Lizzie AstinOct 8, 20203 minAM I CURED NOW?Like many, I hoped for a switch. The ‘off’ button to the overwhelming anxiety that had turned itself ‘on’, I longed to be the person I...
Lizzie AstinApr 13, 20204 minAm I Choosing To Be Anxious About My Health?In The Middle Of A Health Anxiety Attack Health Anxiety always bubbles away. I find, generally speaking I will be worrying about a...
Lizzie AstinMar 29, 20203 minThis Isn't My First Lockdown I am an only child and my parents split when I was a toddler. When it came to Mum’s end of life care it was all on me. I made the...
Lizzie AstinMar 25, 20203 minThe Wound Was Not Your Fault - But The Healing Is Your Responsibility. - ***SO MANY TRIGGERS***THIS POST CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING (BUT NOT LIMITED TO) TRIGGERS; - END OF LIFE CARE - CANCER - DEATH - GRIEF - HOSPITAL VISITS I’m going...
Lizzie AstinMar 22, 20203 minHealth Anxiety - The Solution and The ProblemWhen I first became ill, and by ill, I mean, I had headaches and my mental health was no longer ‘healthy’, the one thing I searched for...
Lizzie AstinMar 21, 20203 minMy Biggest Health Journey ***TRIGGER WARNING***Please note that this post has loads of triggers including (but not limited to); - Anxiety - Fear of Death - Cancer - Death Please do not...
Lizzie AstinSep 19, 20173 minThe Key to a Transformational Result in Just 12 Weeks!My most popular and most successful product is my 12 week transformation programme. Clients work with me twice a week one to one in the...
Lizzie AstinSep 12, 20172 minHow To Maximise Your Workout For Killer AbsGreat Abs are a focus for many (okay, ALL) of my clients. Genetics will play a role in whether or not you store fat around your...
Lizzie AstinSep 5, 20173 minFalling Down and Falling ApartI believe you get one major choice in life; you either accept what happens to you and become a product of your circumstances or you...
Lizzie AstinAug 10, 20174 minHow Much is Personal Training?If I had met me 5 years ago when I was in the depths of despair after trying everything to lose weight and failing multiple times over, I...
Lizzie AstinAug 2, 20173 minAre You Just Going Through The Motions?There will be days when you are just going to have to go through the motions. I have spent a lot of time working on the ‘inner game’, the...
Lizzie AstinJul 27, 20173 minHow Pushing Yourself in Your Workout Helps in ALL Areas of Life...My personal training session today was up there with horrific in so many ways. I had to run as fast as I could for 5 minutes without...
Lizzie AstinJul 24, 20173 minCardio VS Weights - What's The Real Difference?When you have a weightloss goal, the bottom line is you will lose the pounds quicker if you are doing cardio regularly. Cardio has other...
Lizzie AstinJul 20, 20173 minA Letter From My HeroI know you’re going through a tough time right now, I know you feel sad, angry and alone, your Mum died, it isn’t fair and it will hurt...
Lizzie AstinJul 17, 20173 minHow My Struggle Became My FightMy body is processing the grief because I don’t know how to rationalise it, a chest infection followed by a head cold, not devastating...
Lizzie AstinJul 13, 20173 minMy Weight Gain ShameWhen I got back from travelling I had already warned my friends and family that I had gained weight, I didn’t want them to look at me and...
Lizzie AstinJul 6, 20172 minDeath and PeaceDeath is so final. There will be times when it seems so cruel. You watch someone suffer. There is pain in their eyes, fear, they look...