BodyCo, J13 Fitness, Swinton (2026)

16/02/2026

This week I want to give a shout out to my lovely client, Nicola.

Nicola came to me wanting to rebuild some strength and fitness after having her beautiful girl, Myla.

Like most new mums though, the thought of getting back into the gym can be daunting and difficult to carve out the time for yourself around parental duties.

We initially assembled a plan that just got her back into the routine of going to the gym with workouts that prioritised building up her strength, but now we are regularly including cardio into the mix Nicola’s progress is really starting to take off 🚀

She has more energy.
Feels stronger.
Feels fitter.

But most importantly she’s setting such an amazing example to her daughters.
So proud of you Nic and how hard you work in the gym 👏🏻💜 it’s going to be an exciting year for you 🤩

13/02/2026

In a world full of detox teas and waist trainers, juice cleanses, diet pills, posing, angles and Photoshop…

just eat well, work out and, most important, love yourself 💜🧡

11/02/2026

CONSISTENCY 🔐

There’s a lot you could change between now and in a year’s time, but you have to remain consistent.

They don’t have to be massive changes, in fact I encourage you to make them as sustainable as possible to better your chances of remaining consistent.

The question is, when will you make that change?

Make the change now, stay consistent and move closer to your goals each day…or remain the same, don’t change and be exactly in the same spot this time next year.

Luckily Jess chose to make a change.

And as amazing as her results may be, these came as a SECONDARY bonus to some performance goals she had set herself last year.

Jess dared to try something new, pushed herself out of her comfort zone and grew in more ways than one.

She was sick of viewing exercise as a means to stay lean, sick of feeling restricted with her foods.

So we shifted the focus onto what her body can do, fuelling it appropriately and above all enjoying the workouts she was doing.

And guess what? She’s more change than ever before, both aesthetically and in her training.

If you’re ready to make the first step towards a better version of you DM me “CHANGE” and let’s see what we can achieve together 💜

09/02/2026

MACHINE OF THE WEEK 🏋🏻‍♀️💪🏻🤩

This week deadlift and squat king, Jonathan takes the spotlight for his incredible performance and strength gains recently 💪🏻

From hitting an 80kg Clean and jerk for the very first time (pictured) to now being able to hit multiple reps at this weight…I’m actually worried there is no end to his strength as he hits a new PB pretty much every week. That 100kg is so close I can sense it!

Jonathan puts the graft in every session, despite his long working hours he always shows up with a smile (unless there’s box jumps 🤪).

“The group sessions give me an hour of mindfulness, so great for my mental health. With all the sports I’ve done in my past, the classes give me all round functional fitness and I’m able to fit the classes around my demanding work schedule. I enjoy the social aspect as well having made new friends in the group.”

Couldn’t imagine BodSquad without you now Jonathan 🫶🏻

06/02/2026

Another person’s success is not the absence of your own✨

We get so swept up in the excitement of “goals” that we often fail to truly understand the WHY behind what we’re doing.

After the first couple weeks, we get distracted.

We start looking at what other people are doing.

Worrying about how their progress is so much better / faster / etc.

Thing is - IT DOESN’T MATTER.

It doesn’t matter because you’re not them.

You are you, living your life, doing this for your reasons, and on your terms.

There are so many factors that make your journey unique.

And I’m not just talking physical differences.

Do you have a partner?
Kids?
Fur babies?
How demanding is your job?
How much stress are you dealing with on the daily?
Do you have aspirations outside of fitness?

I could go on.

So please - stop comparing your success and instead understand that you can be perfectly successful and content on your path while someone else is successful on theirs 💜

04/02/2026

What does weightlifting have to do with body confidence?

Absolutely everything!

You may have already noticed that I love all things weightlifting 💜🏋🏻‍♀️

I first discovered my love for the barbell just over 10 years ago when I started PTing, nothing fancy just some good old fashioned squats, deadlifts and presses…thinking back now I could barely bench or even squat the bar when I first started 😂

I guess from there the love affair began and I have honestly never looked back.

Like most, I really struggled with body image when I was younger, I only really hit the gym because I “had to” to look a certain way.

However the minute I changed my goals from aesthetics to performance based was the minute that mentality changed…

Weight training made me focus on what my body could do rather than what it looked like.

It made me stronger, not just physically, but mentally too.

It made me appreciate my body more by making sure I was fuelling it right to sustain my found love of weightlifting, rather than depriving it for a “summer six pack”.

Weightlifting has just made me a better person all round, it’s taught me patience, resilience and responsibility.

And the irony of the whole thing?

My body probably looks and functions a lot better than ever before, I’m rarely sick or injured (touch wood) and I have reclaimed some of my confidence that was lost to a teenage dream of becoming a “size 0”.

I appreciate weightlifting won’t be everyone’s cup of tea, however you can still reap the same benefits with any form of resistance training, even if it’s only starting with the empty bar for some squats like I did.

Someone asked me the other day would I still lift weights if I knew it had zero impact on the way I looked or how much I weighed.

The answer, a million times over, would be YES.

The fact it DOES impact the way I look is just a secondary bonus.

Because the other benefits far outweigh the aesthetics or the number on a scale.

Because really the only weight you should let impact your life, are the weights on your barbell.

02/02/2026

MACHINE OF THE WEEK 😍♥️💪🏻

If there was one thing I had to choose about why I love my Job…

It would be the fact I get to watch women from all walks of life and experiences grow into the most confident version of themselves 😍

This one is no exception 🫶🏻

Em has trusted me all the way through her pregnancy and as we begin her post partum journey together, it’s a privilege to still be able to help her achieve her goals and enable her to be the best mum and role model she can be 🥰🙌🏻

And this chapter has only just begun!

Can’t wait to watch where life takes you next Em…operation strong like a mother well underway 🧱

30/01/2026

Instead of obsessing how you can make your body smaller, focus on what you can do to make it stronger.

This will give you the body and life you have been looking for.

Even if you don’t care about having muscle, lift weights.

Even if you only care about fat loss, lift weights.

There is no downside to being strong.

Consider building muscle as making deposits into your future self.

Your future self will thank you that it’s still able to do all of the things you can do now.

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