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Jill Taylor Coaching Hi my name is Jill and I am a fully qualified personal trainer and group instructor. I am based in Iveagh Fitness Club, Dublin 8.

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9 years experience in the industry with a proven track record of helping clients lose weight, boost confidence and increase their energy levels Having gone through my own weight loss and fitness journey, I understand how difficult it can be to get started and stick to a routine. I'm here to offer a structured training plan, nutritional advice, and most importantly motivation and support to help you along the way :)

I am offering one to one PT sessions, small group training classes and online coaching for those looking to start/continue their fitness journey. If you are looking to make a change send me a message for more price information

26/10/2026

So, the clocks went back again this weekend. It’s dark around 5m. It’s rough.

It feels like the motivation’s gone, the evenings are dark and the energy is low. It feels like winter just switches you off.

Here’s what I tell every client. Motivation simply just isn’t, and never will be a plan.

If your routine only works when you feel like it, it will fall apart every November.

Some days you won’t feel like it. That’s not a flaw, it’s what happens when you’re tired, busy and it’s dark outside.

So take the feeling out of it. Put your sessions in the diary like a meeting, so you’re never deciding on the night.

Have a shorter version for the bad days, because 20 minutes at home still counts.

Piick a few meals you can make without thinking, so dinner isn’t one more decision at the end of a long day.

The client I shared yesterday trained three times a week right through September and October, as the evenings closed in.

Not because she felt like it every time. Because it was already decided.

Stop waiting to feel motivated. Build a structure that doesn’t need you to.

Comment GUIDE and I’ll send you The Corporate Woman’s Guide to Weight Loss, free, straight to your DMs. Start tonight, while it’s dark.

A few months ago, I shared this client’s story at the 3month mark.At the time she had lost one stone, and was delighted ...
25/10/2026

A few months ago, I shared this client’s story at the 3month mark.

At the time she had lost one stone, and was delighted about it!

Here’s the update. She’s now 10kg down, she’s running, and her fitness is through the roof.

I want to talk about what happened in between, because it matters.

Three months is a brilliant start. It’s where the routine gets built and the confidence arrives.

Ultimately though, the changes that really transform your life tend to come after that, once you keep going.

When she first came to us, she’d been trying to get to the gym since January.

She loved training, but there was no consistency and no structure, and a busy career and kids just didn’t fit the plan she was trying to follow. So we built a new one, one that did fit.

Building a routine isn’t dramatic.

It’s the same plan, followed through busy weeks and quiet ones, until you stop deciding whether to do it and it simply becomes what you do.

That’s how someone who couldn’t get to the gym now trains consistently every week, and is back to enjoying running.

She’s 6 months in. You have less than 10 weeks left until the end of the year.

You can spend them waiting for January, or you can build something now that carries you well past it.

Comment THRIVE and let’s build your routine

10 things I’ve changed my mind about after 10+ years in health & fitness 💪Here’s me (baby Jill 👶) during my first 1-1 PT...
22/10/2026

10 things I’ve changed my mind about after 10+ years in health & fitness 💪

Here’s me (baby Jill 👶) during my first 1-1 PT session, over a decade ago

In my early 20s, I trained 6 days a week and guzzled protein shakes like every one was my last

Fast forward 10+ years and life looks VERY different

I’m now in my mid 30s, spend most of my workday at a desk, and see fitness very differently

Here’s 10 things I learned in 10 years

1. More isn’t always better. 2–3 consistent strength sessions beat an unrealistic 6-day plan

2. Life outside the gym matters. Walk more, sit less. One gym hour doesn’t cancel out the other 23

3. Protein matters, but it doesn’t need to be your entire personality. Fruit, veg, fibre and enjoying food matter too

4. Training must fit your CURRENT lifestyle, not the one you had at 22

5. Being lean doesn’t automatically mean being healthy. Looking fit and being fit aren’t the same

6. Recovery isn’t something you earn. Sleep, rest and stress management are essential

7. You don’t always need to lose weight. Maintaining, getting stronger and feeling better count too

8. Consistency beats intensity. Six weeks is easy. Six years is where the magic happens

9. Fitness should improve your life, not take it over. Go for dinner, enjoy holidays, miss a workout. Life happens

10. Your approach should evolve with your life. What worked at 22 may not work at 35, 45 or 55. That’s fine

Looking back, I probably knew more about training programs and protein shakes than staying healthy long term

Biggest lesson?

