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ACM Personal Training As a personal trainer, I advocate a healthy sustainable approach to fitness & nutrition. I have a go

We see you fitness industry, enough is enough.Chatting all of that smack, with all your hacks and whack advice.I’m this ...
27/02/2026

We see you fitness industry, enough is enough.

Chatting all of that smack, with all your hacks and whack advice.

I’m this close 🤏 to yeeting my phone into the canal if I see, hear, read or get told about any or many of the things in the slides.

BUT PARTICULARLY…

Gurus who say “you just need more discipline” whilst holding a box of cereal in the supermarket. Because honestly, most people don’t need more discipline and fear. They don’t need more information.

They need:

✌️A better set of behaviours, structures and strategy
✌️Realistic expectations
✌️Support and compassionate
✌️Meets them where they’re at
✌️To build a bit of self awareness
✌️A plan that doesn’t collapse the second life gets busy, stressful or feels out of control

What else should we throw in the canal whilst we’re at it?

23/02/2026

Progress isn’t linear.

Things aren’t always predictable.

You can have the best programme in the world. You can base it on data, predictions, zones, readings and be backed by science 💯

But that can’t account for the human part. Where sh*t hits the fan. Where life happens. Or where you realise something you thought you valued, actually, not so much anymore.

Real progress is messy and often paused, restarted, reroutes with you.

If you need one thing to take into this week, it’s something I have set as my phone wallpaper. (Helping me with the doubt and mindset around my IronMan 70.3 sign up tbh).

In that the aim is 1% better than yesterday, however that looks for you. Because if the one thing putting you off making a change, is the fear of things being “too late”, remind yourself you can’t be late to something that hasn’t started yet ⏰

You set your own route, pick your own benchmarks and for most of us this should be something enjoyable we do for life. Real fitness and wellness doesn’t have a finish line. In fact, not acting is the thing that’s more harmful when you realise you’re eating into your chance to improve the rest of life quality.
You’re not too late, this is just your beginning. You don’t need permission to change direction, evolve your goals, or start again (as many times as it takes). Or if you catch yourself comparing to people you follow online who seem to have it all figured out…

Comparison only helps when it’s rooted in growth, not doubt. Your timeline. Your story. Your pace. Your progress. Regardless how long or how many times it’s taken to get there ✌️

Useful to remind yourself if the first few months haven’t quite gone to plan. Or you’re feeling things were a bit slow off the mark and now you’re nervous to try.

New day. New week. New Chinese Lunar Year (yeeeeehaw 🐎) Another opportunity to give it a bloody good go 💕

09/02/2026

Start of week reminder to myself and whoever needs to hear it this week 🗓️

I doodled these in my notes because apparentlyyyyyy I needed to hear one, if not all of them at some point this weekend 🫠🥹

That I’m allowed to change my mind. To make a decision, or form a new opinion on something I may have seen differently at another stage in my life.

My training focus, my body, my goals, my focus, my mindset, my approach can (and should) evolve.

Which in itself is growth, not failure. Because that often comes as the result of learning, or working out that something isn’t quite right or we didn’t value it as much as once thought. It’s not failing; just realigning.

Staying stationary, stubborn and unwilling to grow, is often more harmful for us. Trust. Been there. Done it.

This week I’m reminding myself that growth doesn’t always look linear. It shows up in different forms, at different stages, different speeds and when you least expect it.

Sometimes it’s more visible, louder and easy to recognise. But other times, it shows up as unlearning, pausing or slowing down. To allow yourself chance to come at something from a newly learned (better) angle.

I’m never too proud to say I don’t know the answer. Especially in coaching. If I don’t know, I’ll either endeavour to find out or refer out.

Reminder to myself (and you): You’re allowed to evolve. Even in health and fitness. But ESPECIALLY in health and fitness ✌️

Going into February feeling frustrated? 🫠
If you’ve been showing up, putting in the work and still feel frustrated that ...
03/02/2026

Going into February feeling frustrated? 🫠

If you’ve been showing up, putting in the work and still feel frustrated that the scale isn’t moving the way you hoped, this post is for you. You might have decided that weight loss or changing your body in some way, was a goal you were setting for 2026.

