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13/07/2026

๐Œ๐จ๐ง๐๐š๐ฒ ๐Œ๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง

Success isnโ€™t built in a dayโ€ฆ itโ€™s built by showing up, one day at a time.

Every photo in this collage represents someone who decided to take that first step. Some wanted to lose weight, some wanted to run further, some wanted to feel healthier, stronger or simply believe in themselves again.

Over the last few years, Strive Health & Fitness has helped people:
๐ŸŸก Complete their first 5K, 10K, half marathon, marathon and Ironman.
โšซ๏ธ Lose life-changing amounts of weight and build confidence.
๐ŸŸก Create healthier habits that actually last.
โšซ๏ธ Become part of a supportive community where everyone is welcome, whatever their starting point.

Your journey wonโ€™t look like anyone elseโ€™sโ€ฆ and thatโ€™s exactly how it should be.

This Monday, make one promise to yourself, donโ€™t aim for perfect just donโ€™t stop and believe in yourself.

Your future self will thank you. ๐Ÿ’›

๐”๐ง๐ฉ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐š๐ซ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐จ๐งโ€ฆ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค!Lorraine O'Reilly sent me this โ€œWatermelon Pizzaโ€ recipe and, Iโ€™ll be honest...
11/07/2026

๐”๐ง๐ฉ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐š๐ซ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐จ๐งโ€ฆ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค!

Lorraine O'Reilly sent me this โ€œWatermelon Pizzaโ€ recipe and, Iโ€™ll be honest, I wasnโ€™t sure what to think! ๐Ÿ˜‚

๐’๐š๐ฏ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐–๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ฆ๐ž๐ฅ๐จ๐ง ๐๐ข๐ณ๐ณ๐š
๐ŸŸก Thick slice of watermelon
โšซ๏ธ Greek whipped feta (or fat-free cottage cheese)
๐ŸŸก Rocket
โšซ๏ธ Thinly sliced red onion
๐ŸŸก Drizzle of balsamic glaze

Apparently itโ€™s fresh, light and perfect for summer.

๐ˆ๐Ÿ ๐ข๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ๐ž ๐ฆ๐ž, ๐ˆโ€™๐ ๐š๐๐ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž ๐ ๐ซ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฉ๐ซ๐š๐ฐ๐ง๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐จ๐ฉ. Not only would they complement the sweet and salty flavours, but theyโ€™d also increase the protein content by around ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ’๐  ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ๐  ๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐  for just 370kcals, taking this from a light snack to a balanced meal. Higher protein can help keep you fuller for longer, support muscle maintenance during fat loss, and improve the overall macro profile without adding many calories.

Iโ€™m not brave enough to judge it until Iโ€™ve tried itโ€ฆ but what do you reckon?

๐Ÿ‘ ๐–๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ž๐š๐ญ ๐ข๐ญ?
โค๏ธ ๐Ž๐ซ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐š ๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ ๐ฉ๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ?

Let the debate beginโ€ฆ ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‰๐Ÿง€

๐‹๐จ๐ง๐๐จ๐ง ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ง ๐›๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ญ ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญโ€ฆ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ ๐ž๐ญ ๐ข๐ง?If youโ€™re one of the lucky ones, congratulations! The countdown t...
09/07/2026

๐‹๐จ๐ง๐๐จ๐ง ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ง ๐›๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ญ ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญโ€ฆ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ ๐ž๐ญ ๐ข๐ง?

If youโ€™re one of the lucky ones, congratulations! The countdown to next April starts today.

A marathon isnโ€™t just about turning up on race day. Itโ€™s about every early morning, every long run, every setback you overcome and every bit of confidence you build along the way.

If youโ€™re looking for your own Rocky in your corner someone to guide you, keep you accountable, adapt your training when life gets in the way, and help you deliver that knockout punch on the finish line Iโ€™d love to help.

Whether your goal is simply to finish, beat your PB or chase a specific time, Iโ€™ll provide personalised coaching, support and experience every step of the journey.

Letโ€™s make next April your best marathon yet.

08/07/2026

My go to set of 5 resistance bands for strength, mobility and glute workouts at home!

Grab yours below!

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A few more days and this place comes back to life.I canโ€™t wait to get back to coaching, catching up with familiar faces ...
04/07/2026

A few more days and this place comes back to life.

I canโ€™t wait to get back to coaching, catching up with familiar faces and helping people take another step towards their goals.

This gym has been far too quiet for my liking, and Iโ€™m ready for the laughter, the hard work and the progress to begin again.

See you all from Monday ๐Ÿ’›๐Ÿ’ช

๐ˆ๐ญโ€™๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ง๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐žโ€ฆAfter months of planning, designing, testing and more late nights than I care to admitโ€ฆ Iโ€™m incredibly...
01/07/2026

๐ˆ๐ญโ€™๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ง๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐žโ€ฆ

After months of planning, designing, testing and more late nights than I care to admitโ€ฆ Iโ€™m incredibly proud to officially launch the brand new ๐’๐“๐‘๐ˆ๐•๐„ ๐‡๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก & ๐…๐ข๐ญ๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ž๐›๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ž.

This isnโ€™t just a new website.

Itโ€™s the next step in the STRIVE journey.

Whether youโ€™re looking to lose weight, build strength, improve your nutrition, train for your first 5K, complete a marathon, recover from injury or simply become a healthier version of yourself, youโ€™ll now find everything you need in one place.

๐ŸŸก Personal Training

โšซ๏ธ Running Coaching

๐ŸŸก Nutrition Support

โšซ๏ธ Sports Massage

๐ŸŸก Free Resources & Blogs

โšซ๏ธ Online Programmes

โ€ฆand this is only the beginning.

