How to Finish November Feeling Strong, Not Just Surviving It
There’s a particular kind of November tiredness that creeps in once the clocks have changed. The mornings feel heavier, the evenings close in before you’ve even left the office, and the sofa starts putting up a genuinely persuasive case over your workout. If your motivation has taken a dip this month, you’re nowhere near alone. […]
Exercising Through Perimenopause and Menopause: What Actually Helps
A lot of the women who come to us during perimenopause or menopause say some version of the same thing: their body doesn’t seem to respond the way it used to, and it’s frustrating in a way that’s hard to explain to someone who hasn’t been through it. If that sounds familiar, you’re not imagining […]
Training With KBPT: Kate Answers Your Questions
Before anyone starts personal training, there’s usually a small pile of questions sitting behind the decision. How does it actually work? Do I need to already be reasonably fit? Where would we even train? And how do you know you’ll end up with the right trainer, not just whoever’s available? I get asked some version […]
The Case for Signing Up to a Race This Autumn
Somewhere between the school run, the 8am stand-up and whatever’s waiting in your inbox by lunchtime, “get fitter” tends to stay a vague intention rather than an actual plan. A race changes that. It doesn’t matter if you’d never call yourself a runner, having a date in the diary gives your training something a New […]
What Happens the Week Everything Falls Apart
It usually starts the same way. Training’s going well, you’re feeling stronger, meals are sorted, and then….a big deadline lands, a child comes home from school unwell, a family thing you can’t get out of takes over your weekend. Three sessions become one. The meal prep stops. By Sunday night you’re wondering how you lost […]
The Fitness Myths We Hear on Almost Every First Session
Ask ten different people how to lose weight, build strength or “tone up” and you’ll get ten different answers, most of them recycled from someone’s Instagram feed. Between social media, gym chat and well-meaning advice from friends, it’s genuinely hard to know what’s worth listening to and what’s just noise. We hear the same handful […]
The 4pm Sunset Problem (And How to Actually Deal With It)
You know it’s coming. That first week in October when you leave the office and it’s already dark, the temperature’s dropped ten degrees since the morning, and the idea of a park workout suddenly feels a lot less appealing than the sofa. If your motivation takes a nosedive the moment the clocks start creeping back, […]
Healthy Comfort Foods That Actually Fit Your Life (Not Just Your Diet Plan)
You know the feeling. It’s gone 6pm, the light’s already dropping over Victoria Park, and all you want is something warm, filling and easy after a day that started with emails at 7am and ended with a client call running late. Comfort food season is back, and if you’re a woman juggling a career, a […]
Are You Training… or Just Exercising?
Most people walk into the gym with good intentions. They work hard, leave feeling sweaty and tick another workout off the list. But here’s an important question: Are you actually training, or are you simply exercising? Both are good for your health, but they’re not the same thing. Understanding the difference could be the key […]
Why September Is the Perfect Time to Get Back Into a Healthy Routine (Without Starting Over)
September often feels like a fresh start. Summer holidays come to an end, children return to school, work routines settle and many people decide it’s finally time to prioritise their health and fitness again. September is a great time to refocus on your health and fitness, but it doesn’t mean you have to start from […]