When Sarah Gallagher, blonde goddess owner of La Bella Vita Salon in Belfast, rang me to offer me a free set of Gold Class Hair Extensions, I have to admit I was skeptical. Do they ruin your hair? (I naively asked) Sarah laughed and said it was a common misconception. Hair extensions have been around […]
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Mar
Mar
Being a vegan doesn’t mean that you need to supplement differently. Anyone (vegan or not) who trains consistently in the gym, in my opinion, should be maximising their results by intelligent supplementation. Are supplements necessary? No. But if they can help you to build more muscle and burn more fat, as well as promoting general […]
14
Mar
Mar
Your leg day workout should be heavy and hard. Even for a vegan. (Especially for a vegan, cause we is plant strrrrrrong!) It should be eye wateringly-pants peeingly-vomit inducingly-hard. It should leave you wanting to crawl out of the gym on your hands and knees, drowning in your vegan protein shake, knowing that sometime […]
07
Mar
Mar
Recently I was contacted by Cinch Clinic in a town which is pretty close to where I live. The reason? They wanted to freeze my ass. Literally. Cinch are offering a new and revolutionary fat freezing treatment called cryotherapy where the fat cells are frozen through blowing liquid nitrogen onto the area. Your body then […]
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Feb
Feb
Last November, I finally took the plunge (after YEARS of soul searching and deliberation) and got a boob job. (see next day pic below!) And I am not ashamed to admit that the reason I agonised for years over the decision, was because I was ashamed! I was ashamed that I didn’t love my body […]
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Feb
Feb
I remember the first time I ever stepped foot inside a gym. My older sister Kerry had been training and invited me to come along for a session with her. So I donned my cycling shorts and shell suit (yes, this was the 90’s) and hop-skip-hopped to the gym after her. Where, I. Died. […]
07
Feb
Feb
A sneak peak inside my life When I was younger I went for an interview at a fancy new school. The headmaster was terribly posh and my parents had warned me in advance to be on my best behaviour. I sat there for more of the interview trying to look interesting and intelligent… Until the […]
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Jan
Jan
The C word…(Not the one you’re thinking!) For most of my life, I was on a diet. Felt fat? Tried a new diet. Saw a new “low fat!” book come out? Gave that a go. But, always hopping from one thing to the next… It created a massive problem. A wildly sporadic style of living, […]
24
Jan
Jan
10 days after my boob job, I was back in the gym! After my boob job, I was hesitant to jump back into training. Even though the surgeon gave me his thumbs up. The doc said once I felt ready? Go for it. Avoiding the upper body to start? Yes. But as a competition-level athlete, […]
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Jan
Jan
I’m almost there, my friend. Yep, nearing the big 4-0. It’s a little weird/odd/hard to believe, but…honestly? Age is just a number and all that. Age doesn’t scare me so much because, let’s be real, I’m far more ripped, shredded and fit than my younger self! 20 something Kim would look at this nearly-40 bod […]