Hart Fitness

Hart Fitness Offering 1-2-1 personal training, health; fitness & nutrition coaching in a fully equipped private studio gym in central Inverurie.

Qualifications:

1st Class Honours Sport Studies (Exercise & Health) Aberdeen University
Level 3 Personal Trainer
Level 1 Precision Nutrition (Exercise Nutrition)
Level 1 ISAK Anthropometrist
Foundation Strength & Conditioning UKSCA

Hart Fitness is 10 years old today! 🎉⠀⠀I’ve been humming and haying about what to say on this milestone; I sometimes str...
20/07/2025

Hart Fitness is 10 years old today! 🎉⠀
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I’ve been humming and haying about what to say on this milestone; I sometimes struggle to put things like this into words.⠀
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Earlier this week, I looked back at my very first Hart Fitness posts and, yes, I cringed a little… but it also reminded me that deep down, I’m still the same person.⠀
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The same core values; to do my best to help everyone I work with. Educate myself and develop my own knowledge to continually provide clients the tools and support they need.⠀
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Over the past 10 years, there have been plenty of highs and the occasional low, that’s part of running a business. Of course, the highs far outweigh the rest.⠀
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There are so many memories but here are a few moments that pop off the top of my head 👇 ⠀
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💪The early days of Friday morning circuits at Kellands Park, they were a weekly highlight.⠀
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🫠Setting off the fire alarm and having to sheepishly call my landlord…⠀
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🏋️‍♀️ Creating the Circuit 55 community⠀
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🤓 The annual Festive Quizzes ⠀
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🧠 Attending courses and conferences to continue my education, making friends along the way.⠀
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⏰ The 24-hour PT-athon to raise money for CLAN⠀
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😷The COVID pandemic, that one taught me more about resilience and adaptability than I ever expected.⠀
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❤️The support of clients through surgeries, illnesses, the lockdowns, and starting a family.⠀
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It’s that support, the people who’ve been part of the HF community past and present that’s kept Hart Fitness going. That’s is integral for any small business, and I am forever grateful.⠀
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Thank you for being part of this journey and here’s to another 10 years. ⠀
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Stephen ⠀
Hart Fitness

The hip adductor machine has become my new favourite piece of equipment, but more on that for another post.⠀⠀You might n...
02/07/2025

The hip adductor machine has become my new favourite piece of equipment, but more on that for another post.⠀
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You might not know this, but I’ve been a personal trainer for 13 years and in the health & fitness industry for 18.⠀
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I’ve coached hundreds of people to feel confident with exercise, educated them how to lift weights, as well as re-rack them…and basically tried to help make going to the gym less daunting.⠀
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After my own a 11 year hiatus, I rejoined a local gym following an operation on my ankle. ⠀
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And I have to admit I felt a bit lost and out of place.⠀
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Despite all my experience, walking back into that space felt oddly intimidating.⠀
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A different layout, new machines, and everyone looked like they knew exactly what they were doing while I was in the corner doing physio band work like a flamingo…⠀
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…my balance isn’t the best, especially on one leg.⠀
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I caught myself thinking, “Are they watching me? Judging my hip aeroplanes?”⠀

Spoiler: they weren’t. ⠀
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If I’m honest, in my own curiosity there were moments when I caught myself watching others training for a split second.⠀

But they were all just doing the same thing as me.⠀
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Working on their goals, be it trying to get a bit stronger, a little bit fitter, a bit more confident, etc…⠀
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So if you’ve ever walked into a gym and felt out of place, you’re not alone.⠀
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We all start somewhere.⠀
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Confidence & competence grow with repetition.

6 weeks post op⠀⠀Parties, BBQs and PipeBand Parades…⠀⠀…also the first time back fully loading the ankle in the gym with ...
29/06/2025

6 weeks post op⠀
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Parties, BBQs and PipeBand Parades…⠀
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…also the first time back fully loading the ankle in the gym with some Deadlift & Split Squat variations.⠀
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All of which was easier than trying to carry a wriggling Willow on my shoulders around the park trying to find Chase from Paw Patrol…😅⠀
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And a big shout out to Inverurie Events for putting on the fantastic Garioch PipeBand Championships today. 👏

5 weeks post opThis weekend has been all about paddling pools, BBQs and croquet.The ankle has been significantly tested....
22/06/2025

5 weeks post op

This weekend has been all about paddling pools, BBQs and croquet.

The ankle has been significantly tested.

Improvements are ongoing but at the same time I have found it a fine balance not to over do it and leave it rather nippy.

At least Willow let’s me rest… 😅

The consultant follow up appointment to check the ankles post op recovery is scheduled for July.

I am also one month into being a gym member, more on that later this week.

