Finally, just before the pandemic hit, I hired a coach. In those few short weeks we spent together, she helped me build enough confidence to overcome my fears and start pushing myself. I still didn’t feel ready for the main area of the gym, so I stuck to the “ladies’ section” for a while. But over time, I mustered up the courage —and now I feel right at home there!

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My passion kept growing, and I wanted to understand fitness on a deeper level. I decided to qualify as a Personal Trainer, becoming a Behaviour Change Specialist and a Pre-and Post-Natal Personal Trainer as well.

Along the way, I also trained as a natural bodybuilding competitor, placing 1st, 3rd, and 4th across two federations in 2024.

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I’m still amazed with how far I’ve come. Weight training has given me a stronger body, confidence, and pain relief in my knees that I hadn’t experienced since my teens. At 47, I feel fitter and stronger than I did in my 20s. Trusting the process was one of the hardest things I’ve done, but I’m so grateful to have overcome those mental barriers and reinvented myself along the way.