You pinned all your hopes on it, making it your sole focus and you’ve been GRAFTING. But you’re not seeing progress, or as much as you’d have liked to in the last few weeks.

There could be a wholeeeeee load of reasons why that’s the case, but for now, you feel angry like your efforts been wasted. I see it all the time. This all or nothing, single track mind approach is what stops so many people from pursuing goals. Because if it isn’t instant we’re not interested. Or because they only set one goal, so nothing else gets recognised.

Before you go into February thinking what’s the point, or feeling defeated…

I want to ask you to pause.

Whilst weight loss, body change, aesthetics based goals ARE VALID and important to recognise, they’re not the sole marker of improvement when it comes fitness. As a coach, I want to remind you: progress isn’t always measured in kilograms, cms or pounds.

In fact, some of the most important changes that happen through exercise can’t be seen at all. They absolutely happen, but they’re more discrete, a feeling, internal change or less visible.

➡️ psychological
➡️ physiological
➡️ mental wellbeing
➡️ hormonal
➡️ lifestyle change

By creating goals, targets or intentions that link to all of the above ⬆️ we are able to see the bigger picture. This is where movement, truly becomes transformative. It’s no longer about chasing a single number hoping it will fix you.

Look beyond it to discover the improvement you have made; because that creates confidence, which inspires momentum, which helps us stay consistent. Long term, that’s 🔑

So before you step on the scales, or go into this month feeling frustrated and like you should be doing MORE…

Remind yourself, they can only tell one tiny part of your story 🫡👯‍♀️

02/02/2026

When I stopped acting like fitness had a finish line 🏁

January might have rattled a few of you. Defo did me,

We set off at SPEED, feeling hyper motivated. Telling ourselves this month, year, will be better.

I get it. I’ve been there.

Every January i tried to nail the perfect routine, optimal sessions, cleanest diet regime, journals ready, mindfulness practices prepped. Science backed, influencer approved, detailed out perfectly. Except it wasn’t. It was far from mindful and it left me wiped out 😮‍💨

If this sounds familiar, you might be feeling unmotivated now? Or like you need ANOTHER reset to get over the original reset..

The problem here isn’t motivation. It’s noise, conflicting information, extreme pressure, rigid plans not suited to you.

January highlights what was already happening under the surface; fatigue, low mood, s**t weather, financially tricky, or that quiet feeling of “I should just do more.”

And maybe, if you’re honest now, you’ve realised that you put too much expectation on. Too many goals. Too many “shoulds”.

A little pressure can create focus, motivation, and momentum. But too much? Things start to crack💥
If you’re feeling tired, flat, or overwhelmed, that’s not failure. It’s feedback 🚩

What you do need is to meet yourself where you’re at. Consistency isn’t built on extreme effort in the first month of the year. Doing “enough” repeatedly beats doing “everything” once.

If you’re feeling stretched thin, take this as permission to simplify. February doesn’t need a dramatic reset.

Motivation comes and goes. Systems, routines, and adaptability to meet yourself where you’re at, are what actually carry you forward.

Adaptation isn’t failing, it’s skill 💕

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27/01/2026

One thing I realised after Hyrox this weekend.

*watching, supporting, taking it allllll in. Not competing 👀

And it’s something I really want you to think about and remember- especially the next time you find yourself thinking you’re not enough. Or your achievements don’t count.

Social media can make it feel like progress only exists at the extremes; massive PBs, big races, constant “what’s next syndrome” chasing down the next win.

As a personal trainer, I see it sooooo much. I’ve felt it too. How having that mindset slowly chips away at people’s confidence. It makes solid, sustainable training feel worthless… when it’s actually that’s the pillar and foundation of lasting progress.

Your feed might have been filled with the same recently. People sharing their highlights, efforts and progress. Which I LOVE. Because I’m all for celebrating and romanticising fitness. I love seeing people feel proud.

You don’t need to compare your work to anyone else’s highlights. You do need to set yourself meaningful goals, establish your own reason why and create a programme that meets you where you’re at now.

To help remove that overwhelm and pressure.

But if you’re struggling with that, I get it, it’s hard. So fire over a DM, pop me a message on my website and let’s get you going 🫡💕

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