You've successfully subscribed to My Strongest Self
Great! Next, complete checkout for full access to My Strongest Self
Welcome back! You've successfully signed in
Success! Your account is fully activated, you now have access to all content.
My Strongest Self

A journey in weight loss, self-discovery and learning to love myself more every day.

Exercise

A better life begins at the end of my comfort zone...

Latest posts...

Premium The best personal trainer in Cardiff? Or just a big donut?

The best personal trainer in Cardiff? Or just a big donut?

I mentioned last week that my PT is a sadist. Well, this week I find out that he's also a bit of a donut.

Premium The week where I grew like a tree

The week where I grew like a tree

You may remember how only a couple of weeks ago my PT tried to crush me to death. Well, he didn't quite succeed on that occasion. I survived. So today he's having another go.

Premium The week where I did pole dancing

The week where I did pole dancing

"You don't have to be great to get started, but you have to get started to be great" - to say that I'm 'not great' at pole dancing would be the world's biggest understatement.

Premium The week where my PT tried to crush me to death

The week where my PT tried to crush me to death

"You're going to really feel the pain in your legs after today's session!" he says, rubbing his hands together with glee.

Premium The week where I did Pilates with Amy

The week where I did Pilates with Amy

Ping! goes my phone. It's a WhatsApp message from my PT. "Good morning Lisa! So what is the verdict on the core this morning?! "

Premium The week where I did yoga for the lymphatic system

The week where I did yoga for the lymphatic system

It always seems that Kassandra has a yoga video to help with pretty much every challenge that life throws at me, and today is no exception. After searching...

Premium The week where I did pull-ups and cable flys

The week where I did pull-ups and cable flys

For Wednesday's gym session I'm introduced to something new. It is a very high up bar that I have to grab onto and dangle from. I then have to try to lift my entire body up...

Premium My first day at the gym

My first day at the gym

I arrive at the gym, feeling fearful when I think back to his, "You'll make up for it on Wednesday!" comment from last week. What is he going to put me through today?

Premium The week where I did a 7 day core exercise challenge

The week where I did a 7 day core exercise challenge

I've been getting a bit obsessed with yoga recently. It all started in week 7 - the week where I failed to do press-ups. You may remember how I completed a full body stretch...