nPROVE Fitness Podcast

In this week's Q&A, Nicki talks through the following questions from her client: How to keep focussed on the end goal, and could that end goal change? How much fats and carbs should we be aiming for daily? Can protein shake powder be used in other meals? The importance (or not) of exercise for fat loss goals and should you stop tracking food when not exercising.

In this week's podcast, Nicki talks through all the questions from her online coaching clients: 1. Now I have purchased some resistance bands are there any other exercises I can do to strength my knees other than the stepping to the side and back again? 2. How do you fight against the bleak times when all you want is to allow yourself to fall into the hole and just say "fuck it"? 3....

In this week's Q&A Nicki talks through all of the following questions: 1. What do you think about creatine and should I be having it everyday, even if I'm not working out? 2.Is there any thing small I could buy to use at home with exercises to help improve my knee and hip pain. 3.If you plan your calories in as you are making a meal and then you don't eat all of the meal do you jus...

In this episode Nicki talks through all the barriers raised by her clients when starting their journey to change. Barriers include: Time, Socialising, Desk jobs, Winter weather, back and joint pain and being mentally tired.

Nicki talks through her 5 top tips to achieve long term, successful weight loss in 2026. For more coaching support join her Be-FREE-in-8 Coaching Programme for indepth education and support to get you to your goals. www.nprovefitness.co.uk

Nicki chats about how she coaches her clients to live a lifestyle that can continue through the christmas period, with no "falling off the wagon" and no crashes in energy, mood and body image. For more coaching support visit www.nprovefitness.co.uk

Today we’re talking about a pattern so many people fall into during December: the restrict → binge cycle. You know the one… we diet hard before Christmas, cut out the ‘bad’ foods, try to be ‘good’, and then—boom—one party, one mince pie, one big Christmas dinner, and suddenly we’re in full ‘I’ve blown it’ mode. Then comes the binge, the guilt, and the promise to start fresh in January. But what if...

If you start a new job then the likelihood is that many aspects of your lifestyle are also going to change too. As many clients climb the career ladder they also find there are negative impacts on the time spent at a desk, stress levels and competing priorities have a big impact on their health and fat loss goals. In this episode Nicki talks about how you can make the job role change work for you...

In this podcast Nicki talks through a host of questions from her coaching clients. Questions include: How often should you aim to strength train a week to see progress?? If I aimed for twice a week and then swim once a week and the other days focus more on steps is this enough?? I’m trying to work out what would be achievable in a week but also give myself something to aim for! Is there anything I...

In this weeks episode Nicki covers a wide range of topics from her clients including: How do I sell myself in a job interview?! Any tips for building on self esteem and self worth?! How do I kick myself back into a positive mind set and not let life challenge he's set me back to old ways I have quite a ‘clicky’ elbow sometimes when doing press ups but it’s not painful so I assume it’s nothing...

In this Q&A session Nicki covers all the questions from the BE-FREE Coaching group. She covers topics including how your old mindset is dictating your future success, Emotional Eating and restriction, choosing your exercise type and so much more For coaching enquiries visit www.nprovefitness.co.uk

As the first week of BE-FREE-in-8 concludes, Nicki answers all the questions that have arisen in the client group and they proceed with making lifestyle changes to help progress with their fat loss and health goals. for more coaching support visit www.nprovefitness.co.uk

Are weekends the reason you are getting the results you desire. Are you focussing super hard Mon-Fri and then the weekends go totally off track? Do you struggle to find a way to balance things at the weekend? In this episode Nicki talks about how to make your weekends work for you and your goals. You don't need to sacrifice your social life but you will want to consider your choices so they ca...

Do you need, want or choose to work out from home? Exercising at home can easily be the most convenient and cost efficient way to exercise but it is notorious for stumping progress when compared to workouts in gyms and classes. But why? Nicki explains how you can make home workouts work for you, enabling the same gains as can be achieved in the gym environment, just with a little more imagination...

In this Q&A episode, Nicki covers 3 topics: 1. Should calorie intake change when stopping breastfeeding 2. How to manage stress 3. What to do when you're not making the progress you expect For further coaching support and 1-2-1 guidance to help you achieve your goals, head over to nPROVE Fitness - BEFREE IN 8

Daily gratitude is a way of improving your mental wellbeing. Not only can this help you feel happier and more content day to day, but oit can be the catalyst for you being able to complete actions that'll help your future self too. There are many forms and ways to do daily gratitude, with no exact mechanism, it's finding a way which works for you on a practical level and also aligns with y...

Seeking coaching support whether it be for the first time or for a second time is NOT failure. Just because you may feel like you should know what to do, and you think you should be able to make the changes needed to reach your goals, does not me you've failed in not doing so. Longterm change is based on lifestyle, habits and behaviours. If change happens that was unforeseen to your life then...

It's one thing knowing you need to do it. It's another thing wanting to do it. And it's an even bigger thing actually starting to do it. Strength training is so fundamental for everyone to do but it can seem like a very scary and alien thing to start. Too much information on social media, expensive gym memberships, equipment that needs instruction manuals, the overwhelm can be too much...

Top tips for finding balance in life and not letting outside noise around dieting and body image take over. How to stop the comparison game and letting it affect your progress and mindset. For more help and support join the next intake of BE-FREE-IN-8 by visiting www.nprovefitness.co.uk

When chasing a fat loss goal it can seem easy to want every day to be the same, to be able to play out your new healthy living habits like clockwork with ease. But that's not life. Whether you choose for life to be different, or it just is different, you'll find yourself in different environments and situations that you need to adapt to. Just during 1 year you'll have birthdays, christ...

23/7/25) In this weekly Q&A Nicki covers the questions posed from her coaching clients. this week they include: Will exercise help reduce belly fat How much water is optimal How to improve strength at home Is cold turkey a good approach for cutting out foods. Are there any common habits or mindsets between those that succeed and those that don't reach their goals

Weekly Q&A session 9/7/25 Some general guidance of how to weave these new eating habits and prep habits into a busy lifestyle.. What really is the best exercise for fat loss, quick fat loss? Is it cardio or Strength training When life feels overwhelmingly busy…how to not loose sight of your goals and/or health. Does caffeine intake have a huge impact on hormones/health? Should I be trying to s...

In this Q&A from 25/6/25, Nicki talks through all the questions posed from her coaching clients. Topics include: Impact of coffee on mood and hunger Why you shouldn't exercise off the food you eat The internal voice that belittles our worth How to enjoy "treats" with your family Visit www.nprovefitness.co.uk for more coaching suport

Achieved your goals? Great! I bet you thought you'd have asense of euphoria? The chances are it felt rather empty. Instead you are left pondering“what now?”. In this podcast Nicki talks about the reality of reaching your goals,what it will feel like and what to expect. If you want help achieving your goals then join the nextcoaching intake starting 15th June. www.nprovefitness.co.uk

In this Q&A session, Nicki discusses a range of topics covering: How to exercise at home with kids around How to get motivated by mobility Will creatine make you look like Popeye How to curb your evening eating habits so you progress with your goals. For more information visit www.nprovefitness.co.uk