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Estela Llanos Personal Training, Shirehampton, Bristol (2026)

21/08/2026

A client said this to me yesterday during their 3-month review.

They've now been training with me for 3 years, online with a few dumbbells and KB, and they're really happy with the progress they've made (and so am I!!!).

Over that time, they've:

💪🏻 Become fitter and more confident

🏋🏻‍♀️ Built the knowledge and confidence to know what they're doing if they walk into a gym

🦵🏻 Learned how to adapt their training when their knee has played up

📈 Continued making progress even when they've had a few weeks off

And perhaps most importantly, they said that training has removed some of the thinking, worry and fear around everyday things.

- Going for a long walk with their husband used to mean worrying about whether they could keep up.

- Doing the grocery shopping used to take longer because they found it harder to move around with ease.

- Going on holiday and sightseeing meant needing to stop and take regular breaks, sometimes long ones.

None of those things are an issue anymore.

It didn't happen overnight. Consistency has been the key element for this. And their enthusiasm to show up for themselves.

That's what I love about this kind of progress.

It's not just about getting fitter.

It's about making life easier and less restricted, so we can enjoy it more!

It's not about comparing yourself to someone else.

It's about looking back and realising:

“I can do things now that I couldn't do before, and for that, I'm the f*ing bomb!” 😁

40 years old and stronger than ever. Great work, R!

That's pretty awesome. 🥳

19/08/2026

What if, instead of comparing yourself to other people, you got curious about what they do that helps them stay consistent?

You see that friend of yours who seems to have their fitness, food or routine all figured out and it's easy to think:

“They're so disciplined.”
“I wish I was that organised.”
“How do they manage to keep on top of everything?”

But rather than comparing yourself to them, get curious.

What little things do they do that make things easier for themselves?

For me, last night it was making my breakfast for the next three days. 😂🥣

Not because I have to meal prep absolutely everything or because I'm some kind of organisational queen…

I just know that “future me” will be very grateful to “last night's me” when I'm rushing around in the morning and breakfast is already sorted.

And I think that's a much more useful way to look at other people's journeys.

Instead of:

“Why can't I be more like them?”

Try:

“What do they do that I could borrow to make my own life a little easier?”

You don't need to copy someone else's fitness journey.

But you might find a few things along the way that work brilliantly for yours. 🙌

Being consistent means doing a favour for yourself in advance. 🤝🏻

17/08/2026

This little chair challenge is actually a pretty good reminder about something we do all the time with fitness:

We compare ourselves to other people without knowing the full picture.

You compare yourself to Karen down the road because she can now do pull ups.

You compare yourself to the person you follow on Instagram because they fit in a size 8 jeans.

You compare yourself to your friend because she seems to be progressing faster.

Or even to the 20-year-old version of yourself because “I used to be able to do the monkey bars!”

But the thing is…

You don't know what their starting point was, their circumstances, their history, their experience, their genetics, their priorities… or what they've had to do to get where they are.

So comparing your progress to someone else's isn't really a fair comparison.

Instead, ask yourself:

Am I stronger than I was?
Am I fitter than I was?
Am I more confident in what my body can do?
Am I making progress from where I started?

That's the comparison that really matters.

Your fitness journey is yours. Run your own race, it’s a much happier place to be!

Right hand: “Look what I can do!” Left hand: “Let's not compare.” 😂

16/08/2026

Today is your last chance for a free PT session in Shirehampton. Already exercising but feel stuck? Like if interested.👇🏻

14/08/2026

North Bristol: already exercising but not getting the return on your effort? I'm looking for 4 people. Apply by Sunday. INFO 👇🏻

12/08/2026

And it's not because life suddenly got less busy.

When Nikki first started working with me, she wanted to:

✔ Build strength around her core and pelvic floor, and injured shoulder.
✔ Get fitter and stronger for life and rugby training.
✔ Create a routine she could actually stick to.
✔ Work towards her first pull-up.

The problem wasn't motivation.

It was life.

Nikki is a wildlife TV producer, which means regular travel. She's also a mum of two, a wife, a rugby player and was rebuilding her strength after a shoulder injury.

Like so many people, there were weeks where fitting in every planned workout just wasn't realistic.

So instead of giving up when life got busy, we changed the plan.

We found ways to make movement fit around her life instead of expecting life to fit around exercise.

That meant:

💪 Mini pull-up competitions with her son.
💪 Push-ups against the kitchen counter.
💪 Five-minute core sessions.
💪 A kettlebell in the office for quick presses between meetings.

Fast forward to today…

✔️ She's fitter and stronger and her injured shoulder feels more resilient.

✔️ She's back enjoying rugby.

✔️ She's keeping up with the teenagers at training.

✔️ And she's getting closer and closer to her first pull-up.

For me, that's what progress looks like.

Not waiting for the perfect week.

Not doing everything perfectly.

