BPT - Personal training

01/02/2026

Throwback to our charity run for BRACE dementia and Alzheimer's awareness.

This started out fun, exciting, and rewarding..

It ended in horrendous dehydration, getting stuck in fences, getting rained on, and a disappointing Burger King.. lol

Nevertheless, we managed to raise some money and gather some awesome clients to run the half marathon alongside me!

Great times 💖

30/01/2026

Same person.
Different habits.

No secret workouts.
No extreme diets.
Just years of choosing better more often than not.

If you’re at the start - that’s not a weakness.
That’s exactly where this began

28/01/2026

Home workouts don’t need to be complicated.

A loop band.
A bench.
Some weights.
A bit of floor space.

And the right plan... also me, being bossy via your laptop lol

This is how we train - realistic, sustainable, and built around real life, not perfect conditions.

26/01/2026

January is freezing.
Croatia was not ☀️

Here’s a 4-minute lunge challenge that’ll heat you up fast 🔥
No kit. No excuses. Just legs and pain.

Watch / try it here..

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15/01/2026

Well done to Shelagh Fothergill this morning in her first session back with us!

Absolutely smashed it 👏

Pleasure to have you back :-)

09/01/2026

As true now as it was then..

Right, it’s that time of year again where I’m going to have a word with you all... because I keep seeing the same nobbish mistakes every January!

You’ve just spent a month (or more!) binge eating, drinking, and lounging around, and NOW you’re throwing yourself headfirst into the freezing cold, gloomy January with a 100 other silly geese in the gym?!

Really?! Come on, now.

Let me save you from yourself: start small. Track your calories and your steps. MyFitnessPal and a free step-count app on your phone will do the job nicely.

Cut back on the excess gradually—this isn’t a sprint, it’s a marathon and all that jazz..

Begin with light exercise sessions. A bit of movement, a bit of structure. No need to beast yourself in week one! By the time February rolls around, you’ll have curbed your calorie intake, upped your calorie expenditure, and, most importantly, you’ll feel ready to take things up a notch.

So no crash diets, no punishment workouts. Be sensible, take it slow, and actually enjoy the process. Your future self will thank you for it.

Ritchie

Right, it’s that time of year again where I’m going to have a word with you all... because I keep seeing the same nobbish mistakes every January!

You’ve just spent a month (or more!) binge eating, drinking, and lounging around, and NOW you’re throwing yourself headfirst into the freezing cold, gloomy January with a 100 other silly geese in the gym?!

Really?! Come on, now.

Let me save you from yourself: start small. Track your calories and your steps. MyFitnessPal and a free step-count app on your phone will do the job nicely.

Cut back on the excess gradually—this isn’t a sprint, it’s a marathon and all that jazz..

Begin with light exercise sessions. A bit of movement, a bit of structure. No need to beast yourself in week one! By the time February rolls around, you’ll have curbed your calorie intake, upped your calorie expenditure, and, most importantly, you’ll feel ready to take things up a notch.

So no crash diets, no punishment workouts. Be sensible, take it slow, and actually enjoy the process. Your future self will thank you for it.

Ritchie

01/01/2026

Happy new year folks! 👊😎

Let's get after it!

04/12/2025

Welcome to December, folks.

And I’ve noticed something this time of year…

Everyone suddenly panics into these “get fit for Christmas” regimes - smashing workouts with the expectation they’ll build a new body in three weeks.

But here’s the truth:

When you start training, your first goal shouldn’t be “I want big biceps, a bigger chest, thicker thighs or a 6-pack.”

Your first goal should simply be:

- get yourself training in the first place.
- build a routine you can actually stick to.

Because the only thing that truly teaches you about progress is experience - and experience quickly shows you that muscle doesn’t grow overnight. It’s a bloody tough process. Even with the best will in the world, you might realise you don’t have the time, energy or consistency you thought you had.

And that’s normal.

Here’s the truth no one tells beginners:

You feel better before you look better.

The mood, the sleep, the energy, the confidence - they improve long before anything physical shows.

So start small. Start simple.

Start with just getting into your exercise clothes and moving your body. That alone is a win.

Build the habit first, the muscles will follow.

12/11/2025

THE SIMPLEST METHOD THAT CHANGED EVERYTHING 👇

When I first decided to ditch the fat, bad habits, fatigue, stress, and low mood - I tried everything.

Shakes.

Starvation diets.

Fat-burning pills.

Crazy daily “Insanity” workouts.

You name it - I tried it. And guess what? None of it worked long term.

It took me years to realise that the simplest approach was actually the most effective.

Instead of going to extremes, I started with a testing week - just observing where I was really at.



I tracked:

✅ Sleep

✅ Calories

✅ Water intake

✅ Steps

✅ Trigger foods

Then I set one goal per week to improve on what I’d found.

At first, it was as simple as:

Minimum 5k steps per day

7 hours of sleep (non-negotiable)

2 litres of water per day

Multivitamin every morning

Stick to my calorie target (slight decrease, not poverty calories)

I did this for 4 weeks straight. Once it became part of my routine, I added the next layers:

💪 Training 3x per week

🥦 5 fruits/veg per day

Before long, I started structuring everything in my life this way - one step, one habit, one week at a time.

It might not sound like much, but trust me - stick to it, and you’ll be a different person in 6 weeks, and an even better one for the rest of your life.

11/11/2025

A quick thought on AG1 and the world of “all-in-one” supplements…

Like a lot of people, I got curious after seeing AG1 everywhere - the claims, the influencers, the sleek packaging. So I had a proper look at what’s actually inside.

And honestly? For the price tag, I expected to see 'superpowers'. Instead, I found a pretty modest list of nutrients - decent quality, sure - but not exactly the miracle the marketing makes it out to be.

Don’t get me wrong: if convenience is your priority and budget isn’t an issue, AG1 might suit you perfectly. But for most of us, you can probably match (or even beat) its nutritional profile with:

* A balanced diet (the boring stuff that actually works),
* A good quality multivitamin,
* Maybe a separate probiotic or greens powder that doesn’t cost £80 a month.

It’s not about bashing brands - it’s about remembering that 'health marketing often outpaces the science'. Read labels. Compare dosages. And don’t let green powder FOMO empty your wallet.

Sometimes, the best “hack” is still a plate of real food.

10/11/2025

COACH CONOR..

It blows my mind how much they soak in at this age. You don't realise how closely they watch until they start copying everything - even the training! 😅

I love that he sees fitness as something fun and positive. Its not about looks or numbers - it's about feeling strong, confident and capable.

Seeing that click for him makes all of the effort worth it.

Leading by example is powerful.. even when your coach is only five haha!

30/10/2025

Win the Day in 3 Steps (Literally)

1️⃣ 10,000 steps - Not 9,837. Not “I walked to the fridge a few times.” Get outside, move your legs like your Fitbit owes you money

2️⃣ Hydrate - Coffee doesn’t count. Aim for 3–4 litres of actual water. If your urine looks like Irn-Bru, you’ve failed the mission.

3️⃣ Sleep - The ultimate performance enhancer, and it’s free. Eight hours. No screens. No “just one more episode.” You’re not missing anything - Netflix will still be there tomorrow.

Do those three things every single day and you’ll start stacking wins before you even touch a dumbbell.

Forget quick fixes. Win the day. Repeat.