LB Fitness

07/06/2026

The girls are representing today..... Hyrox is a new adventure for these two, don't think it will be their last.
Well done Roisín Ciara and Mollie Trudgill.

10/05/2026

Shout out to our coach Rachael Beaumont at Thrive and Revive Massage + Fitness. Awesome result running this weekend.ypu can catch her here at lb fitness offering PT sessions, massage and classes.

02/05/2026

What a morning for Stuart Armitage he got first place at Horton park parkrun then went and smashed a doubles hybrid with George Luty.
Well done boys for representing LB Fitness and doing yourselves proud. I'm sure it will inspire more of us to dip our toes in to this kind of event 👍🏼

25/04/2026

Episode 3..... I can feel you have all been waiting for more of my pointless life experiences.

So at this stage I was doing mobile personal training sessions with bits of equipment in my car, circuit training classes at my local community centre and coaching ladies boxing classes. I thought I needed to be in a commercial gym so I did some digging. A new gym had opened in the town centre and was looking for PTs I made the phone call and was invited down to meet the team and have a chat.

I was absolutely bricking it! I was met by the gym manager, big guy ginger hair and beard now I'm really nervous then the "lady" at reception..... Beautiful,blond hair,talks posh, young, got her s**t together, I'm like bitch 🤦. Turns out we became really good friends. Big ginger guy, not so much. As we are chatting near the entrance a male gym member comes in, low and behold, asking about personal training sessions. Basically I was given my first client and a new job in a split second. Wahooooooooo. The relationship with this client actually led me to meet his wife who actually is a resident PT at LB Fitness.

Working at the gym and learning how to approach members, build relationships has been a major part of my success I believe. Most mornings I'd see a couple of men absolutely smashing the treadmill I didn't know at the time but they were brothers, there on different days....... Very good runners, but absolutely shocking at strength training. You can see where this is going. We are very good friends these days and they own a local business which I support and recommend frequently.

Point one of today's episode build relationships, get to know your people, listen to them.

Months went by. I was busy putting unpaid hours into the gym, teaching many classes as part of my scheduled hours. PT clients at the gym and home, boxing coaching. Classes at the community centre. However I knew exactly what I was doing, BUILDING. By know I realised a commercial gym wasn't for me but it was essentially for my growth. I didn't like being told what to do (who knew) I knew I needed to be me and do what I wanted to do.
Remember big ginger guy???? I remember him pulling me into his office, I mean the back utility room. It was the chat, how are getting on, he mentioned I was all over the place, erm sorry? He said classes here, classes there, PT everywhere, that sort of flippent attitude. I definitely wasn't being flippant. I was keeping my options open, getting as many experiences as I possibly could, I was moving forward quietly but confidently.

Point two of today's episode. DO YOU!

16/04/2026

Episode 2 of pointless life experience now when I look back on things.

I started re educating myself on the gym instructor level 2 course while being apart of a small group personal training programme. It was the first time I'd ever worked with a female PT I'd always had male trainers. I explained to her I wanted to be a PT and she seemed interested to find out about me and how I was getting on as the months went by.
She had asked me if I'd like to shadow her when I was qualified and work along side her in the hope that I'd be someone she could work with in the future. I do know now, seven years on that this industry is brutal. So I do understand why she was cautious about setting some one on.

The months flew by and our relationship grew. I was very excited that I was about to become qualified. I'd looked into insurance, a logo, venues I could possibly hold classes at. It was coming up to Christmas and I remember asking for some basic equipment. Agility ladder, cones, hurdles, that sort of thing. I organised myself with advertising a circuit class at my local community centre. I knew it was just a starting point somewhere I could establish myself and gain confidence. I genuinely thought I was doing the right thing.

The female PT I was training with at the time saw my advert and was livid, said she no longer wanted me to have anything to do with her business and I wasn't welcome to train there either. I apologised said I was sorry she felt that way and I only wanted to gain experience, she wasn't interested and basically that was the end of that, she said my behaviour showed I wanted to work alone 🤦

Oh well, I ended up continuing with my circuit classes and continuing on with my education to become a PT.

