When I first started my job in London, 2 and a half years ago, I was not in the best shape and to be honest felt a little MEHH (yes, this is a word now). Once I had fully settled in my job and new house, I knew that It was important to join a gym and try to get back into a routine of looking after my body. I joined the Nuffield Health in Covent Garden, mainly for convenience as it’s a 2 second walk from my office, this means I literally cannot go home without walking past and regretting not going in.   

I must admit that in the past I have been known to go on crash diets and participate in the latest fads, but inevitable they never last and I end up feeling great for a time and then quickly going back to not feeling great. The last year and a half I have become to understand my body more, what it needs and when, and also, I have really fallen in love with fitness and being healthy.

It all started when I signed up to a 12-week program with Hayden, my mum’s PT and all-round good guy. This was a bit of a kick start for me and Hayden was the best, he helped with my nutrition (did all my macros for me which I then tracked in MyFitnessPal) and designed a workout plan that changed ever 4 weeks. I cannot tell you how great this was. I saw the difference after the first 4 weeks and I got a hell of a lot stronger after the plan finished. It was amazing how quickly I got into the plan and loved it – ever since then I have followed different variations of that plan, just adding in extra bits or swapping out exercises when I want to.

This year I decided that I want to get strong, so I have a new PT at the Covent Garden gym called Alice, who has designed a program to help me reach this goal. Its fun, she’s fun, we have a laugh and we lift pretty heavy.

One of the reasons I love the gym and going so much is how much better I feel after – well maybe not immediately after – and not just physically. I am the kind of person who relies heavily on routine, it makes me completely out of whack if I am out of routine for too long. So, fitting the gym / or any kind of exercise into that is important and because I am enjoying it so much, I don’t actually find it hard to fit it in. I will most likely make plans around the gym now – sad I know!

I don’t have a specific goal in mind, although I might think about setting actual lifting targets at some point, but for now its all about seeing my body change and carrying on the way I am going at the moment. As long as I’m still enjoying it and seeing results I will keep working and work damn hard.

I will be using this blog to also hold myself accountable in the gym, so look out for more fitness post, and probably some sweaty selfies to go alongside!