Foster Fit

Foster Fit Personal trainer | Sports Massage Therapist | Pilates Instructor |
Helping you move better, feel stronger & stay injury-free.

I teach spin, pump, glutes & abs and Pilates. Passionate about lifting weights & building confidence inside and out.

15/09/2026

aaaaaand that’s why you need someone qualified to be watching you, choosing your springs, and planning your workout.

Also, this 16 second clip was cut from a 5 minute video of me getting in and out of this position 😂

15/09/2026

Day 1 of owning a very expensive bollard Vauxhall it’s a good job I’m not self employed and need my car to drive everywhere over the next month isn’t it… oh wait.

Pilates should challenge you, but coming to class shouldn't feel intimidating.You don't need to already be flexible, str...
15/09/2026

Pilates should challenge you, but coming to class shouldn't feel intimidating.

You don't need to already be flexible, strong or know what you're doing. There are always different options, you can ask questions, and nobody takes themselves too seriously.

And apparently, somewhere along the way, we've created a slightly dysfunctional little Pilates family.

If you've been thinking about trying Pilates, we're back tonight at 7:45pm at Dethick Hall, Hartshorne.

Beginners are very welcome — come and join us.

Throughout the day, gravity and the loads we put through our spine cause the intervertebral discs between our vertebrae ...
14/09/2026

Throughout the day, gravity and the loads we put through our spine cause the intervertebral discs between our vertebrae to gradually compress and lose a small amount of fluid. When we sleep we take that load away and the discs rehydrate and regain some of their height.

Interestingly, since I started Pilates, I measure around 2cm taller than I used to. So I have actually had a growth spurt in my 30s! (Or Pilates has made a massive difference to my posture, spinal mobility and the way I hold myself and I'm likely standing closer to my full height rather than spending half my life compressed into the posture of someone staring at a phone.)

A bigger dose does NOT automatically mean better results.And I actually look at this in a very similar way to how I mana...
13/09/2026

A bigger dose does NOT automatically mean better results.

And I actually look at this in a very similar way to how I manage a calorie deficit with my PT clients.

If I've got a client trying to lose weight, I want to keep them eating the highest number of calories possible while they're still losing weight. If the scales stay the same for a few days (or go even up) I don't immediately slash their calories. I'll usually want to see their weight genuinely plateau for at least two weeks before I even consider reducing them.

Because weight fluctuates. You can have a week where the scales don't move for loads of reasons, and that doesn't necessarily mean the calorie deficit has stopped working.

And we should apply similar logic to GLP-1 doses.

If you're still losing weight steadily, your hunger and cravings are manageable, your food noise is under control and you're tolerating the medication well…

Why are you rushing to increase your dose?

The aim isn't to get to the highest dose as quickly as possible, it's to find an effective dose for you because while increasing your dose may give you greater appetite suppression it can also mean more side effects.

And not being able to eat is NOT a sign that your GLP-1 is working really well. That just tells me that you're probably not getting the protein, fibre, vitamins, minerals and enough calories to support your body and it's necessary functions.

I'm also wary of the idea that you should automatically increase every four weeks just because you're eligible to. If your current dose is doing exactly what you need it to do, I'd be asking your prescriber whether there's actually a reason to increase (particularly if the higher dose is also going to cost you more.)

If your hunger and food noise are returning, your weight has genuinely plateaued over time or the medication no longer feels as effective, that's the time to have that conversation with your prescriber.

The goal isn't the highest dose. It's the right dose for you.

Follow for more evidence-based, judgement-free GLP-1 advice.

12/09/2026

Erm… maybe see if absolutely anybody else in the universe is available and then come back to me? 😂😂😂

This took far too long and far too many takes…

I’ll start this by making one thing very clear:Taking weight-loss medication is not cheating.If you’re using a GLP-1 med...
08/09/2026

I’ll start this by making one thing very clear:

Taking weight-loss medication is not cheating.

