about your coach

Once upon a time, a few years after loosing my mum everything spiralled.  I was eating way too much, drinking too much alcohol and not doing any exercise at all.  My children were young and I was juggling family life with running a business and clearly not looking after myself.  I was 2 stone overweight, had low self esteem and had little energy.  Aged 37, my children were teens and I started to focus on my own health.  I FINALLY had counselling for my grief - something I wish I had done sooner!  

So, I tried various fitness classes, regularly training and making healthier food choices by introducing small sustainable habits over time, that have evolved into a completely new lifestyle for me.  I had a new hobby I loved -  doing triathlons & became a British Triathlon Coach.  I happily spent a few years enjoying being a new fitter, leaner & healthier version of myself competing in various triathlons.  

So much so, I completed a Level 2 Fitness Instructor and Level 3 Personal Trainer qualification, followed by a Level 4 Nutrition for Weight loss and Sports Performance qualification - so that I could help other people become fitter and healthier.

Then BOOM I felt like I had been hit by a bus!!  The perimenopause symptoms started in my early 40s and yet again I was faced with a new challenge. My energy zapped overnight, my body felt fatigued all the time, I wasn't sleeping properly, I had night sweats, hot flushes and sunk into depression.... you name it I had nearly every symptom going! ... Everything I had always done was no longer working for me anymore.  My body felt like it was fighting all the time.  I spent months of researching how I could fix myself & ended up doing a extra Nutrition course as well to learn more about fueling the body more effectively.  After trial and error, I found out what worked for me and I finally felt I was getting somewhere.

Acknowledging that my body was working differently now and that I had to have a completely new approach was the first step in making real changes to my lifestyle.  At 47 years young, my nutrition fuels me correctly and I train exactly how it works for me to keep me energised and thriving at life .   

Now I feel I've 'come out the other side' of the hormone tornado, I want to help as many women as I can get healthier, fitter and regain their energy so they can feel amazing too!  So far, it's been a year for me coaching fitness and nutrition for women and I can honestly say I am in my element.  I love seeing all the women I coach and those who come to my classes get stronger every week. 

 Seeing all the women I coach regain their energy and thriving into the next chapter of life is just the best reward for the work I do!