Eating Fit Nutrition

24/12/2025

The blisters and scraped knees have almost healed from the .ultra and what a day it was!

I'm proud to be going into the new year with better understanding of my body, of the amount of training volume and intensity that I respond best to, and to be kind to myself when I'm just not feeling it.

I wasn't very trained for this 54km mammoth day, and yet I went into it just telling myself to relax and enjoy the run. No expectations of my 'best effort' or a podium or even really of pushing too hard. And you know what, I got 2 placings higher and ran better than last year (lots of training last year).

Feeling relaxed and in the zone really goes a long way 😌

Here's to another year of bringing this vibe to everything we all do 🙌🫶

P.s. big thanks to my hype crew and fellow runners .r.roxburgh

20/11/2025

Would be fab to see some of you at the fundraiser event i'm speaking at next week.... 😍

WE HOPE YOU CAN MAKE IT TO OUR EVENT NEXT WEEK: THRIVING IN MENOPAUSE 🤩

What you’ll learn from Jen and Alaina...

Hormones - what’s happening in our body during perimenopause and beyond
Exercise - the best types for increased muscle mass and bone density
Nutrition - what foods to focus on that best support your body
Adaptogens - natural ways you can support your hormones
Creating community and support

Tickets $35.

This event is a fundraiser for a Christchurch Boys High Japan trip, with all proceeds going towards this.

Tickets available here: https://events.humanitix.com/thriving-not-just-surviving-menopause

We hope to see lots of you there! 🧡

24/10/2025

Love working with the Jasi Swim team!

It's a busy time in the pool with lots going on and quite a few changes to training times over the next few weeks as we welcome Ben Littlejohn to our coaching team.

All changes on the weekly newsletter at www.jasiswimteam.com
These changes cover days around the upcoming Splash Night, Labor Day, Aquagym Meet and Show Day.

Welcome Ben to our team, it's great to have you join us. Ben is an international swimmer having represented NZ and is now doing a master's degree at Canterbury Uni after graduating from Harvard university where he combined his studies and swimming very successfully. While there Ben also coached which is something he started when he was swimming with St Paul's swim club in Waikato.

Our coaching team.
Ben Littlejohn, Josef Scott, George Long, Vivienne Shaw, Charlotte Parmenter, Peter Burgon, Alaina Langridge (our dryland, strength and conditioning coach) and Kelvin Giddens.

Born 2 Swim Coaching Services Ltd
Eating Fit Nutrition
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Cyclops Yoghurt

13/10/2025

Photo shoots with friends are the best 🌸🩷

A huge congrats to and .weddings for a beautiful and amazingly successful breast cancer fundraiser 💕

They raised well over $2k! All going to the NZ Breast Cancer Foundation. 🎀

Such a worthy cause for me to get my 🍒 out!
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25/08/2025

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29/07/2025

We went on an avalanche course over the weekend with such a rad crew! Taught by the absolute best ⛷️❄️
The amount we learnt about snow and terrain and avalanches in just two days was impressive, and I'm so excited to get out more in the back country and put my new skills to use. (Hopefully not actually having to avalanche rescue 😱 but understanding how to avoid one...yes please!)

And yes, the hilarity of doing an avalanche course when there is maaaayyybe 5cm of snow is not lost on me 😅

26/04/2025

Skedaddle Trail Marathon 🏃‍♀️⛰️

I stepped up to the marathon distance this time and it was a fantastic challenge after doing the 30k and 15k in previous years. No podium for me this year, but insanely proud of myself for making it in 9th after testing with iron below the lab ranges just 2 weeks ago. (Don't be like me, and make sure you get your iron tested semi-regularly if you do endurance sports, ESPECIALLY if you're female 🫣)

Highlights from the day include:
☀️ finally nailing all the factors needed to not cramp during the race! (I've battled cramps all my races the last 2 years)
☀️ the weather! WOW does this event have some serious luck. 3 years running, end of April and they've always had sunny days.
☀️ The people. What a cool crowd of runners. Had many fun, inspiring and supportive chats with runners while slogging up hills together.
☀️ Feet in pretty descent shape thanks to my socks and shoe combination. Love all these little details coming together.
☀️ seeing absolutely smash her 10k race in under her predicted time, and by far the steepest trail she's ever done. Couldn't be prouder 🥹
☀️ and to top the whole day off, being surprised by .r.roxburgh and at the finish line who showed up to cheer us on. what friends! 🥰

Thanks for another epic event. You knock it out of the park every time 🙌

12/03/2025

Hi, I'm Alaina 👋 A wee reintroduction, as i’m yet to do this since I changed full time work FOUR 🤯 months ago!
I am now a full time trainer at the beautiful in Christchurch, NZ. My passion is helping people build strength and confidence in their bodies that enable them to do all the other cool things in life they want to do. Getting strong in the gym is a tool to be fitter when out running trails, or biking, or skiing, or playing with your kids or grandkids. Getting stronger is important to prevent injury, improve balance and change your body composition! I also have a strong focus on helping people get back to sport and activity post-injury.

