In June, Claire Bradshaw and I wrote and delivered a webinar called Leading Virtual Teams for NHS Library and Knowledge Services. We created 10 tips for Leading Virtual Teams and I promised I’d write the tips up for a blog…
I asked Tom (who wrote last week’s blog on nutrition) to explain a little more about what should we consider when we’re buying trainers. You can also follow Tom on Instagram. (Edge of the Herd) Are you wearing running shoes…
I asked my friend, and personal trainer Tom Gallon to write a guest blog post about nutrition. Tom knows ALL of the stuff and has been a huge support to me as I start my career as a PT. Hi,…
We live in the age of information overload, of misinformation and more worryingly, of disinformation. And we’re living through a global pandemic. What could possibly go wrong? Have you been scrolling wildly through Facebook? Twitter? Instagram? ALL of the social…
Coronavirus. A global pandemic. It all feels like we’re living out the plot to a science fiction film. In the space of a month, everything has changed. I was wondering how you were doing? Because to be honest, I’m struggling…
Some of things I normally do to relieve stress went completely out of the window in the middle of March and I realised that I’ve not been doing any Pilates or having a bath last thing. It’s really common when…
Often stress can be exacerbated when we feel like everything is out of our control. Stephen Covey has an exercise that he calls ‘Circles of influence and circles of control’ and it’s from his book ‘7 habits of highly effective…
Some of my favourite books on changing behaviours and habits are by Gretchen Rubin and Rangan Chatterjee. They both have an overriding message about not making change too drastic or big for us to cope with. Trying to change everything…
I did my personal training qualifications through Trafford College and fantastically, earlier this year, my teacher Rick Poole, put me forward for a competition for newly qualified personal trainers. It’s the WorldSkills UK Fitness Trainer Competition which is managed by…
My name is Lisa and I’m a personal trainer and coach. Which part of me still finds slightly funny. (ME? You’re avin’ a larf) It’s incredible and really exciting that I can say that. When I was younger I didn’t…