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🏃🏼‍♀️🌲 Trail Runner /Welsh Walker
💦 Cold Water Adventurer
🏋️‍♀Online Strength Classes
💖 Mum/Personal Trainer
💪🏼 AN Coach fuelled by

08/04/2026

🌊 DEVON’S BEST KEPT SECRET NO ONE TALKS ABOUT… UNTIL NOW 🌊

You know the coves that hit different for wild swims?

This one hits foreign‑holiday vibes without the flights ✈️ ✨

Welcome to Churston Cove the English Riviera hidden gem that feels like a secret paradise tucked into South Devon’s rugged coastline 🌿💎

✔️ Crystal clear water that looks unreal even on a cloudy day 💧

✔️ Shingle beach framed by towering cliffs and ancient woodland 🌲⛰️

✔️ Zero facilities, zero crowds, zero filter needed 🤙

🦭 Bob the seal home 🏡

I ❤️ wild fresh swims and this place you must add to your wish list ✨ ⛵

31/03/2026

If you’ve recently found my page… you’re very welcome here 🤍❤️💚

This isn’t a highlight reel.This is real life… strength, fresh air, healing and showing up even when life hits hard.

I started leaning into the outdoors, strength training and cold water after losing my dad. Grief changes you… but movement, nature and connection have helped me find my way through it.

This space is for anyone who loves:
⛰️ Trails & getting lost in nature
💪 Women getting strong (especially in their 30s, 40s & 50s)
🌊 Cold water dips & recovery
🔥 Staying capable at every stage of life
☀️ Choosing fresh air over the sofa

Around here you'll see
:Early mornings 🌄Muddy trainers 🥾Dumbbells in the garden 💪Sea dips 🌊Simple nutrition 🍓Real life… not perfection.

Because this isn’t about being the fittest person in the room.

It’s about being the woman who doesn’t quit on herself.

If you love:
🌄 Welsh views that reset your mind
🥾 Trail walks & runs
❄️ Cold water adventures
💬 Positive women supporting each other

You’ll fit right in here.

If you’re on Instagram too, come and say hello 👇

https://www.instagram.com/p/DWEtCM2CFHh/?igsh=bjQ3eGhiang1dDFj

And if you’re just watching quietly…That’s OK too.Everyone starts somewhere 🤍

Strong. Healthy. Happy. Outside. 🌊💪⛰️

https://www.instagram.com/p/DWEtCM2CFHh/?igsh=bjQ3eGhiang1dDFj

28/03/2026

Fresh air, wild woods, warm saunas and brave cold dips… this is wellness the South Wales way 🌲💚✨

Candleston Woods with the community 🌲💚

Sometimes the best workouts aren't in the gym, they're out in nature resetting your nervous system and filling your cup. 🚶‍♀️🍃

We dipped we talked, we laughed and of course… we finished with coffee ☕

This place is a reset dream you have to book or rebook ;
♨️Wood burner hot tub 🔥🛁
♨️Wood burner sauna overlooking the forest through that huge glass window 🌲🔥🧖‍♀️
💦Cold shower 🚿❄️
💦Cold pod ❄️🧊
🪣Cold bucket challenge 🪣🥶

Hot… cold… hot… cold… the ultimate recovery cycle and nervous system reset ♨️❄️

Thank you again for your 5 ⭐ ✨ Treatment

27/03/2026

Britain’s only natural thermal spa… and worth every mile to switch off. ♨️ At and a visit to the Roman Baths.

Wow… what a phenomenal day in Bath ♨️

Today completely filled my cup.

This morning we stepped back over 2,000 years of history visiting the incredible Roman Baths. Walking where the Romans once bathed and seeing the natural hot spring that still flows today was just mind-blowing. The history, the atmosphere, the preservation… absolutely fascinating. 🏛️

Then we followed it with a 2-hour luxury session at the Thermae Bath Spa and honestly… it was worth every single mile travelling from Cardiff.

You MUST GO !

The natural thermal pools were unbelievable.

Highlights for me:
✨ The rooftop pool looking over the city
✨ The ground floor pool isn’t just warm… it’s filled with 10,000-year-old water packed with 42 natural minerals.
✨ The incredible star relaxation room
✨ The steam/sauna rooms on different levels
✨ Pure switch-off time with wonderful company
✨ Cafe mid level coffee ☕ reset
✨ Hot.showers with Elemis Products

And the best part?
These photos are from the Thermae Spa website because when you go in phones are not allowed. No photos. No videos. No scrolling.
And honestly… that was phenomenal.
You actually relax.
You actually reset.
No notifications.
No distractions.

