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I can’t wait for this Easter Break! – whilst I’m blessed to love my job and working with you guys, it is also very demanding physically and mentally and I, like everyone, need to step back and relax a little every so often! Is it me or does this Spring Term seem to have been […]

Many of our DYBO family have been with me as clients and friends for decades and I truly value your friendship and loyalty. You know that I support your health fitness and well being all year and not just for today. Every day I nag and cajole you, try to inform and educate you, provide […]

Isn’t it so wonderful to finally have some warmth in the sun. On Sunday I grabbed the opportunity to sit in the garden with the dogs on my lap, drinking my ‘why bother’ (Decaf Oat Milk Cappuccino) and listening to the birds. Being outside is such a mood and energy boost. When I had finished […]

Do we need a special day to celebrate Mothers? I’m hopeful that Mums feel appreciated for more than one day a year!     What should we gift our Mums? Most of the Mums I speak to would simply love to see their kids/grandkids, because spending time with their babys and grand babys is a […]

Let’s all celebrate St. Paddies Day, even if you’re not Irish yourself  you will definitely know someone who is ! I’m married into an Irish family (Hubby is called Declan Patrick which gives his heritage away) and you know me, so there you go – join in the celebrations! Wishing each other well, like the […]

  Last week’s ‘Let’s Dance week’ was great fun and it was wonderful to welcome newbies to our dance classes – here’s a snippet of what we got up to…     I love sharing the classes with you (all of them, fitness, mind/body and dance, equally) and also love to see the expression on […]

This week we are joining the Just Dance campaign headed by Angela Rippon and giving new DYBO participants the opportunity to try one of our three dance inspired classes, hosted at All Hallows, for free! Last week I shared with you the incredible benefits of Dance on our mental, physical and social health and wellbeing […]

Are you aware of the Campaign that Angela Rippon is spearheading, aiming to get more people dancing? It’s called … Well you know that’s right up my ‘strasser’! I’m always shouting from the rooftops about the virtues of dancing throughout life from young to old age, with benefits such as … I certainly think that […]

Like everyone else, my best laid plans are sometimes driven off course and that what’s happened this week, a tennis sized curved ball has been hurled at my head but balls bounce, so I’m aiming to bounce with it. When I was a young dancer performing 5 shows a day at a huge trade fashion […]

I truly love my work as a full-time fitness and dance pro! I would be fibbing if I said that at times I’m not frustrated or exhausted (tired body, sore bits, quiet classes, glitchy technology, less than optimal – to put it politely- effort/commitment from clients/colleagues or others who question my intentions, experience or knowledge […]

Last year I gave you lots of information about how you can care for the old ticker and the advice I gave across the 4 weeks of February 2024 still stands – please go back to the Blogs I wrote last year, and you will see lots of information about diet, supplementation (Macro/Micro nutrients), exercise […]

Sometimes life sends us curved balls which can, initially, take the wind from our sails or feet from under us. After understandable panic it’s best to quickly look for the positives and opportunities and that’s what I’ve been doing this weekend! DYBO members have a complimentary bonus of access to our TV Channel hosted on […]

Today is allegedly Blue Monday – well I suppose if you focus on the negatives of life then that will make you feel a bit low, however we can quickly reframe our thoughts and turn that frown upside down. You can choose how you view things, for example… Other ways to improve your mood are […]

Do you find yourself holding your head in your hands and shouting out ‘oh for goodness sake’ when you are assaulted by yet another advert or magazine article (which is usually really an advert pretending to be an article) “new year, new me”, “lose weight and get fit  with …(insert celebrity name here)”, “drop a […]

Blimey, for me 2025 sounds like a year talked about in science fiction! We really are living in the future, aren’t we! I hope you have had a wonderful Christmas and New Year and are ready to leap into 2025… ok maybe not leap… run?…. ok maybe not run how about walk…. shuffle?!!   However […]

Did you, like me, have lots of great plans for 2024? I hope that you managed to enjoy some, if not all of them. A famous expression that says… …is very true of my 2024 and I know that I’m not alone in that. Rather than focusing on the very real challenges that we have […]

…to see you, Nice!’, a well-known phrase with triple intent this morning. I’m thinking of my ‘fav’ Christmas performers, Morecambe and Wise, and that I’m really wanting to see you this final week of classes of 2024 with even more desire  because of the third reason and that’s because I had eye surgery on both […]

I absolutely adore this simple Irish blessing, and I hope you had the wind at your back this weekend! The message also reminds me that if I’m finding things tough, as if I’m facing the wind, I might need to take another route or course to get to where I want to be more easily. […]

For all the lovely birthday well wishes – I’m so very thankful and I have had a lovely birthday weekend. And now let Christmas celebrations begin, yayyyyy!! I’m really excited to share all my Christmas class offerings with you and, as usual, I aim to entertain your inner child and sprinkle our classes with some […]

Hi crew, I’m writing this a little early as I have a full schedule on Sunday (being taken out for my birthday… ooohh!!!) So this week’s blog is all about news! On Saturday I was honoured to be invited to present at the EMD UK Instructor Revolution online event again. Of course, I’m really well […]

We don’t stop dancing when we grow old, we grow old when we stop dancing ! This is something I certainly believe and after attending this weekend’s Palladium dance class in London and witnessing the Dougie Squires first and second generation dancers growing younger in front of me as they danced their butts off for […]

Drum roll please… I have already planned Christmas classes plus admin for the rest of 2024 and the start of for 2025…and I’ve bought Christmas presents too! I know, who am I, right ? As usual I am aiming to get ahead of the curve so I can be fully present and enjoy everything that […]

 I hope you received this month’s No Sugar Challenge ( Sent on Friday) and that you will join me yes, I’m doing it too! If you can’t cut sugar out completely, at least reduce the amount you consume. In the document I sent you last week I outlined the problems that our high sugar diet […]

My challenge for you this November is… …to ditch refined sugar for the whole month! And everything that is sugar under another name, in disguise or behaves like sugar in the body (there is a list below) and by the way – yes that includes Alcohol!!!!! Here’s why!   By giving up refined sugar over the […]