We know that coming to the gym can feel a bit of a chore sometimes and can be a challenge both physically and mentally, but week in and week out we see familiar faces, as well as new faces in our classes. You guys are coming and giving your energy, commitment and attention to our SMASH classes and we are proud to see how well you are doing! The improvements are visible to us and we hope you are seeing/feeling them too

Throughout the month we will be exploring what Pride means to us, yourself and others and the positive impact living with pride can bring to your life. We will also look at how some aspects of pride can actually prevent us from achieving certain goals and explore how our egos can affect daily life in good and negative ways. Until the next email on Wednesday, have a think about what Pride means to you...

For many of you bank holiday weekends mean an extra day off work, for us in the fitness industry it usually means a quieter few days which gives us an opportunity to re-set and re-focus. If you find yourself in a position of having a little more time on your hands this weekend, what will you do with it

Getting a little bit of Vitamin D every day is so beneficial to our health in many ways so why not combine a burst of sun with a leisurely run? Or even a not-so-leisurely run?!!

As most of you may know by now the SMASH team are running the Vitality 10k this bank holiday Monday and we are taking a few of the SMASH crew with us. 

This week is mental health awareness week and, as you know, mental health and wellbeing is something Sam and I are both very passionate about - it's why we created SMASH! Hopefully you have seen some interesting, helpful and informative posts on social media, interviews in magazines/newspapers or articles on the radio and TV?

Hen parties are not something I would usually look forward to – all the alcohol and drunkenness that seems to be associated with it. However after giving up alcohol 9 years ago (as I’ve mentioned many times) – I’ve learned to embrace parties and nights out

How many times have you said "I'm going to start that on Monday" or "That can wait until the weekend" or even "Next year I'll do it..."? Most of us can probably raise our hands and say we have done this more than once!

As you probably have gathered over previous emails, I’ve gone through a few things and have had to make a number of life changing decisions over the years (as many of us do) – today I wanted to share with you the (shortened version) story of how I became a personal trainer.

Most of you attend our SMASH classes and we are very proud to see how much stronger you are all becoming as the weeks go by, especially with some of those exercises you had never done before! Speed, flexibility, mental strength, agility, endurance - all of you are smashing the classes in your own way and we hope that you feel the benefits elsewhere in your lives - work, home and play.