Are you a busy woman struggling to find time for fitness and wellness in your hectic life? Would you love to create more balance in your life between work, family life and time to focus on your own needs? Are you sick of the fitness and nutrition rollercoaster and would love to get unstuck, escape fad diets and quick fixes, and actually find a routine that works within your busy life? Sick of unrealistic body standards, of workout programmes and diets that ignore ‘real’ women with busy lives ...
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163 SUMMER SESSIONS - HOW TO STAY ON TRACK (AND MOTIVATED) TOWARDS YOUR FITNESS GOALS
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Ready to hit the ground running this autumn? Then there’s no better time to join me inside The ChickFit Members Club to make your fitness goals a reality. To claim your EXCLUSIVE podcast discount, head to www.chickfit.co.uk/membersclub and quote PODCASTHALF at the checkout before Sunday 8th September. If you want to give yourself an amazing head st…
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162 SUMMER SESSIONS - HOW TO CREATE YOUR PERSONALISED, BALANCED, RESULTS FOCUSED FITNESS ROUTINE THIS AUTUMN
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If you want to give yourself an amazing head start for this Autumn - so you’re prepped and ready to hit the ground running, and primed to achieve your fitness goals in the final few months of the year, then I’ve got just the thing for you. Over the next 4 episodes, I’ll be sharing with you both the practical and mindset prep that you need to make s…
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161 SUMMER SESSIONS - REPROGRAMMING YOUR MIND FOR SUCCESS
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If you want to give yourself an amazing head start for this Autumn - so you’re prepped and ready to hit the ground running, and primed to achieve your fitness goals in the final few months of the year, then I’ve got just the thing for you. Over the next 4 episodes, I’ll be sharing with you both the practical and mindset prep that you need to make s…
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160 SUMMER SESSIONS - CREATING FITNESS GOALS THAT ACTUALLY WORK
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If you want to give yourself an amazing head start for this Autumn - so you’re prepped and ready to hit the ground running, and primed to achieve your fitness goals in the final few months of the year, then I’ve got just the thing for you. Over the next 4 episodes, I’ll be sharing with you both the practical and mindset prep that you need to make s…
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Self care has been bandied around for years now hasn’t it - and while I will always talk about the vital need for us all to engage in self care, I also know that some of us have maybe grown a bit weary of the phrase. And that it can feel like yet another stick to beat ourselves up with when we’re not doing self care the way we are supposed to. But …
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Self sabotage - it’s something that I think we’ve all done right. Being amazing with exercise and nutrition all week before throwing in the towel on a Friday night as you dive into a tub of celebrations and vow you’ll start again next week. But in my world, when this happens, it’s not just some senseless act that we do to deliberately undo all of o…
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157 Learning How to Trust in Yourself and Your Body Again
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The truth is that in our modern world of tech, and diets and social media, many of us have lost trust in ourselves and in our bodies. Which can lead to us feeling disconnected and low in self esteem and confidence. But the great news is that there are things we can definitely do to re-learn that trust and therefore to reconnect with ourselves, to t…
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156 Five Ways to Make Working Out "Easier"
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Getting a workout in can be easier said than done when you’re busy. And stringing a few together to create a sustainable habit? Well that’s the holy grail right. And while I can’t promise to make the workouts themselves super easy, for sure there are a few things we can do to make it a whole lot easier to actually get those workouts in the bag and …
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155 “I Just Prefer it When I’m Busy” and Other Lies We Tell Ourselves
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If you’ve ever uttered the words “I just prefer it when I’m busy”, the truth is that this could be a little lie that is holding you back from making the changes in your life that you would really like to. In fact, we’re all pretty good at telling ourselves little lies to keep us protected, safe and in the identities that we’ve become used to for ou…
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154 Supplements for Health and Wellbeing - What You Should be Considering
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Supplements can be a bit of a minefield with so many options out there and so much advice on what we should be taking to support our health and wellbeing. And while I do believe that we should be looking to get as many nutrients as we possibly can directly from our food, I do also know that a few well chosen supplements can be a really amazing way …
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153 Body Image and Midlife - The NEW Impossible Standard?
