Let’s talk about Body Positivity…

Let's talk about Body Positivity...

So let’s talk about body confidence and self acceptance.There is a lot of controversy going round at the moment about the ‘Real Body Positivity Movement’ and fake, posed vs unposed pictures.Instagram, and other social media platforms are a highlight reel and I think that it the most important lesson to learn. As someone who’s spent […]

Motivation… Who needs it?

motivation who needs it

Motivation is a word that is banded around a lot in the weightloss/fitness world. Its a word that so many people often misinterpret too! On a management training program many many years ago I was taught that motivation was your “reason for movement” and I guess that is somewhat true. I get a lot of […]

Face the fear…

Face the fear...

…and do it anyway Back before lockdown 2.0 started I saw an offer on Instagram that was too good to be true. A local fitness photographer (JDRPhotography_) was offering a free shoot in exchange for supporting a local gym that was going to be closing its doors for 28 days (Thanks Boris!) I toyed with […]

Don’t trust the scales

Don't trust the scales

If I just weighed myself once a week and focused on the number I’d have been so annoyed and thinking I hadn’t made progress however overnight I’ve “transformed” and lost 1.5kg or 3lb ish. Lucky for me I’ve learnt a lot from my time in the jamessmithacademy and I know that the number on the […]

Walking is Underrated

Walking is Underrated

Walking with no purpose is something that, to me, has always felt like a chore. It’s something that most of us do daily in order to get to where we are going or do something that we want to do. It’s never been something that I’ve given much thought, even 18 months ago when I […]

Lets talk calories…

So the topic of calories is one that has so many different parts. Calories are the thorn in the side of most people’s fitness journeys, whether they know it or not, and they will rear their ugly head whenever we least expect them but they are an important topic and something that definitely needs discussing. […]