Why Embodied 

About me

My practice, experience and my values

I started off in the world of science first, getting my Bachelors in Food and Health Science. I interned at the International Life Sciences Institute in Europe, and I was in the gym at least 5 days a week. Running at the weekends. Trying to find the best workout split, the best pre workout meal, the best post workout shake, the best night time snack

It was so. Damn. Boring

I'd spend the week waiting for a cheat day, and set myself back to square one. I'd miss nights out, in case they ruined my training the next day. I'd panic if I got held up at work, or my pre workout meal wasn't perfectly timed 

What the hell was the point of spending so much time worrying about my health and fitness, if I wasn't even living?

I didn't want to sacrifice my life to build an amazing body. I wanted my body to give me the confidence to pursue the life I wanted. So I left the office world behind and studied to become a Personal Trainer. I knew I was giving up money, comfort and the ease of familiarity

But I did it anyway

Like you, I'd been sold the idea that fitness is a full time job. That I had to sacrifice, grind it out, that I must give it 110% of my focus

Well that's just a fucking lie

So what does Embodying fitness look like?

Well that photo you're seeing? That's not a cheat meal

It's not me binging or throwing caution to the wind, it's enjoyment

I don't sacrifice fun for abs (and I don't trade in the abs for fun either!)

Something I learned, is that people are set in their ways. Refusing to take risks, to experiment, to ask themselves 'what if?'

We see people in the gym everyday, eating chicken, broccoli and rice. And we figure that's what we have to do too

I cut my workouts in half. 3 workouts per week, sometimes 2! And my strength exploded

I stopped weighing out portions of cottage cheese every night before bed. Getting lean was never so easy

And I traded gruelling cardio for things I actually enjoyed. Hiking, surfing, sprinting, boxing. Things that enriched my life, instead of dominating it.

Will you?