Frequently Asked Questions: Home-Based Personal Training with Tonia... 1. Do I need to provide any exercise equipment? No, you do not. I provide all the necessary equipment  for your training session at home, which is typically portable and high-quality, such as resistance bands, dumbbells, kettlebells, mats, weight plates, steps, weighted vest etc. All you will need is comfortable clothes & shoes for exercise and a drink of water to hand plus any medication you might require

Tough Mudder The Daily Juggle Let's be honest, juggling work, family, social lives, and everything in between can leave us feeling like...

Tough Mudder The Daily Juggle Let's be honest, juggling work, family, social lives, and everything in between can leave us feeling like...

We live in a world obsessed with numbers on a scale. From media to casual conversations, weight is often centre stage when we talk about health. When people realise that I am a personal trainer, they will often tell me, ‘oh, I need to lose x amount of weight’. Or perhaps, ‘I have lost weight before - I just need to get back into (whatever thing I was doing before)’. The focus is on weight, the numbers on a scale and the calories. There is usually no consideration of WHY thing

Discover how anxiety can impact exercise and learn strategies to overcome it. Explore anxiety's role in exercise...

The aim of this blog post is to explore something that's becoming more and more crucial in our lives: preventative healthcare. It's not...

The Sutton Park Walk and Talk group is a FREE local walking group. I set up the group in September 2024 to combat loneliness and...

One of a series of posts about chronic health conditions & exercise. What is Osteoporosis? Osteoporosis is a health condition that...

You might have heard the phrase "sitting is the new smoking." It's a stark comparison, but is there truth behind it? In our increasingly...

Do you have asthma? It needn't be a barrier to exercise. Find out more in our latest blog post...

Throughout the month of September, I ran the Live Yourself Better Habit Changer Challenge called 'Steptember'. The idea was simple;...

As you may know, I lost 12kg in recent years; the accumulation of weight gained during Covid lockdowns and following the birth of my...

I began practising mindfulness in 2011 following an NHS CBT course. Over the years, I have used various meditations, and eventually...

The Be Active scheme offers a fantastic opportunity to enjoy a variety of physical activities completely free of charge. Who can join?...

Photo courtesy of Dawn Smith I first met Dawn last year, when I attended a group swimming lesson at Midland Open Water. It was important...

A focus on weight and appearance can lead to unhealthy obsessions and feelings of inadequacy, low self esteem and ultimately, a poor...

Throughout 2024, I am running free habit changer challenges. The idea is to create a healthier, happier, fitter you. The challenges give...

The recipe dates (no pun intended!) back to around 2013 when I had to limit the dairy in my diet and become egg free whilst feeding my...

Both from a personal point of view, (as a 43-year-old female, living locally), and from a professional point of view (as a...

Habits are routines. Changing habits is possible if we repeat the same action again and again. If you think about it, when you were...