Gill Brown

About Gill Brown

Personal Trainer and busy mum of two!

How to stay fit and healthy during the festive season

'Tis the season to be jolly!! Of course it is...but often it is also the season that people undo all their healthy habits that they have been implementing for the rest of the year. 'Tis the season to **** it and eat and drink whatever you want with the view of "starting again" in January apparently. This was me, every year for as

By |2021-12-07T18:34:29+00:00December 7th, 2021|

Newly Qualified Personal Trainer

Hell yeah...you read that right! I did it...I qualified and can now proudly call myself a personal trainer!! Took a bit longer than expected because lockdown meant my practical sessions started in June instead of February...but I got there. So now what? Well, now that I am armed with the qualifications and insurance that allows me to be let loose on the

By |2021-10-17T22:12:47+01:00October 12th, 2021|

Carbs – friend or foe???

If you want to lose weight, is cutting carbs the answer? Most of us will know someone who claims cutting out carbohydrates has helped them to lose weight. And they'll be right. If you cut out carbs you will lose weight quite quickly. But here's the thing...it won't be fat you will lose, it will just mainly be water (and I suspect people

By |2021-10-17T21:38:50+01:00September 14th, 2021|

All time is equal but some time is more equal than others…

There are so many reasons people give as to why they don't exercise - too expensive, too hard, I'm not fit enough, I've got bad knees, I've no-one to go with. All valid points - none of them are totally insurmountable but all add to the barriers that might make it harder for people to be active especially if you are not super

By |2021-10-17T21:38:03+01:00July 9th, 2021|

The Holiday Postmortem 🙈

I've just come back from a fantastic few days in Wales celebrating my mum's 70th birthday - it was so lovely to get together again; we were blessed with glorious weather, lots of fun times were had by the pool and on the beach, and lots of delicious food and drink consumed - a fabulous champagne breakfast, a family pub meal (finally), toasting

By |2021-10-18T08:59:46+01:00June 14th, 2021|

Mum tums, muffin tops and wobbly bits

You show me a woman (or man for that matter) who loves absolutely everything about their body, and I'll show you a liar! That's harsh, I suppose there are those rare unicorns out there somewhere, but I've never met one. When you look at yourself in the mirror, what do you look at? Your smokin' hot legs? Your fab-u-lous cleavage? Course not! For some

By |2021-10-17T21:37:21+01:00May 25th, 2021|

You can’t outrun a bad diet (and other cliches)

I'm five months into my new year, new me journey so let me tell you how it's going Bridget Jones style: Diary entry: 11th May 2021 Weight: 10 stone 2 lbs (6 lbs less than at the start of the year - muscle weighs more than fat right?) Alcohol units: too many Calories: too many Exercise: going well...I can now comfortably pull

By |2021-10-17T21:01:11+01:00May 10th, 2021|

How to NOT exercise…

Yep, you read that correctly...this is all about how to NOT exercise. Don't get me wrong, there are loads of people who are great at not exercising. In fact most people probably spend way too long sitting down - even if you do get the recommended weekly physical activity of 150 minutes, my guess is that you spend a lot of the

By |2021-10-17T20:57:09+01:00April 22nd, 2021|

Warning! Exercise may cause happiness

There are loads of reasons why I choose to exercise - I know it helps to manage my weight, I know it lowers my risk of heart disease, diabetes, osteoporosis and there are lots of other great physical benefits. But more and more these days, I exercise because I just feel better when I do. Not necessarily at the time - running

By |2021-10-17T20:47:52+01:00March 26th, 2021|
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