Keeping your spirits up
Keeping your spirits up To say that the last year has been a tough year is an understatement. After many months of COVID-19 restrictions and its impact on our careers, relationships and other aspects of our lives, you might be finding it difficult to stay positive. Indeed, Dr Adrian James, the president of the Royal […]
How to Start 2021 with Purpose
Go dry, go vegan, get more sleep, give back – how to start 2021 with purpose January is a great month to focus on your health and develop some new habits for 2021. But we know how hard it can be to get motivated. To help you stay focused, the KBPT team thought you might […]
How to build healthy new habits for 2021
How to build healthy new habits for 2021 21 days. Some experts say that’s all it takes to form a new habit. So, as we hurtle towards the new year and you start thinking about your fitness goals for 2021, here are KBPT’s top tips for making them stick. Let’s say goodbye to the uncertainty […]
Men’s health: Move for Movember
Did you know that, on average, men die six years earlier than women due to ill health? That’s one of the heartbreaking statistics on the Movember website. Although KBPT is an all-female personal training team (and although we can’t grow mustaches…), we’re inspired by the way Movember has changed the face of men’s health in […]
Great staycation: 5 activity-packed weekends in the UK
Have your summer plans been turned upside down? Although that music festival and foreign holiday might have been canceled, there are lots of great places to explore in the UK. Here are five suggestions from KBPT for active holidays close to home. Surfing in Devon Now, we’re a little biased as our founder Kate lives […]
New outdoor exercise rules.
The new outdoor exercise rules Hopefully, you’ve been making the most of the sunshine to exercise outside in recent weeks. Our founder Kate has been enjoying long walks and bike rides near her home in Devon and the KBPT team is now back training clients outdoors – following the 2-metre rule and armed with anti-bac […]
Three ways to look after yourself as lockdown is relaxed.
A couple of weeks ago, we wrote about looking after your mental wellbeing during lockdown. To mark Mental Health Awareness Week (18 – 24 May), we’ve got some more tips to help you cope with the current situation. After the Prime Minister announced his conditional plan for easing lockdown in the UK, you might be […]
How to look after your mental wellbeing in lockdown.
Are you anxious about your health? Stressed about how coronavirus might affect your finances? Frustrated that you can’t see your mates or do all the things you love doing? You’re not alone. Here at KBPT, we completely understand why we have to stay at home but that doesn’t mean we don’t find it hard sometimes. […]
Five ways to practice self-care
“Love yourself first and everything else falls in line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in the world.” (Lucille Ball) If you’ve found the last few weeks stressful, you’re not alone. So, we thought we’d share some of the KBPT team’s favorite ways of taking time for ourselves. After all, the […]
Why writing things down is good for you.
As part of our focus on getting you healthy, our KBPT trainers want to help you look after your mental health too. One way you can do this is through mindfulness, which is about paying more attention to the present moment and how you feel. As Professor Mark Williams, former director of the Oxford Mindfulness […]