Olcote Wellbeing

03/01/2026

Saturday : Small Steps Saturday

You don’t need to do everything this week.
Just one small thing that supports your body or mind is enough.
That could be stretching, focus on breath, walking, dancing, making a small nutritional change or simply resting without guilt.
Fitness needs to work with your life — not against it.

Need any help getting on the right track?

www.olcotewellbeing.com

02/01/2026

Friday: Feel-Good Friday - No Panic

Despite all the hype, advertising and 'New Year, New You! ' messages.....January doesn’t need extremes.
You don’t need to “fix” yourself or start perfectly.
Movement, supportive nutritional choices and realistic goals create lasting change and are sustainable.

01/01/2026

The Duchess is all ready for The Traitors tonight on BBC1 🤣🤣

01/01/2026

Happy New Year to everyone from me and The Duchess!

I'm looking forward to helping you reach those fitness goals again this year! 💪💪

Back to work tomorrow for Personal Training and classes start back again from Monday 😁😁

www.olcotewellbeing.com

28/12/2025

The Lost Sheep Wool Shop my latest creation! I've been busy the last couple of days 😁😁 You suggested a snood... So here is my latest effort! 🤣🤣.
I'll be in tomorrow to spend my Christmas voucher! 😁😁🧶🧶🧶

26/12/2025

The Duchess and I left the city this morning to blow the cobwebs away and went to visit our old stomping ground.
We went to have a look at Olcote (haven't been back for over two years) and walked our old haunts.
The Duchess zoomed around the field at West End off the lead like she was two, (rather than nearly twelve !) and we walked up to the ruined church of St Mary's of Saxlingham Thorpe , through Saxlingham itself and back up the green lane to little Digby's hill, where his ashes are scattered. We sat on the hill and the Duchess had a biscuit and we left one for Diggers too 🪽😇.
Back in the city and The duchess hasn't moved from the wood burner!! 😴

26/12/2025

Do you find inspiration in other people's stories? You will in this one.

(Before we start, sensitive listeners should know that this podcast contains mentions of bereavement, eating disorders and Addison's disease. If you're ok with that, please carry on!)

Welcome to Art Is Good For You! It's my new podcast spreading the message that making and experiencing art helps with healing and happiness, no matter who you are.

I'm Rachel Duffield, an inspirational art teacher and art life coach and the founder of Community Art Clubs CIC. It's my belief that even if art isn't up front and centre in your life, it can still have a big impact, sometimes in unexpected ways!

So I'm inviting people from all walks of life - some arty, some not - to chat with me about the three pieces of art in their life that have turned out to me memorable, special or even life-saving.

My first guest is personal trainer, clinical PT, sports therapist and nutritionist Iain Marshall Clarke, who runs his flourishing health, fitness and wellbeing smallbusiness, Olcote Wellbeing, in Norfolk, UK. Iain talks so articulately about how art has woven into the tapestry of his life. An inspirational story of persistence and positivity against difficult odds.



https://open.spotify.com/episode/0ilhMkXdXZkgiHQpZ6oIlr?si=FuH40pJ6QYWm8BjOcY5kBQ

26/12/2025

So, the lovely community artist Rachel Duffield Art has launched her new podcast series and I was lucky enough to be asked on the show as her first guest 😱. Available on Spotify the first episode is out now. Good luck with it all Rachel!!

Art Is Good For You! · Episode

25/12/2025

Merry Christmas from me and The Duchess. Have a great time! ♥️

23/12/2025

Thank you so much to my lovely for my lovely Christmas presents today at my last SOSA Dance class of the year at Long Stratton Leisure Centre today. You all really are A-M-A-ZING! Love you all and hope you all have a sparkling Christmas 🎄🎅🪩🪩 Looking forward to dancing with you all again in 2026!! ♥️

23/12/2025

Tuesday : Gratitude and Thank You!

I just want to say a huge thank you to my lovely PT Clients and Class participants for the Christmas cards, kind messages and thoughtful presents I've received, I am very touched by the thought and I'm glad to have helped in your fitness plans again this year! 💛

As a small local business, giving back has always been important to me, right from day one forming the business.
As many of you know as I can't reciprocate all the cards and presents individually every year, since starting my little business, I make a donation to The Salvation Army Winter Appeal to help support those who are struggling at this time of year.

Fitness and wellbeing are about community, kindness and looking out for one another — not just what happens in a session and this is my small way of giving back.🙏

Thank you for supporting my small business and for being such a special part of it again this year, whether it's as an Olcote Wellbeing at-home PT or Clinical PT client, a gym based PT or class goer at Long Stratton Leisure Centre or The Mill Hempnall a nutrition client, counselling client or my lovely online fitness community and the Norfolk Chambers of Commerce for your support of my business again this year.
Thank you all. Have a great Christmas 🎄 if I don't see you for classes or sessions over the next couple of days I wish you all warmth, health and kindness this season. 🎅

22/12/2025

Monday : Checking -In

Don't Stress

Not every Monday needs a big push or a fresh start, particularly with so much to do before the big day on Thursday! 🎄🎄

Maybe, with so much left on the to-do list you are feeling Tired? Overwhelmed? Motivated but Unsure when to get your fitness in? — all of it is valid.
With many years of experience across Personal Training, Clinical Exercise, Yoga, Pilates, Nutrition and Counselling, I support people in ways that respect their health, confidence and real life. A few days off the fitness is not going to undo all the good you've done this year. So if you don't get there this week, don't stress 😁💪

If you do find time, why not come along to one of my classes up to Christmas eve at Long Stratton Leisure Centre , I'm working up to Christmas eve. Come and have some fun fitness in SOSA Dance or Aerobics ! or likewise a bit of calm in my Yogalates, Yoga or Pilates this week?

Gentle starts still move you forward.