How Fitness

13/09/2023

LONG POST ALERT

I have been in and out the gym now for over a year , it’s turned a little bit like a toxic on off again relationship. This has been for many different reasons - injuries , mental health , physical health but also because of work, life and to be honest because I fell out of love with moving for a while

And everytime I went back to the gym I punished myself for not saying consistent and being frustrated when I couldn’t lift the same weight even though we all know that this is NORMAL

And despite all the reasons above why I haven’t been in the gym I think it all boils down to why I went. I went to persue an aesthetic , a toned body , a low fat %, even when I told myself I was going to build strength there was always an underlying motivation to look a certain way. I have had a negative relationship with my body for a long time now and I’ve only just realised that if I keep focusing on an aesthetic I will never be happy going to the gym or moving my body

So I am switching things up and continuing my journey of fitness and movement with the focus of moving in ways that make me happy , feel good and look after my health both physically and mentally

I’m looking forward to moving this body again thanks for coming to my TED talk✨

07/03/2022

NATALIE’S THOUGHT OF THE WEEK!
💪🏼GOALS💪🏼
- Why do we need them?
- How to set them?
- Can they change?
SMART Goals -
S - Specific
M - Measurable
A - Achievable
R - Realistic
T - Timed
Use the SMART acronym to help you achieve your fitness goals!
What are your goals for 2022?

31/01/2022

🏃🏽‍♀️NATALIE’S THOUGHT OF THE WEEK🏃🏽‍♀️
INJURY PREVENTION….
- What you can do to help prevent injury in training. This s**t is important , more injuries = less training , look after your bodies! 👏🏼
P.s. the coffee will definitely be reappearing ☕️

24/01/2022

✨NATALIES THOUGHT OF THE WEEK✨
Progressive overload 💪🏼
- what is it ?
- are you doing it ?
- why do we need to do it ?
If anyone has any questions on how to implement progressive overload into their workout programme drop me a dm.💬
Have a great week everyone 💕

17/01/2022

She’s backkkkk🎉🎉
💕NATALIE’S THOUGHT OF THE WEEK💕
A quick new year catch up. What are your new year resolutions?

24/08/2021

Introducing a new little series….
GYM HACKS WITH NAT
EP 1: EASY UNRACK OF BARBELL
If you haven’t tried this before you are welcome 🤗🤪
I hope everyone is having a fab Tuesday sending positivity your way💫

29/06/2021

THE HUMBLE DB ROW👀
High weight, low rep to build muscle and strength. I did 16kg x 8 reps x 4 sets each side.
FORM TIPS:
💪🏼KEEP SPINE NEUTAL: most people hyper extend the neck but this can put too much pressure on the spine.
💪🏼ENGAGE CORE: drawbelly button into spine.
💪🏼KEEP SHOULDERS BACK AND DOWN: engage the scapula blades and avoid rounding at the bottom of the movement.
💪🏼AVOID GRIPPING ONTO WEIGHT WITH FINGERS: use whole hand and focus on pulling back with the back rather than the arm.
💪🏼Record yourself to check yourself🤪
SIMPLE AND EFFECTIVE💪🏼

29/04/2021

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Pre order or on the day!

Please support as much as you can , let’s do this together.💪🏼

Enter to win a free personal training session and many more prizes🤗

💥💥💥 HOW TO GET TICKETS 💥💥💥
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Live Draw on 15th May at 8pm!!!
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Join in our fantastic fundraising raffle in support of 8-year old Connor from West Wickham who got recently diagnosed with leukaemia. As friends of the family, we want to raise funds to support Connor, his little brother and amazing parents throughout the challenging months and years ahead.

Tickets are £1 and, in accordance with community lottery laws, can only be purchased on the actual day of the raffle which is 15th May 2021. We will be selling tickets throughout the day at various locations along West Wickham high street and at our local business partners in the area.

If you would like to pre-order tickets, you can do so via ONE of these options:
(1) comment underneath this post
(2) text Andrea on 07920850238
(3) send a pm to Karen Barlow
We will add you to the raffle pool and be in touch with payment details in time for the big day!

The draw of the prizes will commence on 15th May at 8pm and you can watch it live on our raffle page: Connor's Corner Community Raffle

Please share this wide and far as we would love to raise lots of awareness for this wonderful community effort. Thank you for being in Connor's Corner! 💙

11/04/2021

!IMPORTANT!👀
➡️UPDATED CLASS TIMETABLE
With gyms opening this week I’m back at work .central which I’m super excited about! Butttt this means the online classes will be on a reduced timetable so please take this into account.
My Sunday peeps... classes are on Saturday and you get a bit more of a lie in 😉
Interested in online classes?! Drop me a DM🤗

04/04/2021

!UPDATED TIMETABLE!
Wednesday classes have been moved forward by half an hour, if you have any questions please let me know !!