Why everyone should learn to box…..

It’s been a few weeks since I’ve written a blog, you could say things have been a bit busy. I’ve started training for fight for in July and right now I’m out in Spain on retreat helping my client find clarity and a plan to create her ideal business and life And that in-between boxing… Continue reading Why everyone should learn to box…..

7 Essential Exercises to Build a Boxers Physique

Want to know how to get the body of a fighter?  Todays blog comes from guest writer Jamie Stewart at www.warriorpunch.com Fighter’s bodies make the average guy (or gal) on the street extremely envious. I mean, these guys walk around cut up while packing serious muscle. A fighter’s body is the epitome of fitness and… Continue reading 7 Essential Exercises to Build a Boxers Physique

Boxing Fundamentals – FAQs

What’s boxing fundamentals all about? Scrap any ideas you have about beating a punching bag by yourself, boxing fundamentals is very much a social way of learning how to box. Classes are usually made up of around 8 to 16 people and concentrate on pad work, bag work and building your fitness. This means you… Continue reading Boxing Fundamentals – FAQs

Fighting a losing battle with yourself?

          Sometimes we all lose a round or two or even a fight Lately I feel like I’ve been fighting a losing battle With my body Lack of sleep, stress and poor diet management has caused me to gain weight I don’t feel good about it And I realised what’s been… Continue reading Fighting a losing battle with yourself?

Are the stories you tell yourself keeping you fat?

Most of you probably think at 12 Rounds were all about hard training and restrictive diets but here’s a few thoughts I’ve been sharing with my clients recently. Since entering the fitness industry I’ve changed my views so much on what’s important and what gets results. Most of us who want to lose weight want… Continue reading Are the stories you tell yourself keeping you fat?

The Queen of Over-training….

Been a while since I last posted a blog, I’ve been so busy running sessions in the gym I’ve had no time to come up with any entertaining stories (or education posts :) It’s been two months since we opened the gym now and we are happy to say that the 12 Rounds family is… Continue reading The Queen of Over-training….

Cortisol soup anyone?

On Sat I spent the day learning about the parasympathetic nervous system. Another course delivered by the awesome Dax Moy. I spent the day learning about the brain and some amazing techniques that can dramatically improve range of movement + remove pain. More about that later! We have two parts to our nervous system. The… Continue reading Cortisol soup anyone?

Eat some carbs…

Bet you never thought you’d here may say that! When I talk about following a nutrition plan lots of people get put off as they think it means no carbs. You can still eat carbs. Just healthy low GI ones like sweet potato, brown rice and lots of veg! Vegetables are carbohydrates and also full… Continue reading Eat some carbs…

Bringing back the belt…

Back to London today with my husband, the new BBU Scottish heavyweight champion. Proud wife is an understatement! On Sat 23rd November John fought Kaseem ‘The Mean’ Saleem for the Scottish Heavyweight Title Johns result hasn’t come easy though. It’s come from almost a years worth of hard work, planning, sacrifice and patience. Pushing himself… Continue reading Bringing back the belt…

Lacking Motivation?

I’ve had lots of emails from people agreeing that they’ve been lacking motivation as the winter nights come in. Once you lose your routine, it’s always harder to get back into it. We all do it, lie to ourselves saying we’ll start again next week. Then come up with a million excuses why we didn’t… Continue reading Lacking Motivation?