Transform Fitness Barnsley

Claire joined not knowing what to expect.

Now she’s surprised how much she loves lifting weights through menopause.

28 Day Kickstart. Come and see what all the fuss is about.

📩 Drop KICKSTART in the comments for more information 😊

Menopause brain isn’t a myth, it’s a full time job I never applied for.

This week alone I’ve interrogated a golf glove, tried to unlock a keyhole that doesn’t exist, and had a full conversation with a washing machine about why it was spinning with nothing in it.

Nobody warns you about this bit. The brain fog. The word you can’t find. The room you walk into and forget why.

It’s not you losing your mind, it’s your hormones on a bender you weren’t invited to.

If you’re stood in your kitchen having just found a teabag somewhere it has no business being, know that you’re not alone and you’re definitely not losing it.

Trace 💜

J U N E 🫶🏼

Not done one of these in a while…

Entered chapter 47 this month, and watched my boy turn 24 🩵 Mad how fast that’s gone.

Blackpool with my people, reminder of how grateful I am for them. The ones who show up, who get it, who make the hard weeks worth it 🥂

Pub Fridays. Golf Saturdays (still s**t😅). And took the boy to the driving range for his first time ever. He’s better than me already.

June done right 💜

We’re not for everyone so here’s why you shouldn’t join our 28 Day Kickstart.

Or, if you’re as crackers as we are, drop KICKSTART in the comments and I’ll send you the details.

Trace x

Trace,

You’re standing in your bedroom taking that mirror selfie and honestly? Fair play. You’ve worked hard to shift that 14 stone and it shows. But I’m coming to you from 2026 with a few things you should know.

Eating like a bodybuilder isn’t sustainable.
�Seven weight sessions a week aren’t necessary.
�Killing yourself with cardio isn’t clever.
�Fat burners don’t burn fat. The only thing getting burned is your bank account.

Now. Here’s where it gets harder.

You’re going to gain half the weight back.

For years you’ll blame yourself. Think you’re weak. Undisciplined. But here’s what nobody told you.

Your brain was working against you before you even got out of bed.

You have ADHD. You just don’t know it yet.

The reason you’d be all in for weeks then fall off a the wagon with no explanation. The reason nothing stuck. The reason motivation vanished and you couldn’t explain it to anyone.

That’s an undiagnosed condition nobody picked up on for over four decades.

You weren’t failing. You were fighting something without a name.
And then...

Menopause arrives. And FML.

Not the “night sweats” version people joke about. The kind that sits on your chest before you’ve even opened your eyes. The exhaustion that doesn’t shift no matter how much you sleep. The brain fog that makes you feel stupid when you’re not. The anxiety that shows up uninvited and just... stays. The low mood you can’t explain to anyone. The eating and drinking you know isn’t helping but feels like the only thing taking the edge off and turning the volume down in your brain.

Nobody warned you. Nobody told you it had a name.

Gaining that weight back wasn’t a character flaw. It was ADHD and hormones and a body going through one of the biggest transitions a woman can face, with no support and no understanding of what was happening.

You weren’t failing. You were doing your best in genuinely, hard circumstances.

And every single bit of it becomes the reason women trust you. Not despite the struggle. Because of it.

Trace x

I can talk till I’m blue in the face about what the 28 Day Kickstart does.

But honestly? Tracey says it better than I ever could.

She loved exercise. Then menopause came along and took that from her. Left her tired, unmotivated, full of aches and pains. Feeling nothing like the woman she used to be.

Three weeks in and she was already getting back to herself.

Three weeks.

She’s not just turning up, she’s actually looking forward to it. Even after a long day at work.

And she’s telling YOU, the woman still reading the adverts and not yet doing owt about it, to take the next step.

Not me. Her.

Someone who was sat exactly where you are right now, not that long ago.

So if you’ve been going back and forth in your head, wondering if it’s worth it, wondering if it’s right for you... Tracey’s already answered that question for you.

You’ll be so glad you did.

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Most of the women who train with me spent months, sometimes longer, talking themselves out of it before they walked through the door.

It wasn’t the price. It wasn’t the time.
It was the noise.

What if I can’t keep up. What if everyone’s fitter than me.

What if I make a fool of myself.

That’s not weakness. That’s a nervous system on high alert and when your hormones are shifting, it gets louder.

Here’s the three-step technique that my fabulous coach taught me

Name it ➡️ “I’ve had a thought that I’m overthinking.” Say it out loud.

Box it ➡️ Set a 5-minute timer. Let the thoughts come. Get them out.

Act ➡️ When it goes off, do one thing.

Even if that one thing is just sending me a DM.

The door’s open. 💜

Drop me a message if you want to know more.

Wednesday morning. Studio full. Banter flowing.

One of our members Kate, looked up and said:

“Most women my age aren’t in the gym. They’re dead.”

The whole studio lost it 🤣

Kate turns 70 this year. She’s not the strongest in the room, she’d be the first to tell you that.

But she shows up every single time and does what she can.

That consistency? That’s the whole thing. That IS the strength.

If you’ve been thinking about taking that first step, this is your sign.

TG💜

Yesterday our little studio turned 5 🎉

5 years ago since I decided to see what I was made of

To put every penny I had on the line after lockdown

A lot of people thought I was mad

I knew I was mad but I did it anyway 🤪

Before I knew that the s**t show of Perimenopause and late diagnosed ADHD was heading my way

This journey has aged me about 10 years

But I’d do it all again tomorrow

Thank you to everyone who has came through our door over the past 5 years

And to all my members who continue to put up with my crazy… month after month and year after year

You guys have no idea how proud I am of all of you

Trace 💜

I wasn’t always this version of me.

I’ve fought battles with obesity.
The kind that isn’t just physical… but mental, emotional, all-consuming.

I’ve been the single mum… trying to hold everything together while raising a child with autism.
Exhausted. Overwhelmed. Running on empty most days.

I’ve been laughed at.
Talked about.
Called names I wouldn’t repeat.

And if I’m honest…
that doesn’t just belong in the past.

People still talk.
Still have opinions.
Still watch from the sidelines.

But here’s the difference now…

I don’t shrink for it anymore.

Because for a long time… I believed every word.
And it kept me small.

Until something in me decided it wasn’t staying there.

No big breakthrough moment.
No overnight transformation.
Just small decisions… over and over again.

Show up.
Try again.
Keep going.

That’s what led me here.

Becoming a personal trainer.
Building a business.
Creating a space for women who feel exactly how I once felt.

Not confident.
Not “ready.”
But wanting more.

And here’s the truth…

I’m not here because it was easy.
I’m here because I didn’t quit.

And I’m still here…
even while people talk.

So if you’re in that place right now,
feeling stuck, doubting yourself, wondering if you’re capable…

You are.

You just haven’t seen it yet.

TG💜