Fitness doesn’t have to be complicated. But it DOES have to be realistic

Stop trying to get back to your 20s. Build something that works for your life now

The clocks go back soon, it’s dark by early evening, work is mental, and the diary is about to fill up with Christmas ev...
21/10/2026

The clocks go back soon, it’s dark by early evening, work is mental, and the diary is about to fill up with Christmas events.

This is the point in the year where routines often fall apart.

Not in one big moment, just a skipped session here, a rushed dinner there, and by December it feels like there’s nothing left to save until January.

Here’s the shift I want for you over the next 3 months…

Not a number on the scale. Just walking into January with a routine that’s still standing, instead of starting from scratch again and feeling deflated about it.

What gets you there isn’t complicated.

Two sessions a week.

A short list of go-to meals for the busiest days, so you’re not making another decision at 7pm.

A plan for party season in place before it starts, so you can enjoy it. And someone checking in every week, which is what the daily support and check-ins in my program are for.

Catching a tough week and resetting before the whole month turns into a write off
10-12 weeks from now, you could walk into January already ahead.

DM me THRIVE and let’s build your plan

19/10/2026

A lot of women are in the same headspace coming into the Christmas season.

Enjoy December. Sort it all out in January.

It sounds sensible. You eat what you want now, then do a detox or a strict reset and get back on track.

But a reset isn’t a plan, it’s a punishment.

It works for a couple of weeks on willpower, then real life comes back.

You start January feeling negative, more tired and more annoyed with yourself, with the same problem and less patience for it.

The client I shared yesterday started in July, not January.

In 3 months she’s over 5kg down and ran her first ever sub 30 minute 5K.

There was no detox and no reset. It was a plan that fit around her business, followed week after week.

You have about 10 weeks left in this year. That’s long enough to make a real change and walk into January already ahead instead of starting from zero.

You can’t fix December in January. You can build something now that carries you through it.

DM me THRIVE today. Ten weeks is enough to change how this year ends, so don’t hand it to January

Few snaps from this weekend!
19/10/2026

Few snaps from this weekend!

When I first spoke with this lady three months ago, she was running her own business along with full time work,… her tra...
18/10/2026

When I first spoke with this lady three months ago, she was running her own business along with full time work,… her training had taken a hit.

She’d run before, she’d lifted before, but life got busy and it just stopped.

She wanted it back. Running twice a week, lifting in the gym again, feeling comfortable in her clothes and eating in a way that fuelled it all.

Her first run on the plan was 1.78km.

Three months later, she ran 5.01km in 29:36. Her first sub 30 minute 5K!

It wasn’t even a goal of hers. She just kept showing up, and it happened.

She’s 5.45kg down. Her clothes fit better, her lifts go up every week, and she’s buzzing about running again.

You can see it in her message, and I couldn’t be prouder.

The graph isn’t a straight line, and neither is real life.

She had busy weeks, up days and down days, and kept going anyway.

Three months ago, she was where you might be right now. Three months from now is January.

You can spend the next 3 months wishing you’d started, or you can start today.

Comment THRIVE and let’s get you started.

Somewhere between the end of year deadlines and the Christmas invitations, a lot of women quietly stop looking after the...
14/10/2026

Somewhere between the end of year deadlines and the Christmas invitations, a lot of women quietly stop looking after themselves.

It usually happens gradually without noticing. It just feels like there isn’t room in the diary.

Here’s the shift I want for you over the next 10 weeks.

Not only focusing on a number on the scale, but feeling strong in your own body by January.

What gets you there isn’t complicated.

Two strength sessions a week, built around your calendar so they happen even in the worst weeks.

Protein at every meal, so you’re maintaining your muscle mass, instead of just eating less.

A weekend approach that doesn’t wipe out your week. And someone in your corner, with daily support and a weekly check-in, so a hard week doesn’t turn into a lost month.

10 weeks is long enough to feel the difference, and it starts the day you decide it does.

DM me THRIVE and let’s build your plan

12/10/2026

LAST SPOTS AVAILABLE FOR THE CHRISTMAS PROJECT

8 weeks to get a clear plan and structure in place

To be feeling your best heading into the Christmas season

We start 19th October

DM us ‘CHRISTMAS’ to apply

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