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Diet culture has existed our entire lives. From thigh gaps to heroin chic to Kim kardashian bums to leggings legs. And call me stupid, but I kind of hoped that in my 40s some of that stuff would start to fade away. That there would be fewer demands on us to look a certain way and maybe, just maybe, we could be allowed to just enjoy our bodies as th…
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152 Fun Fitness Challenges to Get You Motivated for the Summer
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Let’s be honest, sometimes it can feel pretty hard to pull those leggings on and get a workout done. Even the most dedicated amongst us can go through periods where working out just feels hard. So, to lighten things up, today I want to share with you 7 mini challenges that you can add into your routine to make fitness more fun and help you to get y…
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151 Healthy Boundaries and How to Create Them
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Boundaries - something that we’re not always that good at, especially as women who have been brought up in a society that tells us it’s our job to look after everyone else. But the problem is that when we don’t always have those healthy boundaries in place in our lives, it can lead to stress, overwhelm and resentment as we scramble to keep everyone…
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150 Weight Gain and Hormones - Are They Really as Connected as We Think?
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If you’re in your 40s and beyond, it may well feel like your body has turned against you and you seem to be putting weight on - and yet still doing all the same things you’ve always done. And so many women say to me that because they’re menopausal or perimenopausal, their metabolism has tanked and their hormones are making them put on weight. But i…
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Improving our nutrition so often comes with a side serving of guilt and willpower and restriction. But it doesn’t have to be that way. There is a different way we can look at eating better that can feel so much lighter, easier and more fun. And wouldn’t that be an amazing thing - if better eating didn’t have to feel like hard work. Well today, I’m …
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Summer is on it’s way - and with it I know a lot of panic and worry about getting fitter and maybe losing some weight ready for beaches and more heat and generally less clothing to cover ourselves up with. It’s a classic time for quick fixes and suddenly going for it with a ridiculous workout regime to get so-called bikini ready. Now you already kn…
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147 How to Manage Stress Part 2: For the Long Term
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Ready to change the game when it comes to stress? Ready to finally get out of fight or flight mode, to reduce the overwhelm and to feel more in control? Then in part two of this mini how to manage stress series, I’m going to go deeper. And today we’re going to get into the longer term things you can start to do to address stress and overwhelm in yo…
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146 How to Manage Stress Part 1: When Times are Challenging
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We all know that stress is such a common part of modern life. We are always on, we’re all trying to manage too much and juggle too many things in our lives. And of course we all know that it’s not so great for our mental, physical or emotional wellbeing to be dealing with that on an ongoing basis. And while some stress is good and even necessary in…
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145 HRT - The Answer to All of Our Menopause ‘Ills’?
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Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ll probably know that HRT has been having a bit of a moment recently. Whether its Davina’s documentary about it or stories that pop up every now and again about HRT shortages and women left without, there is no doubt that in the last couple of years, the menopause and HRT has definitely come up on our rad…
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144 Let Go or be Dragged? Which One do You Choose?
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Have you ever heard the phrase “let go or be dragged”? Well, for many of us there are loads of times and situations in our lives where we reach a crossroads. Where we have a decision we need to make about how we approach a certain problem. A decision between being dragged through that problem or that change kicking and screaming, or letting go and …
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143 Three Mistakes You’re Making when Setting Your Fitness Goals
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As we move into spring, this is an absolutely brilliant time for setting some new fitness goals for ourselves. Our motivation is naturally higher, we’re feeling ready to move our bodies a bit more, we’re leaving behind the comfort food. But when it comes to setting those goals there are a few mistakes that I see people making over and over again, w…
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142 Weight Loss: Are You Addicted to the High of “The Result”?
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If you’ve ever intentionally lost weight you’ll be familiar with the high that comes along with that journey. The euphoria you feel when the number on the scales shifts down, or when your clothes start feeling looser and everyone’s commenting on how great you look. But once the result has been achieved and that feeling has gone, what next? And is i…
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141 Resistance Training - How to Start and Why it will Change the Way You See Fitness Forever
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Come and join me inside the ChickFit Members Club and get your resistance training journey started! Just quote 7for1 at the checkout to get your first 7 days for just £1. Head to https://www.chickfit.co.uk/membersclub Curious about resistance training? Or maybe it’s something you’ve dabbled in but never got really consistent with? Well today, it’s …
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140 The Lies that are Holding You Back from Getting Your Fitness Act Together!