Just heat, water, quiet and your thoughts.

In a world where we're constantly switched on, this felt like the ultimate digital detox. 📵

Moral of the story if you want the experience, you have to go and let go

(Photos of the spa taken from socials of Thermaespa)

23/03/2026

First sea dip of the year 📍 Jackson Bay, Barry 🌊❄️

I honestly forgot just how much I needed that salty water 💦

Jackson Bay was beautiful today. The walk across the sand 👣, the fresh sea air 🌬️, and that feeling when your feet first hit the cold water and your whole body wakes up ⚡.

There’s something about this place that just resets everything mentally and physically 🧠💙

At the top of the bay there's now a sauna 🔥 if you want to book contrast therapy book on with 🔥 ♨️

Plus a little coffee spot ☕ which makes it feel like a proper wellness destination rather than just a beach visit. (Closed on Monday's)

My why is simple… perimenopause 🌡️

The hot flushes 🔥
The inflammation
The joint aches 🦴
The disrupted sleep 😴
It all adds up. Cold water feels like one of the few things that genuinely helps me manage it naturally ❄️

I honestly believe my regular cold exposure is a big reason:
💪 I recover well from training
🦵 I rarely get DOMS (muscle soreness)
🤸 My joints stay mobile
😊 My mood feels more balanced
🧠 My resilience feels stronger

It’s become part of how I look after myself, not just something “extreme” people do.

I’ve created my own little version of this at home too: Outdoor cold shower 🚿 and sauna.

Cold plunge pod (finally filled today!) 🧊❄️
Not for trends 🚫
Not for content 🚫
Just for longevity ❤️

Also great to see Barry improving:
🏗️ New refurbished units on the front.
🚻 New changing rooms being built
🍟 New Chippy replacing my favourite Booty's.
🌴 Barry Island generally looking great and always working hard to keep litter 🚮 free!

Don't just head down to the island. Walk to the end by Whitmore Bay and around to Jackson.

22/03/2026

🌸 Spring reminder: go visit Clyne Gardens & Clyne Castle 🌸

If you’re looking for somewhere beautiful to explore in South Wales right now, make time for Clyne Gardens and view Clyne Castle while everything is coming into bloom.

Clyne Castle dates back to the 1700s and was originally built by Richard Phillips. The estate later passed to the famous Swansea industrialist William Graham Vivian and his family in the 1800s.

It was the Vivians who created the stunning gardens we see today. Algernon Vivian, a keen botanist, developed the grounds into a botanical garden, planting rare trees and plants from around the world. Many of the huge rhododendrons, camellias and magnolias blooming today were planted over 100 years ago.

After World War II the estate was given to the people of Swansea and the gardens are now run by Swansea Council so everyone can enjoy them.

Perfect place for:🌿 A peaceful walk🏃‍♀️ A gentle run👨‍👩‍👧 Family exploring📸 Spring photos everywhere..

One disappointment though the famous Japanese bridge is currently closed because it isn’t safe. Such a shame as it’s one of the most iconic spots in the gardens. Hopefully it gets restored soon.

Still 100% worth visiting while the spring colours are out 🌸

📍 Clyne Gardens, Swansea📍 Clyne Castle, Swansea

19/03/2026

"If Carlsberg did coastlines… this would be it." 🌊🔥 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 ♥️ The Gower Peninsula

This one sits firmly in my top 5 favourite Coast path routes in Wales… starting in Mumbles near Verdi's, following the stunning Wales Coast Path to Caswell Bay and back.

📍 Perfect distance
➡️ 4 miles out
⬅️ 4 miles back
🎯 Total = 8 miles
Pathway ; Excellent 👌

But what makes this route special… you're not just moving your body… you're moving through Welsh history ⚓

You pass:
🌊 Bracelet Bay ⚓
🌊 Limeslade Bay 🪨
🌊 Langland Bay 🏖️
🌊 Rotherslade Bay 💎
🌊 Caswell Bay 🌊
Cliff paths ⛰️
Sea air 🌬️
Views for days 👀
Proper headspace reset 🧠✨

Save this one.
Because honestly…

Some of the best therapy in midlife isn't indoors.
It's 8 miles of coastline, fresh air, history and proving you're still strong. 🔥💪🌊

📌 Save this route
📌 Add it to your Wales Coast Path list
📌 Sun is out this weekend ☀️ go explore and treat yourself after to fish 🐟 and chips on the pier or Italian Verdis.

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