In Shape Radio

Summer is here.

Well, kind of, as it's hard to believe if you look out of the window in the UK mid- June.

As summer schedules tend to see an uptick in social events and holidays involving food and drink, it can be easy to give up on fitness.

Especially if all you've ever focused on is fat loss. 

But how can you keep your mind engaged with a goal which is more suited to the season of socials?

In this episode, I share some common ideas I discuss with my coaching clients to ensure they don't undo all of their hard work in summer.

Enjoy!

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The way we think about fat loss and the challenges which come with can arguably make or break how successful the fat loss phase is.

In this episode, I cover a few statements which start with "It's okay too".

This list of mindset shifts are taken from some of the most common mindset shifts my most successful transformation clients make when getting in shape.

Enjoy!

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Last weekend, I injured myself quite badly.

Not by weight training hard or doing muddy obstacle courses.

No, something much less intense (explained in the episode!)

But the injury has made me think about an analogy I always use in coaching, and the injury is a prime example of why.

You can learn a big lesson from this with your own health and fitness.

So have a listen!

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Enjoying your training is massively important in my opinion.

If you're going to work hard, but yourself through pain, and show up when you don't feel like it - make sure there's an element of enjoyment.

After last week's Tough Mudder, I had a think about how important the enjoyment aspect is to encourage going back for me.

After raising the topic with a friend over coffee, we got onto the subject of...

"What would your last ever workout be if you were on death row?"

And as you may of guessed, I'm about to tell you mine, along with the rationale as to why.

Including my pre workout meal, drinks, playlist and exercise selection.

Enjoy!

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Ever looked at a Tough Mudder event and thought...that looks fun!

Yeah, same.

And yesterday, I finally got around to doing one with some of my clients.

A short and sweet episode today to give you my verdict!

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One of the most significant sliding door moments in my career (and life!) came when I started teaching legs, bums and tums at a Fit4Less gym.

With my home town team, Nottingham Forest, currently on the edge of European glory, I decided to have a bit of a reflect on my decision and record my thoughts for an episode of In Shape Radio. 

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Online flexible dieting advice for fat loss sounds logical and appealing.

Factor in the food and drinks you most enjoy whilst burning fat.

Use 20% of your calories for beer or chocolate.

Calorie bank 200 calories for a wine and pizza night or afternoon down the pub.

Whilst I still agree these are very useful strategies for fat loss which enable flexibility around special events...

Most people giving this advice forget a really important piece of advice.

Something which kept me stuck in my own journey for a long time.

One I figured out this topic I discuss on today's episode, I found it much easier to be nail flexible dieting without it derailing my progress.

If you have any questions on this topic, here's where to find me and connect: 

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The spring months between Easter and Summer often bring about some of the most motivated fat loss phases.

Whether thats a knee-jerk crash diet or a well structured rapid fat loss phase, it is imperative you reverse yourself out of the diet with the right mindset and structure.

That's if you want to minimise the chances of piling all the weight back on...which I'm sure you do?

If you have any questions on this topic, here's where to find me and connect: 

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Towards the end of 2025, I was experiencing much higher levels of anxiety than normal.

After a doing bit of an audit on habits and routines during December, I realised my caffeine intake had crept up a lot since moving to Greece!

So I've changed how I consume it, and here are the results!

If you have any questions on this topic, here's where to find me and connect: 

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Happy Easter weekend! 

It's not just kids who enjoy chocolate at Easter, let's be honest.

But is the pleasure we get from chocolate all in the mind?

Or is there a physiological component to it?

Is the pleasure response stronger for women?

Expect to learn all of this and more to explain why the Easter eggs hit different this weekend.

If you have any questions on this topic, here's where to find me and connect: 

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Email: [email protected]

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