Just finding a way to add bits of exercise, even when life gets busy.

If you'd like to get more from the effort you're already putting into exercise, comment "INFO" below and let's have a chat.

10/08/2026

North West Bristol people - if you're already exercising but not getting the return on the effort you're putting in, I'd love to help.

For those who don't know me, I'm Estela, a Personal Trainer based in Shirehampton, North West Bristol.

And I’m all about normalising:

💪 Building muscle and strength.

🍝 Eating carbs.

🍑 Having cellulite.

🏃‍♀️ Exercising to feel strong, capable and confident in what your body can do.

Because I know how frustrating it can be to put the effort into exercising and still feel unsure whether you're moving towards your goals.

I thought it would be a nice way to give something back to the local community this summer, so I'm offering 5 free one-to-one Personal Training sessions next week.

So, these sessions are perfect if you:

✔ Already exercise at home or go to the gym but aren't sure if you're doing the right exercises.

✔ Feel like you've hit a plateau and don't know how to progress.

✔ Want to get more from the time you're already spending exercising.

✔ Want to stop second-guessing your workouts and train with confidence.

During the session we'll chat about your goals, look at your current routine, identify what might be holding your progress back, and work through a workout together with practical advice you can start using straight away.

I only have 5 spaces available, and they'll close on Sunday 16th at 7pm.

If that sounds like you,

Comment INFO below and I'll send you all the details. 😊

07/08/2026

When Nikki joined me, getting stronger was one of her goals.

She wanted to build strength around her core and pelvic floor, and injured shoulder, work towards her first pull-up, and feel fitter and stronger for all the things she enjoys doing.

But she's also got a busy life.

She's a wildlife TV producer, which means travelling for work.

She's a mum of two, a wife, and loves playing rugby and sports.

So there have been plenty of weeks where getting all her planned workouts in wasn't realistic.

And that's where we've had to adapt.

She's done shorter workouts.

She's used movement snacks.

She's found ways to keep moving even when work and life have been busy.

And she's kept going.

Now she's doing strict push-ups that she couldn't do before.

She's getting closer to her first pull-up.

She can now do the monkey bars!

And she's strong enough to keep up with the teens at rugby training. 💪

None of that came from having the perfect routine every week.

It came from finding ways to keep showing up when the perfect routine wasn't possible.

That's what consistency looks like in real life.

Not doing everything.

Doing what you can, adapting when you need to, and keeping going.

And that's how the small things start adding up.

If you're ready to change how you approach your fitness and start getting the results you've been working towards, send me a DM and let's chat. 😊

06/08/2026

...is accepting that not every day has to look the same.

I was actually going to film a Reel for this post today.

But I've had a headache all day, work's been busy, and I just didn't have the time or energy.

A few years ago, I'd probably have thought,

"I'll just do it next week when I can do it properly."

Instead, I asked myself the same question I ask my clients:

How can I best show up for myself and my fitness goals today?

So today, it's a photo of me eating one of my favourite meals (Lebanese food from .grillhouse_juicebar) 😆 cos I couldn't find a better one and a caption.

The same goes for my training.

Some days, I have time for a full workout.

Some days, it's 10-15 minutes with a kettlebell.

Some days, it's a few Turkish get-ups, a couple of songs of rope flow, or a walk.

I call them my movement snacks.

They're not there to replace my workouts.

They're there to stop a busy day, turning into another day of doing nothing.

That shift in my mindset has probably done more for my consistency than any training programme ever has.

Because every time I adapt instead of giving up, I’m continuing to invest in my fitness and my health, both physical and mental.

Maybe that's your reminder today too.

Choosing to “show you for yourself today" will always take you further than waiting for the perfect one.

03/08/2026

...is because they try to do too much, too soon.

Have you ever started a new exercise routine thinking…

"Right... this time I'm going to do it properly."

Five workouts a week.

10,000 steps every day.

Meal prep.

Early mornings.

No takeaways.

Then life happens.

Work gets busy.

Someone gets ill.

You have a rubbish night's sleep.

And suddenly…

Today's workout doesn't happen.

Your watch says 248 steps.

Work finishes late, so you order pizza because you're too tired to cook.

You didn’t fail today

You were trying to stick to a plan that only worked when life went perfectly.

I see this all the time.

People don't usually struggle because they aren't doing enough.

They struggle because they're asking themselves to do too much, too soon.

What if, instead of asking:

"Right... this week I'm going to do it properly. "

What if you asked yourself…

“Is this plan realistic enough that I can see myself still doing it in a month's time?”

That might mean;

Two or three workouts instead of five.
A 20-minute workout instead of a full hour.
Meal planning at the weekend instead of deciding what to cook every evening.

Consistency isn't built by squeezing everything you can out of one good week.

It's built by choosing habits you can repeat, then building on them over time.

💬 Have you ever caught yourself trying to do too much, too soon?

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