Behind the scenes, Iโ€™ve also been working on another huge project that Iโ€™m not quite ready to reveal yet. Letโ€™s just say the future of STRIVE is looking incredibly excitingโ€ฆ ๐Ÿ‘€

Iโ€™d genuinely love for you to have a look around.

www.strivehealthfitness.co.uk (link in bio)

If you enjoy what you see, please help support a small local business by liking, sharing this post or tagging someone who you think would benefit from what STRIVE has to offer. It really does make a huge difference.

To everyone who has supported STRIVE over the past five years whether youโ€™ve trained with me, trusted me with your goals, recommended me to others or simply followed the journey thank you. This next chapter wouldnโ€™t be possible without you.

Hereโ€™s to whatโ€™s next.

๐’๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ. ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ. ๐’๐“๐‘๐ˆ๐•๐„. ๐Ÿ’›

30/06/2026

To all my amazing clients,

I just wanted to give you a quick update and explain why Iโ€™ve been away a little longer than expected.

What should have been a routine operation to remove my stapes bone unfortunately became far more complicated. During surgery, I suffered a cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak from the brain, which resulted in an additional three hours of surgery to repair the leak. As a result, I no longer have any outer ear hearing in my left ear and my recovery has understandably been much slower than anticipated.

Following my latest review, my surgeon has advised me to take one final week off to reach the full four-week recovery mark. While itโ€™s not the news I was hoping for, itโ€™s the safest decision to make sure I recover properly and can get back to helping you all for the long term.

The good news is that I will be returning to work from ๐Œ๐จ๐ง๐๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ”๐ญ๐ก ๐‰๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฒ. My return will be in a slightly adapted way, as Iโ€™m unable to lift heavy weights for around two months following surgery, so some clients sessions may look a little different while I continue to recover if this affects your sessions I will contact you directly.

I want to sincerely apologise for the longer wait in getting everyone back into training. I know interruptions to routine are frustrating, and Iโ€™m incredibly grateful for the patience, understanding and kindness every single one of you has shown me over the last few weeks. It genuinely means more than you know.

Although Iโ€™m still recovering this week, Iโ€™m more than happy to answer any training, nutrition or fitness questions you have, so please donโ€™t hesitate to drop me a message if you need anything.

I canโ€™t wait to see you all again from next week and get back to doing what I love.

Thank you again for all your support.

Lee
Strive Health & Fitness ๐Ÿ’›

๐‚๐‹๐ˆ๐„๐๐“ ๐’๐๐Ž๐“๐‹๐ˆ๐†๐‡๐“Chris and Christie have only gone and done itโ€ฆ theyโ€™ve reached the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro! โ›ฐ๏ธ๐Ÿ’ชAfter...
30/06/2026

๐‚๐‹๐ˆ๐„๐๐“ ๐’๐๐Ž๐“๐‹๐ˆ๐†๐‡๐“

Chris and Christie have only gone and done itโ€ฆ theyโ€™ve reached the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro! โ›ฐ๏ธ๐Ÿ’ช

After months of hard work in the gym, countless weighted walks, and consistently pushing themselves to prepare for the demands of altitude, fatigue and long days on the mountain, they stood on the roof of Africa.

As a coach, Iโ€™m incredibly proud of what youโ€™ve both achieved. This wasnโ€™t luck it was the result of commitment, consistency and believing in the process.

Congratulations to you both. Now itโ€™s time to enjoy your well-earned safari, get some rest, soak up the experience and make some unforgettable memories.

Then, when youโ€™re ready for the next challenge, whatever that may be, Strive will be here to help you achieve it. ๐Ÿ’›

Congratulations again youโ€™ve earned every single step. ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ’ช

๐Œ๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐Œ๐จ๐ง๐๐š๐ฒA new week.A fresh opportunity.The goals you want donโ€™t care what happened last week.Whether you smashe...
29/06/2026

๐Œ๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐Œ๐จ๐ง๐๐š๐ฒ

A new week.

A fresh opportunity.

The goals you want donโ€™t care what happened last week.

Whether you smashed every workout or completely fell off track, today is your chance to reset and start again.

You donโ€™t need the perfect plan.
You donโ€™t need to wait until next Monday.
You just need to make the next right decision.

One workout.
One healthy meal.
One positive choice.

Repeat that often enough and youโ€™ll be amazed where it takes you.

Whatever your goal is this week, give it everything youโ€™ve got.

Letโ€™s make it count.

Keep Striving. ๐Ÿ’›๐Ÿ–ค

๐–๐ž๐ž๐ค๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐‘๐ž๐Ÿ๐ฅ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐งBefore you jump into another week, take five minutes to look back.Not at what went wrongโ€ฆAt what went r...
28/06/2026

๐–๐ž๐ž๐ค๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐‘๐ž๐Ÿ๐ฅ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง

Before you jump into another week, take five minutes to look back.

Not at what went wrongโ€ฆ

At what went right.

Maybe you trained three times instead of five.
Maybe you made better food choices.
Maybe you simply got out for a walk when you didnโ€™t feel like it.

Thatโ€™s still progress.

Too many people focus on everything they didnโ€™t achieve and completely overlook how far theyโ€™ve already come.

So before Monday arrives, ask yourself three simple questions:

โœ… What am I proud of this week?
โœ… What have I learnt?
โœ… Whatโ€™s one thing Iโ€™m going to improve next week?

Donโ€™t aim for perfection.

Aim to be just 1% better than you were last week.

Small improvements, repeated week after week, are what create lasting results.

Have a great Sunday everyone, reset, recharge and letโ€™s make next week another step forwards.

Keep Striving. ๐Ÿ’›๐Ÿ–ค

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