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Fourteen years ago this month, I started keep it s

Fourteen years ago this month, I started keep it simpElle 🥰✨

Back in 2012, I really had no idea where it would take me.

A blog became online classes. Online classes became personal training. Then running coaching. Menopause coaching. Cycling. Swimming. A community of women who have reminded me, time and time again, that movement doesn’t have to be punishing to be powerful.

And the studio?

It’s had a few homes over the years, eh! 😅

🏠 My living room in my flat
🏢 A dedicated studio in Loughton.
🍽️ My dining room when we moved house
🌿 And now… its forever home at the end of my garden.

This isn’t the big reveal. That can wait.

This is just me taking a moment to appreciate how far this lil business of mine has come 🥹

Fourteen years later, I’m still here. Still helping women get stronger. Still believing fitness should fit around your life, not take it over.

Here’s to the next chapter. 🤍

If you’ve been part of the journey—whether you’ve been to a class, trained with me, read the blog, cheered me on or simply followed along—thank yoooooooou, SO MUCH. You helped build this too.

(And yes… hopefully there’ll be plenty more studio content coming soon once I put the final touches in place 👀)

#FitnessForWomen #PersonalTrainerUK #OnlineCoach #Loughton #StrengthForWomen

No-one could ever accuse me of not trying, eh?! Sw

No-one could ever accuse me of not trying, eh?! Swim Serpentine and the London Classics medal has got me out here moving mad 😝🤪 lol

With just a couple of months until I toe the water for the 1/2 mile challenge, it was about time to get some open water experience. My wetsuit got its second outing in less than a week and my new @zone3official Vapour goggles (gifted) got their first 👌🏾

Ngl, the water was choppy 🌊 and so damn cold 🥶 it took me forever to warm up, even neoprened up! And doubling up to 50m from 25m was a push for me too; I’ve noticed that my mind gives up before my body does so I’m gonna keep working on that 🙌🏾

So yeah, I might not be the most confident, the strongest or fastest in the room, but I’m IN the room 🙏🏾 see you in the water ✨ 🏊🏾‍♀️

#openwaterswim #learntoswim #representationmatters

Week 1. Run 2. ✅ Did it take me a week to get out

Week 1. Run 2. ✅

Did it take me a week to get out for my second Couch to 5K run? Yep.

Did I still get out? Also yep.

I’m learning to give myself ✨GRACE ✨ because life happens. Sometimes you miss a run. Sometimes you miss seven. The only thing that really matters is what you do next.

This one was even better because I got to run with a couple of my West Essex Runners crew, while the little ones zoomed alongside (well, abead of) us on bikes and scooters. ❤️

My goal...?! Just keep showing up. That’s GOOD ENOUGH 🙏🏾✨

#CouchTo5K #RunningJourney #BeginnerRunner #WomenWhoRun #LoughtonRunners

Sometimes I think I endure my entire swimming less

Sometimes I think I endure my entire swimming lesson just so I can do some dive practice at the end 🤪 but if I’m honest, my weekly lesson is one of the highlights of my week 🥲

This time last year, I couldn’t even jump in the water, never mind dive after weeks / months of a mental block. And before that, I screamed every time I did 😂🤣😂

Last night was our first time diving from the blocks 🙌🏾 I had 2 attempts before this one and obv I didn’t record the 10/10 no notes dive I after this one 😝🤷🏾‍♀️ next time!

If you’ve been telling yourself you wanna start swimming lessons, this is your sign ✨ I can barely string 2 lengths together but I’m getting more and more comfortable every time I’m in the water 🥰

What’s stopping yooooooou?! 👀

#thisgirlcan #loughton #representationmatters #swimmingjourney

Hello, my old friend 🥰 🏃🏾‍♀️ starting from scratch

Hello, my old friend 🥰 🏃🏾‍♀️ starting from scratch for the eleventy billionth time but I’m just grateful I can!

Couch to 5km Week 1 Run 1 in the bag ✨

I heard somewhere amongst the grief content I’m bombarded with on social media that we can fill the void that our loved one leaves behind with even more love… for ourselves.

That’s what movement is for me.

See you out on the road ✌🏾

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📷 @fordtography

#strava #stravarunning #loughton #essex #c25k

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