Every cloud........ Although I was upset at the time, I believed everything happens for a reason and when one door closes another one opens.

12/04/2026

Big shout out to our very own coach, Kimberley Kas Shedden for completing the Brighton marathon today in 4.49.35 this is a pb for her, Kim's efforts are paying off. Keep moving forward 💪

06/04/2026

I rarely post here. Not because there's not much fitness going on but because there's a lot more business going on 🤦.
I thought I'd share some snippets of growth over this year about myself and how far I've come professionally.

11 year old me in the last year of primary school ready to go to high school our teacher was asking us what we want to be when we grow up. I remember listening to everyone's answer. Police man, builder, joiner (his dad was one) then it came my turn.......... An international business women. I now think what did I even think that meant 🤷🏼‍♀️ did I know 🤷🏼‍♀️

At 20 I bought my first business, a flower shop, at 24 I created my second business a bigger flower shop, better location, better community. You live and learn. It's here that something happened.
My primary school teacher rang the shop to place an order, she wanted to send some daffodils to her daughter for Easter. The teacher had moved abroad to America. At the end of the phone call she said to me, congratulations.......... You're an international business woman!
How did she remember? 🤷🏼‍♀️ Maybe I was quite an unusual 11 year old , maybe I'm quite an unusual 41 year old.

If this type of stuff interests you share, like, comment. I'll share some more pointless snippets of life.

BE BRAVE, BE STRONG, BE YOU!

01/04/2026

Less than 2 weeks to go. Still places available.message to secure your place and start something for you.

Our COUCH TO 5K programme is back!
Starting the week commencing April 13th and graduation on June 20th. 8 weeks of progressive programming designed to get you from COMPLETE BEGINNER to moving consistently for 5k. This Is great for people wanting to start running, coming back from an injury and want to ease themselves back into it or people that want to improve their existing 5k if they find themselves stop starting during their 5k run.

We will run the programme on Tuesday and Thursday evenings 6.45pm from LB Fitness and also on a Sunday morning at a different local location.

You do not need to attend every single session but you will be required to commit to the programme do some solo sessions and submit your recorded evidence if you can not make it.

You will be supported by our team and our existing running club members.

The cost is £40 this covers a t.shirt and graduation medal and 1 year membership to Lb Fitness run club.

If you're interested send us a message. We look forward to hearing from you.

BE BRAVE, BE STRONG, BE YOU!
it's not where you start it's where you finish, If you think you can't then you absolutely can. Sign up and get going there's only you standing in your way 💪🏃🏼‍♀️

09/03/2026

Another celebration for our run club members Paddy Sloane and Nastaceya Margison. We gave them a little baby shower 👶🏼🐣🍼 everyone chipping in for a glorious hamper filled with thoughtful necessities for a new arrival. Some nibbles and games not too much because we know mummy to be isn't very peopley in general but more so now there's only 9 weeks to go. We love you guys 😘

08/03/2026

IT'S BACK 💪🏃🏼‍♀️

Our COUCH TO 5K programme is back!
Starting the week commencing April 13th and graduation on June 20th. 8 weeks of progressive programming designed to get you from COMPLETE BEGINNER to moving consistently for 5k. This Is great for people wanting to start running, coming back from an injury and want to ease themselves back into it or people that want to improve their existing 5k if they find themselves stop starting during their 5k run.

We will run the programme on Tuesday and Thursday evenings 6.45pm from LB Fitness and also on a Sunday morning at a different local location.

You do not need to attend every single session but you will be required to commit to the programme do some solo sessions and submit your recorded evidence if you can not make it.

You will be supported by our team and our existing running club members.

The cost is £40 this covers a t.shirt and graduation medal and 1 year membership to Lb Fitness run club.

If you're interested send us a message. We look forward to hearing from you.

BE BRAVE, BE STRONG, BE YOU!
it's not where you start it's where you finish, If you think you can't then you absolutely can. Sign up and get going there's only you standing in your way 💪🏃🏼‍♀️