Higgiefit Sports & Remedial Therapy & Biomechanics Coaching

27/11/2025

Brilliant catch up with
Helping to free off his tight hips and back, to keep him moving forward with his training and helping his clients 💪

Love helping other fitness professionals to achieve their goals 🙏
The world's always better when we lift each other up!

25/11/2025

What a journey. Spending my lunchtime reflecting on the journey so far back to my fitness life and back to health. Pics: Oct 23 to Nov 25 (today's check in!)

For those who have recently started to follow me:
I'm Maria, the face behind Higgiefit, a sports and remedial therapist, personal trainer and sports science teacher.

I have 5 children & 2 beautiful grandsons, 3 dogs & 3 grandpuppies 😂

I've been in sports & fitness for most of my life, having competed in Taekwondo Internationally, in addition to playing roller derby and running 25 events and several other OCR races.

My health & fitness took a back seat supporting my husband with a military career in the RAF, raising a large family whilst he was away, studying at Uni for a combined 9 years, fostering many teenagers & finally adopting a then 4 year old with complex neurological needs, whilst working as a full time lecturer... add Covid & you get the picture.

Despite my knowledge, I was sleep deprived & running on stress, leaving me at a size UK22 & weighing 102kg (I'm 5ft4). My health was bad, ending up with depression, blood pressure issues & having to have surgery to remove growths in my womb in 2021.

By 2023 I'd had enough & decided to sort things out, prioritising my own health with good food choices & resistance training.

In the past two years I set a goal to compete in my first body building competition at the age of 48... I've also run my first Ultra Marathon this year!

The hard work has paid off! I am now running my remedial massage and personal training business full-time, gaining a better work life balance, I am also down to a UK8 size & weight 66kg with definition, as the aim was always health, not being skinny!

I'm now officially in prep for my competition in May 26 with the help of my amazing coaches .the.mould.coaching &

I'm proud of the journey I've been on and I love helping my clients to achieve their personal goals, be that fitness, mobility, health or aesthetic aims.

If any of this resonates with you then drop my page a follow or DM me for information about online or face to face coaching. Let me help you to achieve your goals!

24/11/2025

This Saturday we took over for a wonderful, fun photo shoot with the brilliant and the wonderful help of fab hairdresser who was on hand to make sure everyone was pampered if needed 😊

I am so incredibly proud of my amazing ladies who stepped out of their comfort zone and had their photos taken.
This is such an achievement as most of these ladies started their journey with a fear of coming to the gym at all... and look at them now!

This isn't a 'before and after' post, because fitness is soooo much more than that! It's about falling in love with the process, learning about balanced nuturion, enjoying and feeling confident in the gym, understanding the importance of rest and recovery, but for these ladies its also about the sisterhood of this fitness community.

These women support each other through life and everything that is thrown at them, which can be so challenging. The life experiences shared are just as valuable as the time in the gym. This is a group of women from their 20s through to their 70s, absolutely taking up space in the gym and smashing their goals... and looking phenomenal!

I am a very proud coach, but I am simply their guide and the facilitator... these women are showing up for themselves and thats what it takes!

I joined in with the shoot, as I firmly believe that I won't ask my clients to do anything I'm not happy to do myself... and it was good to share my personal progress too.

We then all headed for a beautiful meal at the amazing and the food was as delicious as always.

If you're feeling stuck and want to take that first step towards a healthier life then give me a message and we can have a no pressure chat.

We will be doing another shoot in 6 months and I'm excited to see what they and my other wonderful clients achieve 💞

17/11/2025

...things just got real!!!!

All registered for my first body building show in May 2026.

Back in October 2023, despite years of experience in the fitness industry, I was lost and in the worse shape of my life, both physically and mentally. I had physical health problems including having to have tumours removed during Covid, high blood pressure and crippling levels of self loathing. Top this off with the joys of going through the menopause and you get the picture.

Raising a disabled child with complex needs, parenting my older children through University and the challenges of young adulthood, fostering, teaching and battling my own mental health issues had left me feeling completely deflated and sitting at 102kg and a UK size 22 - the biggest I've ever been.

Something snapped when I looked at this photo and I realised I needed to change. 2 years on and I'm now officially in prep to compete in the 2026 season. I am now down to a UK size 8, full of energy and feeling like I've found me again at the grand age of 48.

Excited to see what happens and where this journey takes me, with the help of my inspirational coach Claire. Thank you as always to my amazing husband for continuing to support me all the way and my brilliant children and Higgiefit community for being the best support... bring on prep over Christmas 😂

If you can resonate with this or need a hand to get back on track then drop me a message and let's help you to get back to being you!

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14/11/2025

Our BIG Christmas competition is here!

Be in with a chance of winning 6 months of sports & remedial massage therapy for absolutely FREE!

To enter follow the steps below:

1. Share this post
2. Tag 2 friends on this post
3. Book an appointment for a Sports Massage through November and December at Higgiefit.co.uk

Once you've attended your appointment your name will be entered into the prize draw.

This is my way of saying thank you to all of my lovely patients and it's too good to miss!

The drawer will take place on New Years Day 2026

This includes the purchase of Christmas Gift Vouchers!
Remember I offer Personal Training packages too 💪🩵

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06/11/2025

Brilliant session with this morning 💪

Chipping away at the end goal and working on building that lean muscle and dropping that body fat now.

I am happy with my physique at the moment, I'm feeling strong and this is now where its getting hard... pushing past the point that is a healthy and comfortable body, to do something more and compete.

It's been years in the making and I still have a long way to go... but the biggest change for me is feeling comfortable in my skin despite weight fluctuations and body fat fluctuations.

I love that my body is strong and capable as I approach 50 years of age. I can lift heavy and I am working to increase my bone strength with resistance training, particularly important as I'm going through the menopause.

Too many people glamourise skinny as a goal... skinny is not the aim and never has been.

Strong as an ox and muscle definition is my goal... having the ability to do my sports and run around with my grandchildren as I do now.

The hard work and consistency with my nuturion will continue. I want to push my body to do the body competition as it is a tough sport and I love a challenge.

Above all else though, health is the number one priority!
I am 48 years old, I have 5 children and 2 grandchildren... I need to keep showing up for them 💪🩵

If you need help on your fitness journey or a good sports massage, give me a shout!

04/11/2025

02/11/2025

I am sooooooooo bloody proud of our AMAZING daughter. She has overcome her disabilities again and achieved something brilliant.

Told by her specialist that she would struggle with cognitive functioning and sequential activities, but she smashed it and is now British National Champion in her para category 🥰👏🙏

Thank you so much to the amazing coaches at Samantha Jayne Carrington Darrell D Carrington Alice David for everything you do 🩵

16/10/2025

🎃 Happy Halloween 🎃

As the weather gets colder, are you in need of a massage?
Do you have aches and pains that need easing out?

Get booked in for some deep tissue massage therapy and pain relief 🩵

Reduce tension, ease pain, increase circulation, increase flexibility, enhance sporting performance, reduce stress 🩵🎃🩵🎃

Appointments are available 7 days a week, including weekends and evenings!

For October only, book one massage, and get one half price!

Both treatments must be booked and paid for in advance.

Book at Higgiefit.co.uk
Or drop me a message on here.

Share this post to be entered into a prize drawer for a half-price treatment 🎃