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For those that celebrate it, it’s Easter Sunday this Sunday. It’s to mark the day that Jesus rose from the dead. And what better way to celebrate than chocolate eggs?!

If you’ve been on my email list a while, you’ll remember that I advised giving up chocolate for...

Which would you prefer?

I personally think that most people want to feel good.

And a lot of those people think that they will feel good when they look good.

And a lot of those people think that they will look good when they are a certain size.

I think about this a lot,...

You would think that posting a picture of your client with abs and asking “what’s your excuse?” would be a thing of the past. Unfortunately it’s something I’ve seen recently.

Of course the intent behind the post was to celebrate the hard work put in by their...

I put a poll on my story yesterday asking “Do you journal?” and it was 75% “No” and only 25% “Yes.

I also put a box asking “Why?” and there were loads of answers around the benefits of journaling but lots of answers around not knowing where to...

She’s smart, so she’s going to be a doctor.

That’s what I heard somebody say about their family member back in Ireland the other day.

I asked him “but does she want to be a doctor?” to which I was told that her whole family are doctors and so it’s...

Look I’m no expert in feminism but in recent years, I’ve really started questioning the patriarchy.

  The more I have learnt and read about feminism, the more I’ve been able to recognise male privilege.

I’ve spoken a bit about it when speaking about...

When I’ve been going through the new sign-ups for The Furnace, I often read:

“What worked for me was when I was told what to eat”

And then what?

I saw a great quote during the week along the lines of 

“Giving a client a meal plan is like...

I hope you had a nice weekend. I decided to have a bit of a bank holiday and take two rest days on Sunday/Monday because we were going out on Sunday night.

I am dying to get back into training today and I’m trying to plan my week to include enough Muay Thai and Jiu Jitsu so that I...

12 weeks from now, brings us to the middle of June.

I don’t know if that’s scary because the year is flying, or exciting because the Summer is going to be here before we know it!

Now, before you think I’ve regressed - I’m not here to sell you a ‘12...

I think diet culture has ruined a lot of us… (Especially my age and older!).

My biggest struggle is not getting my clients to eat less.

It’s actually getting them to eat more.

Yes, fat loss is about ‘moving more and eating less’ but finding the right...

This might not apply to you, but the majority of people who follow me are women, and the majority of those are constantly trying to lose weight.

Of course, losing weight can be good for your health, but not all the time. 

Because a lot of us grew up drowned in...

I used to really hate running.

But I used to run a lot.

That was before I discovered how resistance training could actually change the shape of your body.

So I stopped running and made it my mission to preach that you didn’t have to do cardio to lose weight!!

I...