International Personal Trainer / Fitness Model

I have been going to Nono’s Gym for over a decade as it’s just around the corner from where I live when on the island.  I Personal trained and transformed countless clients in Gym 2000 over many years and love training here myself as it’s a real Spit and Sawdust gym which means plenty of free weights and if you have a body part you want to smash, you will find at least 3 machines to hit 1 specific muscle

If you visit this Gym you will have the chance to meet Mr Universe (the inspiring Nono) for yourself as he is there everyday without fail, either training himself, monitoring or motivating!

What’s also wonderful about this Gem of a Gym is there are 3 Generations of family working there so it’s a place you walk into and soon enough they will all know your name.

Full changing rooms with lockers & showers provided, Aerobic studio, Martial arts Dojo, separate Abs & Mat room, Massage service, Chill out area, Towels, Water, Supplements & Post Protein shakes all on offer at Gym 2000.

The only downside is the Cardio machines are quite dated which by the way is the norm in hardcore gyms, which I will take over any fancy Spa/Designer/Gym full of TechnoGym Machines, which are great to look at but….that’s it- the range of motion is SO limiting, which to me is SO frustrating, Give me a hardcore gym as I want hardcore results and as long as there is a treadmill that I can walk on a incline or even go to my bag and grab the jump rope then I’m ready to train hard! and anyway as the weather in the Canaries is usually fabulous and is the perfect excuse for me to take it outside and run back home with my bag on my back if need be.

1, FREE WEIGHTS- GREAT.

2, MACHINES- GREAT.

3, CARDIO- UPDATING THIS YEAR.

4, SERVICE- FRIENDLY & EFFICIENT.

5, CLEANLINESS- GOOD

Last year I was lucky enough to be part of the 1st ONE Fighting Championships in Singapore, ONE is being hailed as the future of MMA in Asia.

The 2nd event is coming up in Jakarta, Indonesia Feb 11, 2012.

The 3rd is to be held in Singapore on March 31st and amazingly I have again been invited to be part of ONE.

I  Guided the 2 main fighters Phil Baroni and Gregor Gracie for the week ahead of the fight getting a taste of how fighters live, tactical train, eat to meet the weigh in requirements and conserve their energy for the main event.

I took lots of photo’s and videos of the MMA training and behind the scenes prep. I will be posting more as the event approaches

(Update-Finally it’s here!)

The Blackwell’s Wedding Video X

It was a truly magical day as the week running up to 11/11/11 it was constantly pouring and storming but right on the day the Sun broke out and blessed my amazing friends Paul Blackwell and his new wife Lanie Blackwell

Sorry it took this long but the quality was a challenge to edit as I only had my iPhone to film as a “friend” borrowed my camera then left it in a taxi -Cheers! lol!

(Original Post) My good Friends Paul & Lanie Blackwell had an amazing wedding held at a private villa on the coast in Seminyak, and this is what I wore for the hot day to hot dancing night, Ive received many comments as where I bought the shoes and co, so here it is as they are still available on their websites

Coming soon-Im in the middle of editing a video of the magical wedding and will post in the next few days! x

While waiting in UK on Transit for my flight to Asia I was house/Dog sitting for my mum who is recovering from a Broken ankle in Tenerife ;(

Teppanyaki Shogun Sashimi

I’ve lost 3 kg since the Family Christmas/New year holiday yeay! Even thou I was still eating out every night (courtesy of my Amazing brothers and their restaurants) I just picked leaner choices, cut back on the carbs, upped the water, cut out alcohol, and trained everyday.

I love The Fabulous Teppanyaki Restaurant which has amazing Sashimi, I opted for the Shogun mixed platter nearly everyday, as it’s high in protein, good omega fats, and apart from the 4 small pieces of California roll sushi- low in carbs.

You might be thinking whats so wrong with a bit of white rice…well nothing, in moderation but most Sushi Restaurants make their rice with (lots of) sugar to make it bind together and sticky.

Also worth remembering if you have a competition or photo shoot coming up and watching your salt intake, not only is the soya sauce extremely high in sodium (and you have to have soya sauce with Sashimi-it’s a given!) but the fish also contains sodium! So I choose to drop this out of my foods 2 weeks before a big event.