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Have you ever felt like you're constantly struggling to stick to a fitness routine? Well, it might be because you're unknowingly buying into some sneaky lies. In this episode, I'm going to uncover three common lies that could be hindering your progress and holding you back from achieving your fitness goals. So, get ready to challenge your mindset a…
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139 When You Just Want to Feel like Your Old Self Again
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Today, we’re diving into a topic that resonates deeply with many of us: the desire to reconnect with our former selves. But before we delve into that, let's talk about something equally exciting—Week 2 of Membership Month! If you’re tired of spinning your wheels in your fitness journey and you’d love to get your mojo back, then The ChickFit Members…
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March is finally here, which also means it’s Membership Month! So if you want to join me to get started on your own journey towards your fittest, strongest, healthiest version of yourself, come and join me inside the ChickFit Members Club this March. Join this week and you can enjoy your first 7 days for just £1 - head to www.chickfit.co.uk/members…
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137 When You’re Feeling “Disconnected” from Yourself - How to Reclaim what REALLY Matters to You
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In this week’s episode we’re talking all about that often-experienced feeling of disconnection that many women face, especially during transitions like new motherhood and the peri to post menopause phase. Here’s what we’ll be discovering this week: Main: -What ‘congruency’ means and how we can start to find a closer alignment between the things tha…
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136 The Myth of Perfect Timing for Fitness (and why it could be setting you up for failure)
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Register for the FREE Power Up Your Perimenopause Workshop held on Monday, February 19th at 6:30pm at https://chickfit.co.uk/puypworkshop We've all been there—waiting for the perfect moment to prioritise our fitness and wellness, but what if all this waiting around is simply setting us up for failure, even if and when we DO find the right time? Wel…
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135 Yoga for Strength, Self-Acceptance, and Menopause Mastery - with Jolanthe de Koning
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Become a Premium Podcast Member RIGHT HERE! In this week’s episode of The Busy Woman’s Guide to Fitness & Wellness, how you can find balance through your fitness routine, with a special focus on the transformative power of yoga. Join me as I chat with yoga expert Jolanthe from Bendy Life Yoga about building strength, fostering self-acceptance, and …
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134 Your Best Decade Yet? How to Elevate Your Fitness in Your 40s and Beyond
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Become a Premium Podcast Member RIGHT HERE! Today, we're diving into midlife fitness and talking all about how you can build your personal fitness formula in your 40s and beyond. We’ll be exploring the crucial aspects of midlife fitness and how it can be a game-changer for your overall well-being, including: Challenging midlife myths, breaking down…
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133 “Why am I not losing weight?” - What to do when it feels like you’re already doing ALL the things
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Become a Premium Podcast Member RIGHT HERE! Sometimes it can feel like you’re doing everything right, and yet in spite of putting in all the work, nothing is changing when it comes to your weight. You feel like you have little to no control which is going on with your own body and you’re feeling frustrated that everything that used to work is makin…
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132 Top 5 Strategies to Age-Proof your Body (and Mind)
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Become a Premium Podcast Member RIGHT HERE! Look there’s nothing wrong with ageing at all. And in fact I also believe that it can be an amazing experience where we learn so much about ourselves, we give less of a crap about what others think and we finally become more free from some of the expectations that society has thrown at us when we’re young…
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131 Learning to ‘Invest’ in Yourself for a Fitter Life
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Become a Premium Podcast Member RIGHT HERE! We’re all familiar with the concept of spending time and money on the things we want. And when it comes to our health, wellbeing and fitness it’s often no different - we think about spending money on a gym, on better quality food, or we think about spending time on exercise, or prepping healthy meals. Wel…
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130 5 Steps to Better Nutrition (and Fat Loss) in 2024
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Become a Premium Podcast Member RIGHT HERE! Every year, thousands upon thousands of us will start the year embarking on a fat loss plan. It’s the classic antidote to the overindulgence of the Christmas holidays. But often, many of us are in a place where we’re doing this over and over again - with every new year is a brand new diet, a brand new det…
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129 How to Be Fitter, Stronger and More Confident this Year than Ever
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Become a Premium Podcast Member RIGHT HERE. Who doesn’t go into the new year wanting to feel better, healthier, fitter, stronger, more confident? I know for sure that I want these things for myself each and every year. So, every year I make a brand new commitment to myself in these areas, looking at the ways in which I can continue to up my game, a…
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128 Top 5 Lessons from the Podcast in 2023
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Become a premium podcast member RIGHT HERE To bring the podcast to a close for 2023, I’ve created my review of the year. I’ve gone back through this year’s episodes - all 50 of them - and picked out the 5 keys lessons from those episodes to share with you. We’ve covered so much this year - mindset, fitness, nutrition, body image and so much more. A…
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127 4 Books You Need for More Success in Life (and the Lessons I Learned from them)