How to work with me if you're interested:
▪️ Join The Well gym and see me for casual or regular sessions at a members discounted rate.
▪️ See me for regular private training sessions at The Well (you do not have to be a member).
▪️I'm also available for nutrition supplement review consultations and organising high quality supplements for you as needed. In person on Mondays or online.
▪️ And last but not least, I am available for online sessions to write running training plans if that's your jam 🏃‍♀️💨

Available mon-fri so please reach out if you've been wanting to get started making some strength or fitness gains 💪 🏋
Here's to be able to do all the epic stuff you dream of 🔥

22/01/2025

Happy New Year from me in the depths of winter in Japan, to you, wherever in the world you are ❄️☀️🍂🌷
I hope you've had a restful festive season and done lots of things to make your legs tired, your heart refreshed and your belly full.

Yesterday I skinned up a mountain to see the top of an active volcano, skiied a lot and devoured sushi. With friends 🥰

This is the soul filling sort of stuff that I work to keep fit and healthy for ⛷️🏔

My hope for you is that whatever you want more of in your life, that this is the year you have the courage and fortitude to just get stuck in and do it. 2 years ago I couldnt ski, and now I can't imagine my life without it. You're capable of anything 🫶

Find your support system, your tribe, those that cheer you on in the struggle and fist bump you at the victory 👊 they exist, and they're life's treasures.

Lots of clients have told me over the years that they struggle to make friends or meet new people as adults and if I can give any teensy bit of advice it's follow your passions, whatever they are, and you'll find the equally passionate people. It's scary to join or try something new, and maybe you'll hate it and need to try something else, or maybe it will take a while to 'fit in.' Or maybe, just maybe, it will be the best life course shift that ever happened to you 🤗

19/12/2024

🏃‍♀️Valley Ultra 2024 🏃‍♀️
From the lead up to the actual day, my first ultra was WILD!
I battled through 2 significant injuries and 3 bouts of sickness during training.
Then a week before race day Helicopter Hill was on fire and the course had to be re-routed. We were lucky it even went ahead!
My body decided that a 2am wake up on race day was what was going to happen, whether I liked it or not 🫠
The morning of the race, we had 140km/h winds at the top of Cheeseman, so the course got re-routed again. I got blown over while running multiple times 😳 (but never lost my hat! 🙌).
And then, after a gorgeous course I finished the race as 7th woman with crossing the finish line with me 🥰
So proud of my body for what it's capable of and so grateful for the ability to run and get out in the hills as often as I do. Running has been my therapy this year 🤍
There were many less than ideal things throughout the race (25km of a quad cramp 😫), but is anything in life ever ideal?! A good lesson that I can only control my effort and my attitude 👊

A huge shout out to for my training plan. Everyone should have a coach to take all the mental load off (and keep me honest with myself 😂)

Here's to learning and growing before the next adventure 🤙
ultra

02/12/2024

11 years training here and 9 years working here draws to a close today. 🥹
What a ride the journey into not only being a personal trainer but being self employed has been.
So thankful for all the support I've received from my colleagues over the years. It's been a truly life-changing experience for me, and I've worked with and met the most inspirational people.
I've met and married here 🥰
I've made some of the best friends I could ever hope for 🫶
I've had the privilege of helping people smash big scary goals and also helping people learn to make tiny sustainable healthy habits.
I love my job and I absolutely do not take that for granted.
On to the next adventure ✨️✌️

05/11/2024

Continuous glucose monitors are a hot topic!
I recently wore a Dexcom CGM for 10 days. Here are my thoughts:
- fascinating overall to see that my blood glucose levels remain relatively stable, tending toward low rather than high, with normal fluctuations around food but nothing dramatic.
- blood sugar peaks during exercise. Which makes complete sense as my body is mobilizing sugars for my muscles to use to fuel the exercise. It helped me to understand I need to refuse quite quickly after hard sessions before it plummets.
- I had my Ski accident while I was wearing the monitor and it got the highest right after that compared with any time during the rest of the 10 days. Adrenaline sure pumped my blood sugar through the roof! Showed just how much stress can affect your blood sugar levels..and therefore your mood and energy!
- wearing one is a little glitchy if you're a side sleeper like me. The pressure on my arm would constantly make the sensor think I was having an urgent low and would set off alarms. Obviously this would be more important if I was actually diabetic but it was quite annoying for many nights until I figured out how to disable the alarms.
- do I think everyone should wear one for interest sake? Absolutely not! They are about $130 for the 10 days so not the cheapest and I think for many people simple nutrition understanding is all that would be needed for benefits. Glad I did it though!

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