Jo Marie PT

02/10/2026

Imagine if the first thing you thought about when deciding whether to exercise wasn’t how many calories you’d burn or whether it would help you lose weight.

What if you thought about how much better you’d feel afterwards?

The clearer head.

The reduced stress.

The sense of achievement.

The feeling of doing something for yourself, even when life is busy.

This is something I learnt myself when I became a single mum with three young children and a stressful job.

Exercise became my escape, my me time and something I genuinely looked forward to.

And that’s what I want for my clients.

Of course, wanting to lose weight or change your body is absolutely fine. But I also want you to discover all the other reasons to exercise.

Because when exercise starts giving you something back mentally, it becomes so much more than another thing on your to-do list.

That’s the kind of relationship with exercise I want to help you build. ❤️

21/09/2026

We often think being more active means finding more time to exercise.

Another workout.

Another class.

Another hour in the gym.

But some of the movement that adds up throughout your week happens without ever feeling like “exercise”.

I cycle or walk to meet friends for a meal when I can.

I take the stairs instead of the lift.

I park further away from the entrance.

I stand to watch the kids’ football rather than sitting down for the whole game.

I walk while I’m on the phone.

None of these things are huge.

And that’s exactly the point.

Look for the little opportunities to move more throughout the day.

Because one small thing might not feel like much, but lots of small things, repeated regularly, add up.

What little things do you do that add more movement into your day?

18/09/2026

We spend years telling our kids to be brave, to try new things, to ‘just give it a go’… and this week it got me thinking about fitness.

Why don’t we take that advice and apply it to ourselves as adults?

If you’re scared of trying something new or worried you won’t be good at something, take a look at your kids and imagine what you would say to them if they said they didn’t want to do something because it was new and scary.

That doesn’t mean forcing yourself (or them) to do something they absolutely hate. It just means having the courage to give new, unfamiliar or scary things a go!

11/09/2026

I think one of the hardest things about being a mum is that life is constantly changing.

Just when you think you’ve got a routine sorted, something changes -the kids get older, school schedules change, work gets busier, family life throws something at you… and suddenly the routine that worked six months ago doesn’t work anymore.

I’ve definitely been feeling that recently as my boys get older.

And it reminded me why I’m so passionate about helping women find ways to exercise that actually fit their life.

Because fitness shouldn’t be another thing you feel guilty about when life gets busy. Or another stress on your schedule.

Sometimes the plan needs changing. That’s not failing - that’s adapting.

That’s what sustainable fitness looks like.

04/09/2026