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Become a premium podcast member RIGHT HERE I absolutely love to read - which is great news for you, because I’m always reading and learning stuff which I can pass onto you. And this week I want to share 4 books with you that I think it’s worth every one of us reading (or listening to, if that’s more your thing), because the lessons they contain are…
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Become a premium podcast member RIGHT HERE Did you know that your ego loves to be proved right? And it loves to convince you that your current identity and beliefs are the ones that are true for you (even when they’re not serving you)? And did you know that more often than not we’ll jump to the defence of our ego, to try and prove ourselves right? …
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125 Why We Must Stop Making Weight Loss Our Number One Goal
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Become a premium podcast member RIGHT HERE I’ve been on both sides of the coin with weight loss. On the one hand, spending many years chasing weight loss and making it my number one priority. And on the other hand, spending the last few years focusing on very different fitness and wellness goals. And while there is absolutely nothing wrong with wor…
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124 Navigating Conflicting Advice on Fitness & Nutrition
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Become a premium podcast member RIGHT HERE More than ever these days, advice on fitness, nutrition and wellbeing seems to be constantly changing. Or we’re being fed massive generalisations about how to look after ourselves, which feel impractical or just don’t fit into our lives. So it can be really difficult to know if you’re doing the right thing…
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123 Making More Mindful Choices - What You’re Saying Yes (or No) to Right Now
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Become a premium podcast member RIGHT HERE It’s fair to say that life can often feel like it’s happening TO us and that we’re not fully in control of our lives. And when we’re in that place it does feel like our opportunity to actually make positive choices for ourselves is massively diminished. But the truth is that we are making choices every sin…
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122 The Truth About Protein - and How Much You Actually Need
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Become a premium podcast member RIGHT HERE By now, you’ve probably seen and heard quite a bit about protein and how important it is to us. And there’s literally no disputing that getting enough protein is vital to us for a number of reasons. However, with so much information flying around from so many different sources it can actually be really dif…
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121 What if it Doesn’t Work? When Fear is Stopping Us from Taking Positive Action
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Become a premium podcast member RIGHT HERE I can’t actually believe it’s taken me 120 episodes to talk about this one - but honestly, it’s not something that I’d necessarily put at the top of the list when it comes to taking action. But of course, fear can be such a strong emotion within all of us, and it can rear its head in all sorts of ways in o…
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120 Body Image & Exercise - The Vicious Cycle!
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Become a premium podcast member RIGHT HERE It might feel like whether or not you exercise is down to factors like how much time you have, how much energy you have, how much willpower you have. But as is so often the case, our reasons for not taking action can be much more deep seated. So this week I want to get into the contribution body image has …
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119 How to Nip (Sugar) Cravings in the Bud
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Become a premium podcast member RIGHT HERE Does it ever feel like you’re going round in circles trying to get your sugar cravings under control? Like no matter how hard you try and how often you try and tough it out, eventually the cravings come back with a vengeance and you feel powerless. Well, this week is all about finally nipping that all in t…
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118 When it Feels Like You Don't Have Time to Exercise
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Become a premium podcast member RIGHT HERE Time! That old chestnut - always top of the list when it comes to reasons that we’re either not exercising at all, or not doing as much of it as we would like. We’re all so busy doing all of the other (seemingly more urgent) things in life that exercise and wellbeing often comes way too far down the list. …
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117 Higher Brain vs Lower Brain - Where You’re Operating from and How It Affects Your Fitness Results
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Become a premium podcast member RIGHT HERE Ever feel like you make a decision to change something in your life and yet your brain seems to start telling you to do the opposite. It starts making excuses for you, persuades you that today is not the day to do the workout and that you’ll do it tomorrow instead? If so, then the good news is that you’re …
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116 The Best Thing You Could Possibly Do for Your Body (and Mind) Right Now
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Become a premium podcast member RIGHT HERE Over the last few weeks I’ve been talking about my 5 pillars for getting the fitness results that you want. Because too often we can rush into a new workout routine, fully of the certainty that this time everything has changed - even when we’ve changed nothing about our mindset, our approach or the way we’…
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115 Getting the Fitness Results You Want - Pillar 5 - Protect your Power
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Become a premium podcast member RIGHT HERE Here is is, the final episode in this mini series, all about helping you to get the fitness results that you want. And we’re rounding off by talking about Protecting Your Power. This is where we bring it all together and make sure you’re truly stepping into your own power, taking control of your results an…
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114 Getting the Fitness Results you Want - Pillar 4 - Maximise with Movement
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Become a premium podcast member RIGHT HERE This week we continue with the series on Getting the Fitness Results You Want, and we’re finally moving onto movement! There’s a reason this isn’t the first thing that I talk about - so if you want to know more about the foundations that need to be built to make this pillar as successful as possible, do go…
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