts the more we might not be able to not think about them( the pink elephant analogy).

This more compassionate approach can make it easier to reframe certain thoughts and feelings, just not in the conventional way. Rather more in a way of where they are not getting in the way of performance anymore as they don't attract undue attention and don't distract from what is needed for high performance.

What do you think?

18/07/2025

I'm looking forward to be supporting as a peer mentor.

WHO IS ATHLETE INTERACTIONS?

Athlete Interactions is an athlete-run not-for-profit organisation that aims to decrease the stigma and increase the action around Mental Health in sports for women and girls.

Athlete Interactions decided to focus on women and girls in sport because that is our combined experience – it was founded and is now run by an all-female group of athletes, both active and retired, from club level to Olympians from a range of sports.

Our athletes are from a range of backgrounds, races, and from eight different sports. By our demographic makeup, we are a diverse group, and this helps us to be inclusive because we can reach and relate to the experiences of a uniquely wide range of athletes. We support ANYONE who identifies as a woman or girl and from club, national or international level. We are unique in that we are athlete led, female-focused, and independent of any individual sport or governing body.

Go check out what this great organization does, and maybe you or someone you know might benefit from their services.

15/07/2025

The Sport Psychology Toolbox

Strength Audits

With (high) performers in and outside of sports often the focus is on identifying weaknesses and improving on those. Whilst of course this is important some athletes/performers focus so much on what skills or attributes they might be lacking that they forget to play to their strengths.

Using positive psychology principles and assessments we can help the athlete identify their strengths and how those relate to their sport/performance and how they can be most useful in their particular sport or activity.
Together we can identify strengths that they already have but don't use to their full advantage.
Shifting the focus from a point of view of weakness and what is lacking, to what strengths can be harnessed and improved on can work wonders for a performer's self-confidence, self-efficacy and motivation amongst other benefits.

If you would like to learn more how we can get the most out of the strengths that are already within you get in touch quoting "Audit"

08/07/2025

Pickleball!

One of my friends and I finally managed to get organized enough to join a local tennis club to try out pickleball.

Definitely hooked straight away, and we had loads of fun on Sunday, not being particularly good at the game 🤣 (yet).

You don't need to be miserable to get gains for your health and fitness! Seriously, find something that you enjoy and get going.

I know i have an advantage in that I tend to pick up new sport skills pretty quickly, but in those first few sessions, I'm just like you.. it's ever so slightly scary to try something new...but most places are actually really supportive of new players/participants!

What have you wanted to try, but need to work up the courage to do so?

27/06/2025

Sweden. 🇸🇪. 💙💛.
I'll be back

28/05/2025

I'll be presenting a case study or two at this month's Applied Psychologists in Physical Activity Network (APPAN) meeting.

E mail me for the link if you would like to participate on

Friday May 30th from 2to3pm GMT.

27/05/2025

If you are a runner, triathlete, duathlete then this is WORKSHOP is for you

MINDSET, MOTIVATION AND FOCUS FOR ENDURANCE ATHLETES

JOIN US ON JULY 10TH!

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mindset-motivation-focus-for-endurance-athletes-tickets-1363954016179?aff=oddtdtcreator&fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAafHgPvyNNgy0Z75gnFO7-k3Kl9X1xB2PUIWgtEsFJJDqxcqEaXdZ-750ST5NQ_aem_pIkK0AKz_FUl3Wxp9lJegg

Have you ever found yourself in the middle of a hard session or race, willing yourself to hang on just a little longer?
Your inner dialogue, your focus, and your management of pre-race jitters all connect to sport psychology and your mindset

Does it work & more importantly, can it help you become a better athlete?

When using psychological tools we look at how mental factors influence athletic performance, recovery, and mental/physical wellbeing.

Amateur endurance athletes, weekend warriors, and anyone who wants to improve their mindset and performance can hugely benefit from this work.

At its most basic sport psychologists teach athletes essential skills like goal setting, mindfulness, emotional regulation, self-talk, and stress management. These tools help athletes handle pressure, sharpen their focus, and maintain motivation.

You can train your mind/not just your body!

19/05/2025

Lorraine has really doubled down on all aspects of her training over the last 1to2 years.

I love the determination and focus she has at bettering herself each season and each race

Yesterday she won the Surrey Masters championship 100m in her age group with a season's best.🏆🥇

We have worked a lot on the mental side of competing such as

- Mental race prep

- Finding ways to use pre race nerves to power her performance

- Reflecting on and doubling down on her strengths

- Visualization helping focus, using cue words and functional self-talk

🥳🥳🥳

A couple of smaller races coming up before peaking again towards British Championships

05/05/2025

We are often quite self-critical when it comes to

- whwn we are trying a new activity or sport

- getting back into a sport or activity after some time away

- trying to improve and get better, run faster, lift heavier weights, etc

Why can't we pick skills up as quickly as others? Why can't we perform as well as we once did? Why is progress so slow?

This doesn't really help our motivation or our consistency or developing a new routine

I like to use different mental scenarios with my clients in those instances, I.e.,

When that negative voice starts kicking off again

- How would you talk to a friend if they told you that they struggled with this? We often show much more compassion to others than ourselves. Practice learning to talk to yourself like you are your own best friend

- Start noticing and write down all the positives from your training sessions. Learn how to focus on what makes training fun and enjoyable over being too critical and negative. You can get back to this when you feel unmotivated and just not feeling it.

04/05/2025

What a difference to activity levels over the last two weeks

Been able to enjoy the outdoors a lot more not only because of the summer-like weather but more because of being nearly free of SI/pelvic pain...
With a physical job and chronic pain it's been a constant weighing off of how much I can do...not great when you just want to go out for a walk/hike

S&C sessions in the gym ticked off too 💪

❤️

23/04/2025

We still have a few early bird tickets 🎟 left for our

BUILDING SUSTAINABLE HEALTH & FITNESS HABITS WORKSHOP

SAT MAY 3RD 📅

• Do you feel like you are all or nothing, either 100% on it or not at all, when it comes to your health and fitness routine?
• Have you yo-yo dieted over the last few years?
• Are you (peri)menopausal and find it much harder to find the (mental) energy to commit to the health & fitness routine you can stick to long-term?
• Do you self-sabotage your progress through being a perfectionist and giving up when you have "failed"?
• All the smart tech, tracking and measuring health data and you still struggling to maintain newly formed health and fitness habits?
• Do you feel like you lack willpower and discipline and that's why you struggle to succeed?

Then this workshop is for you

Check out link via bio or in stories

09/04/2025

One of the most common questions/concerns when I work with athletes at any level is the pre race/pre-competition anxiety ... . How can I get rid of it or avoid it?

The reality is that avoiding anxiety might get rid of the problem temporarily, but there's a cost to it, either you avoid a certain activity altogether, or you feel flat when you're competing because some nerves can actually help fuel performance.

Can you get rid of it? Completely, that's unlikely as it will rear it's head again. Trying to rid yourself of it can shift the focus away from your performance and what you need to do in the present.

The aim shouldn't be to try to avoid or get rid but to see it as a normal part of performing. See it as an energy that can be harnessed to focus the mind and perform well. Using various mindfulness based techniques such as ACT athletes can develop skills that allow them to accept and sit with the performance anxiety rather than wasting energy fighting it. Developing the ability to remain in the moment even with difficult emotions or thoughts allows individuals to focus on the task at hand

What is your go-to approach when it comes to pre competition/race nerves

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