4 weeks post op⠀⠀I am pleasantly surprised with the ankles recovery between weeks 2 & 4⠀⠀After my second physio appointm...
15/06/2025

4 weeks post op⠀
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I am pleasantly surprised with the ankles recovery between weeks 2 & 4⠀
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After my second physio appointment and first week back in the gym, the crutches are officially no longer required.⠀
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The biggest test was probably this morning walking on some undulating trails around Castle Fraser with the Willow.⠀
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Fortunately Willow has no problem is asking me if I am okay and if I need any help. 🥰⠀
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The Hart Fitness members have also been incredibly supportive setting everything up in the studio.⠀
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After an 11 year hiatus from attending a commercial gym, I have quickly fallen back in love.⠀
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And I have no shame in saying that my favourite pieces of kit are the Prone Leg Curl & Adductor Machines, much to the amusement of some of the GPT members.⠀
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The next step is properly loading the ankle by introducing some free weight single leg exercises, squats & deadlifts.⠀
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I might even be back running a lot sooner that I had anticipated…but I’m trying not too get ahead of myself just yet.⠀
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2 weeks post opThere have been plenty of highlights 👇😆The family has been introduced to Bluey & Play-Doh and I clearly c...
01/06/2025

2 weeks post op

There have been plenty of highlights 👇

😆The family has been introduced to Bluey & Play-Doh and I clearly cannot get enough.

😎 There has been a lot of sunshine to which we have taken full advantage in the garden.

🤕On Friday I got my stitches out and had my first physio appointment @ ICPC.

After initial swelling of me probably overdoing the physio exercises the recovery is going well.

🧠 Two weeks has given me time to utilise the many LTB resources and continue my studies the forever advancing health & fitness industry.

🤘Annnnnnd Metallica tickets have been purchased for next year @ Hampden, the current residence of Aberdeen Scottish Cup holders.

💪It’s back to business as usual to the Hart Fitness studio this week

🏋️‍♀️Circuit 55 Spotlight 🔦 ⠀⠀Heather is one of the original members of the Circuit 55 class.⠀⠀Recently turning 70, she ...
27/05/2025

🏋️‍♀️Circuit 55 Spotlight 🔦 ⠀
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Heather is one of the original members of the Circuit 55 class.⠀
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Recently turning 70, she has been attending C55 for 9 years and still regularly refers to the classes as being one of her highlights of the week.⠀
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In that time Heather has 👇 ⠀
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🔋 Increased & maintained her strength, balance, energy & fitness⠀
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🏋️‍♀️ Increased her competence and confidence doing strength exercises⠀
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❤️ Finds her day to day activities as well keeping up with the grandchildren very manageable and a lot of fun⠀
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😊 Has gained a friendship group who regularly enjoy weekly coffees and social events together, not to mention a WhatsApp chat that never stops ⠀
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Here is what Heather had to say 👇 ⠀
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What has been your biggest win starting C55 at Hart Fitness? ⠀
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“Much stronger after is it 8-9 years of fantastic classes which I look forward to every week, they set me up for the day ahead. ⠀
Feel 10/10 when I leave the class. I love the challenges set, keeping me in a good place and as fit as possible at 70.”⠀
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Describe your experience of attending the C55 classes? ⠀
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“Every person I’ve met at the C55 classes have been a joy, a very special group of girls and boys who are a great support to one another whatever is going on in our lives. “⠀
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Heather it is always a joy to have in you in the C55 classes, especially with all your knowledge on animals and their collective nouns. ⠀
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Now I’m not sure trying to play football on crutches after an ankle operation is recommended by the doctors..⠀⠀.regardle...
26/05/2025

Now I’m not sure trying to play football on crutches after an ankle operation is recommended by the doctors..⠀
⠀.regardless of whether or not boyhood club won the Scottish club for only the second time in your lifetime.⠀
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But you see, if there is one thing (to which there has been many) that I have been grateful for during my recovery, it is that I have an overall good level of strength & fitness.⠀
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This is not something I considered pre op.⠀
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But immediately was aware of upon wakening.⠀
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The first 1-3 days I was unable to plant my foot on the floor, which meant a lot of single leg & upper body work.⠀
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Not to mention huffing & puffing.⠀
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And was simply to get to the toilet and have a shower.⠀
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Seriously though, it is something I admit that I took for granted.⠀
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So over the last week or so, I have actually spent a lot of my time reading about Sarcopenia⠀
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And the potential risks to our health, due to low muscle mass and (potential) inevitable muscle loss as we age.⠀
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I know I know, how very exciting.⠀
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But it is a topic that now 13 years of being a PT, I have become more and more in tune with.⠀
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Especially since studies suggest that from the age of 40 we could begin to lose as much as 0.5-1% muscle mass every year.⠀
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This might seem unnoticeable at first.⠀
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But over time could develop too potentially struggling with every day tasks that at one point we did with relative ease.⠀
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Loss of strength, impaired function and greater risks of falls just to name a few of the potential outcomes.⠀
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What can we do about?⠀
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Quite a lot actually.⠀
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Start (if you haven’t already) by trying to consistently do regular exercise.⠀
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A mix of both cardio & strength if possible.⠀
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For adherence it helps if you can make if fun & enjoyable.⠀
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Expect more lively posts like this from me in the future…⠀
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I’ll do my best to make them interesting reads.⠀
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Thank you if you made it this far.⠀
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Ps.I can guarantee I won’t be trying any football on crutches again.⠀
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Pps. I did not fall or hurt myself however I did miss the goal a lot much, to the delight of Willow.⠀
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Just over one week post op and I’m not going to lie, it has been challenging to keep my feet up.⠀⠀That was especially te...
25/05/2025