If you’re using a GLP-1 medication to help you lose weight, you haven’t taken the “easy way out” and you certainly haven’t failed because you needed some help.

These medications work by reducing appetite and increasing feelings of fullness, making it easier to eat less and create the calorie deficit required for weight loss.

If you've spent years battling hunger, cravings or constant thoughts about food, that can be an incredibly useful tool.

But they’re not magic. You still have to do some work, and I think that's the part people who haven't struggled fail to understand.

You still need to think about what you’re eating. You need to prioritise protein, fibre, fruit and vegetables, move your body and ideally do some resistance training to help preserve muscle while you lose weight. You also need to build habits that support your health.

The medication can make those things easier, but it doesn't do them for you.

We don't need to shame people for using medication to help manage their weight. An injection doesn't automatically take care of everything else.

It's a tool.

And if that tool makes it easier for someone to improve their health, change their habits and achieve something they've struggled with for years, I see absolutely no shame in using it.

So if you're taking a GLP-1 and wondering whether you “deserve” the weight you've lost because you had help getting there:

You do.

I'm going to be sharing more GLP-1 content, covering everything from nutrition and protein to exercise, muscle loss, side effects, dosing and eventually coming off them.

My aim isn't to tell you whether you should or shouldn't take medication (that's between you and your healthcare provider). I'm here to help you get the most from your health, nutrition and training while you're using it.

And if you're struggling with what to eat on a smaller appetite, I've created a 30-recipe GLP-1 cookbook designed around the nutritional priorities that matter when you're eating less.

You'll find it in my bio.

Who’s coming to Pilates tonight????Tonight, 7.45pm at the Dethick Hall, Hartshorne. Beginners are always welcome 💜Messag...
08/09/2026

Who’s coming to Pilates tonight????

Tonight, 7.45pm at the Dethick Hall, Hartshorne. Beginners are always welcome 💜

Message to book or click the “Tuesday Night Pilates” link in my bio

So today I did a nutrition talk at a Women’s Empowerment event and I accidentally made people cry…Women’s nutrition is c...
06/09/2026

So today I did a nutrition talk at a Women’s Empowerment event and I accidentally made people cry…

Women’s nutrition is complicated, especially for women in my age group.

We’re the millennials who grew up watching normal-sized women being treated as “fat” in films. Renée Zellweger in Bridget Jones, Martine McCutcheon in Love Actually...

We had gossip magazines circling every roll and dimple in red. And let’s not forget The Simple Life, where Nicole Richie was “the fat one”.

So it’s unsurprising that we’ve been through a LOT of diets.

For many of us, that started frighteningly young. Some of the women today talked about dieting from around 12 years old.

Twelve.

We had absolutely no business worrying about shrinking our bodies at that age.

My plan today was simple: list the diets we’d tried, talk about why they “worked” (spoiler: they basically all put you into a calorie deficit), why they didn’t work long term, then give some practical advice on losing weight without ridiculous rules.

Except… that isn’t what happened.

It got deep.

We talked about labelling foods “good” or “bad”. Feeling guilty for eating certain things. Being terrified one meal could undo all your progress. How years of putting so much pressure on food can ruin the enjoyment of it. And that constant feeling that losing weight is something we should always be trying to do.

And there were tears.

I’m so grateful the women today felt comfortable enough to share their experiences, because we ended up unpacking something much bigger than calories and macros.

Nutrition is science, but our relationship with food is shaped by years of experiences, diet culture and other people’s opinions.

I just wish we’d had more time.

So let’s carry the conversation on here.

**Women — what did you grow up believing about food, dieting or your body that you’ve had to unlearn?**

Share below if you feel comfortable, or message me if you’d rather stay anonymous.

I have a feeling a lot of us are carrying around the same stories.

And if sharing them makes another woman think, “Oh… it wasn’t just me,” then it’s a conversation worth having.

04/09/2026

Ground, please, swallow me up.

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