The Greatest Gift My Dad Ever Gave Me — Learning to Love a Challenge
When I was eight years old, I desperately wanted a pony. And when I say desperately, I mean I was probably driving my parents completely mad. But my dad wasn’t the sort of [...]
Why Am I Not Losing Weight Despite Exercising? And Can You Really Gain 2 or 3lbs Overnight?
Recently, I turned 50, and to celebrate, I went on a wonderful trip to Florida with my parents and my husband, Jason. I made a decision before I went. I was going to [...]
How I Became a Personal Trainer — It Wasn’t Quite the Plan!
In my early twenties, I absolutely loved working for Carphone Warehouse. It was a brilliant company to work for. Mobile phones were still relatively new, business was booming and I was earning [...]
Is 6 Weeks Enough for a Fitness Transformation?
Can you really change your body in just six weeks? It’s a question I get asked quite often, and the answer is absolutely yes. But what you achieve in those six weeks depends [...]
How I Started Running Marathons & One Resurrection
There was a period of my life when my dating history could probably best be described as a car crash.Not tragic. Just… chaotic.And somewhere in the middle of all that, I met a [...]
How NOT to Lose Weight for Your Wedding: The Dress That Was Too Small
For years, I thought I ate really well. I ate clean, I trained, I was active, and I genuinely believed I had a pretty good handle on food. Then I met Jason, [...]
A Little Girl With Big Dreams
I was eight years old when I desperately wanted a pony. Like most pony-mad little girls, I dreamed about having one of my own. My dad told me that if I could save [...]
Why Getting Stronger Matters More Than Getting Lighter
For years, so much of fitness has been focused on weight loss. Get lighter. Eat less. Burn more calories. Watch the number on the scales. And although body weight can be useful [...]
From No Motivation to the London Marathon
When Hannah first came to me, she was very honest about where she was. She told me she completely lacked motivation, knew she needed to make a change and wanted some help [...]
Afraid of the Gym? You’re Not Alone
Over the years, I’ve had so many people come to me who have a fear of being judged at the gym. Jason's story is one of the strongest reminders i have of [...]
Meet Harry – Still Training at 98
One of the most rewarding parts of my job is working with people of all ages and helping them stay as strong, mobile and independent as possible. Meet Harry — my oldest client [...]
Why Building and Preserving Muscle Matters in Menopause
I spent years running. For a long time, cardio was a huge part of how I trained and how I thought about staying fit. But as I’ve got older, and having been through [...]
The Truth About “Toning”
If you're like most people, you've probably uttered the word 'tone.' As in, "I really need to tone up my (insert body part here)." What we mean by that is that we'd like [...]
Top Ten Fat-Burning Foods
Chilli Pepper Flakes Hot peppers contain the active ingredient capsaicin, a chemical that can enhance calorie burning at rest as well as reduce hunger and food intake. The boost in calorie burn [...]
Tips To Beat Sugar Cravings
People who eat sugar on a daily basis typically crave even more sugar. It can correctly be called an addiction. Blood sugar levels spike after eating sugar and then plummet, resulting in a [...]
List of Refined Carbs
This is important information for health or weight loss. Processed carbohydrates are the major cause of weight gain, obesity, specific skin conditions, and many diet related diseases including heart disease, hypertension, insulin resistance, [...]
43 Fitness Tips for a Healthier, Stronger You
1. Don't worry about staying in a "fat - burning zone". Focus on your overall activity, training and calorie balance across the day. 2. Use seasonings on your food instead of sauces. [...]
How To Overcome Nerves In Sports
Ideally, when two teams compete, both will be at their best and they will put on a show for themselves and their fans. However, players can be filled with anxiety before and during [...]
Fitness Myths
UPPER-ARM EXERCISES GET RID OF BINGO WINGS You can strengthen and shape the muscles in your upper arms, but you cannot choose where your body loses fat from. Exercises such as tricep [...]
Meal Plans & Workouts
Just a few of the meals and workouts I have been creating for the Fayesfitness online members. It's amazing how great GET LEAN food tastes and with such a huge variety to chose [...]
10 Things You Must Give Up To Be Successful
When we think about how to achieve success, we often focus on the skills and habits we should add to our lives. But sometimes the key to success actually lies in our ability [...]
Some Of The Worst Foods For Your Muscles
You’re working hard to get ripped. You've been hitting the gym but if you don’t eat the right foods, you'll slow down your progress. You need to choose meals and snacks that will [...]
Weight Gain
I have been receiving quite a few emails regarding weight gain, I hope this helps. First check your BMI on the chart I have attached. Weight gain isn’t something that is easy to [...]
9 Ways to Detox Safely and Naturally
Hydrate, Hydrate, Hydrate! Drinking plenty of water is one of the easiest ways to detox yourself. Water helps the body flush out toxins by moving along the cellular processes that are responsible for [...]
7 Ways to Increase Your Metabolism
Lose weight fast by adding these metabolism-boosting strategies to your daily routine. Sure, you know that a solid weight training session, an afternoon bike ride will get your metabolism cranking. But what are [...]
The top 10 foods with the worst reputations
True, we are surrounded by junk foods, packed with sugar, fat and salt and generally processed to the extreme — but which ones are the real worst foods to eat, the foods that [...]
Eating Clean: What Exactly Is It?
The basics of Clean Eating are simple: Eat a wide-variety of whole, unrefined and unprocessed foods in a form that’s as close as possible to how the foods appear in nature. Avoid processed [...]

