Just over one week post op and I’m not going to lie, it has been challenging to keep my feet up.⠀
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That was especially tested to the limit yesterday when Aberdeen won the Scottish Cup for the first time in 35 years. 🏆 ⠀
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At the current age of 35 I’m going to remember this one a lot more than the last. 😅⠀
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The recovery so far has been really positive and provided a lot of quality family time with the Willow. ⠀
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Looking forward to my first physio appointment on Friday, 2 weeks post op.⠀
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Anyway this post was as much about an ankle update as it was about cataloguing a post about the Dons winning the cup 😆⠀
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🤕 Injuries suck.⠀⠀If you’ve had one, or many you probably don’t need me to tell you that.⠀⠀Here’s a little story on mine...
19/05/2025

🤕 Injuries suck.⠀
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If you’ve had one, or many you probably don’t need me to tell you that.⠀
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Here’s a little story on mine. 👇 ⠀
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On Friday I had an operation on my ankle following a fall running over 6 years ago.⠀
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The fall itself was quite innocuous. ⠀
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My ankle simply plummeted down a pot hole at the side of a country road…⠀
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At the time there was no pain, I actually jog walked back home.⠀
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However the next day my ankle was like a balloon.⠀
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And so I treated it like a bad sprain, rest, ice, elevate etc…⠀
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And after a few weeks I was back running.⠀
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But things never quite felt right.⠀
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I persevered with the help from great physios, trying to get miles back up but more and more niggles started to appear⠀
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Ankle, knee, hip, back, shoulder niggles.⠀
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Something along the chain was not quite right.⠀
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In 2022, 4 years after the initial fall I was referred for an MRI.⠀
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The scan revealed boney fragments splintered within the ankle joint probably caused from the trauma of the fall.⠀
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And to the best of my understanding it is that that has lead to all the instability and compensatory niggles I have developed over the last wee while.⠀
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So on Friday I finally had the surgery to get the area around the ankle joint smoothed over and washed out to remove the fragments.⠀
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There were some other things that happened but I was still groggy from the anaesthetic when they told me. 😅⠀
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Injuries are never nice.⠀
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They can cause you to question so much, think irrationally as well as physically and mentally drain you.⠀
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It has felt like quite a long road to get to this point.⠀
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The next step is starting the rehab to recovery and the potential possibilities on future physical activities.

With the reality of routine and ‘normality’ soon to return tomorrow I took a moment to reflect on the Festive season. ⠀⠀...
05/01/2025

With the reality of routine and ‘normality’ soon to return tomorrow I took a moment to reflect on the Festive season. ⠀
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The plan was to spend lots of time with family and friends as well as go adventuring.⠀
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But other than Christmas Day (which was lovely) ⠀
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The majority of the past two weeks were made up of colds, coughs and spluttering all on repeat 😷 ⠀
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Fortunately the company was still good and together we made it to 9-10pm on Hogmanay..⠀
⠀.maybe we will see the Bells next year 😅⠀
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The snow then fell and we discovered that Willow loved and loathed sledging at the same time 😅⠀
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Together Willow and I started learning the drums, however to my dismay but not to my surprise she has a more promising future that I do… 🥁 ⠀
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It may not have been the Festive season we had planned but it was a most enjoyable one all the same…well in between the coughing and disrupted sleeps. 😆⠀
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One final thing I would say, is if your social media is like mine and cluttered with everyone already seemingly smashing their goals ( which is impressive btw ) please don’t feel overwhelmed if like me you’ve yet to get started or even think of any.⠀
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That is okay. ☺️⠀
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One thing myself and the HF members always look forward to in January is a habit building challenge to start setting foundational habits into our daily routine. ⠀
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Therefore if and when inspiration strikes on an outcome goal, we have already laid some building blocks to make the process easier. ⠀

Start simple and grow from there.
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I guess we now best be starting 2025. 👋

Merry Christmas: Matching Pyjamas Vol ii 🎄
25/12/2024

Merry Christmas: Matching Pyjamas Vol ii 🎄

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