Daisy Owen Personal Trainer

Tomorrow, something special is happening… 👀

It’s finally time for me to officially open the doors to the

✨Strong Vibes Project✨

How exciting 🥳

This is just a little teaser, but to show you just how fabulous this is going to be, here's what one lovely client said;

'2 months on and I'm more confident in my own skin than ever. Daisy has helped me overcome my gym anxiety and I now see my sessions as me time, my self-care time.'

This is just the tip of the iceberg of what we can achieve in The Strong Vibes Project, and I can’t wait to share everything with you.

Going LIVE at 9am tomorrow 🚨

See you there!

The biggest hurdles aren’t always in the gym 😅

Laura is a perfect example of this, and she impresses me with her dedication with trying to improve herself, her daily habits and her mindset! 😍

When Laura started with me, she was nervous to train alone, and only took part in classes or 1-1 sessions.

Over time, her confidence has improved and now she can be found being a badass in the gym 3 times a week 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻

What a legend ❤️

The mental challenges associated with building muscle and eating more food, overcoming the fear of ‘getting bulky’ cannot be understated.

I get it. We’ve all been told ✨‘smaller is better’✨ our whole lives🥲

So when I start talking about building muscle, you might start running for the hills 🏃🏼‍♀️

But if you give it a chance and trust the process, you’ll be surprised how building muscle can enhance your life, improve your confidence, your body image, and help you challenge those unhelpful thoughts.

Let’s move away from the constant pursuit of the smallest body possible. Let’s work for healthy, happy and strong.

Trust me on this one 😘

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Today, I want to tell you about Charlotte

Firstly, I love this picture! Sun ☀️ smiles ☺️ and out for a walk with little Leo, which has been a big staple activity these past few months 😍

When Charlotte came to me 3 months ago, she was struggling with her self esteem after having two gorgeous babies, and suffering with HG during pregnancy 😳

She’d been dieting on and off for 20 years and was mentally exhausted. She was even avoiding family photos with the kids because she didn’t recognise herself in the mirror 😥

Her words to me were ‘I’ve been dieting for 20 years, including the Special K diet’ 😦

So when Charlotte started working with me, she was understandably nervous! A long history of battling with over restriction and yo-yo dieting had left her pretty deflated.

But over the next 3 months, here’s what happened -

◽️We focused on simplifying the process. Being a Mum of two, simple and efficient is essential.

◽️We exercised in a way Charlotte enjoyed. She has since achieved a new PB - her longest run since pre-babies 🤯

◽️Charlotte achieved incredible fat loss, dropping over 4kg in a sustainable and healthy way. Not a crash diet in sight - In fact, we deliberately made sure Charlotte included some choccie treats, because what is life without chocolate?🤣 🍫

The best part is, she did all this without over restricting food and spending ages in the gym doing stuff she didn’t want to do, in fact, she didn’t step foot in a gym once🤯

Want to find out what Charlotte did?

In a few day’s time, I’ll reveal everything 👀

If you don’t want to miss it, turn on post notifications 🚨

What a weekend 😍

Lots of whiskey at the Penderyn Distillery (happy belated birthday )🥃

Lots of walking in the Brecon Beacons ⛰ 🚶

Lots of food, including a sticky toffee pudding which I haven’t had since school days 🥧😂

and absolutely zero regrets 🙌🏼💯

Non Negotiables 💃

The most basic actions needed to move you toward YOUR goal

There doesn’t have to be many, and they don’t have to be fancy, or extreme 🤷🏼‍♀️

Now there are the bare bones which will likely feature in everyones list of non negotiables…

Water intake 💦
Movement (any kind) 🏃
Sleep 💤
Nutrition on point 🥔

But we can be more specific

If you want to achieve the splits, 15 mins flexibility work might be your daily non negotiable 🤸🏼‍♀️

If you are in a fat loss/muscle gain phase, hitting protein and calorie goals is a non negotiable 🥦 🥩

If you are working on self esteem, 10 mins of affirmations might feature 🧘🏼‍♀️

If you are studying a course, 5 pages of your book must be completed each day 📚

It’s easier to commit 100% to your non negotiables, than give it 80% and let yourself off when it’s inconvenient 💯

Write them down, stick it on the fridge, tell your family, hold yourself accountable.

And remember every time you check something off the list, that’s a step closer to your goal 🙌🏼

I had the WORST session yesterday 🙃

It was late and I was tired 😴

I was hungry

And generally in a bit of a mood 😅

aaaand obviously everything went wrong 🙃

I missed lifts I should have made. My body felt like had nothing to give and my head wasn’t in it.

Not the best 😫

But my point is

✨IT HAPPENS TO EVERYONE✨

We all have days where the weights feel twice as heavy and you honestly just CAN’T COPE with anything.

It’s all good. It doesn’t mean you aren’t still progressing

It’s just a sh*tty day🤷🏼‍♀️

Don’t give up. Get some sleep and some good food. Get a pep talk.

Go back tomorrow and try again. It’ll be better, I promise ❤️

Or banded anything, for that matter.

They got a bum like that from

Calories surplus 🍳
Heavy weight training🏋🏼‍♀️
Years of work 📆
Genetics 🧬

Unfortunately that boring stuff doesn’t sell 🤷🏼‍♀️

Exercises that look fun and exciting on camera that can be done with perf hair, do

…and it’s normally an own brand b***y band 👀

Don’t be fooled by what you see on your socials 🕵️‍♀️ 

Remember the basics and be consistent.

And unfollow anyone that makes you feel like p**p about yourself 👍🏻

Filming yourself in the gym 🎥

Hate it with a passion? 🥲

Valid. Been there!

You’re nervous about setting up your phone🙃

Worried what people will think😩

‘Im not good anyway so what’s the point?’ ☹️

But

It’s seriously the best thing you can do when you are trying to improve yourself and your form ✅

Yes mirrors are there sometimes, but if you’re constantly craning around to watch yourself and focusing on that instead of the lift….

The mirrors are now hindering, not helping😳

Filming means you can go back after, watch it in slow mo, watch the bar path, look for what needs to be improved.

❓Am I rounding in my back while I deadlift?

❓Am I actually hitting depth on these squats?

❓Hows my form on these press ups?

Watch between sets and make the corrections as you go.

Send it to your coach for adjustments. They will love you for it ❤️

We’re not here to just go through the motions.

We’re here to ✨IMPROVE✨

When you actively try to make your lifts better every single day, that’s where the magic happens 💫

How long have you been on a diet?

I speak to a lot of women who are perpetually on a diet 😳

Literally, since their teenage years.

Can you imagine lying on your deathbed and thinking

‘Had a good life, tracked calories everyday for 70 years’ 🥲

Honestly

We are not meant to diet forever

Yeah, we’ll track calories for periods of time here and there, maybe in a deficit, maybe at maintenance or more, depending on our goals at the time 🤷🏼‍♀️

That’s great.

We pick up the tools when we need them, and put them down when we don’t.

Life is (surely) more than being on a diet for 50 years 🤞🏻

More than being in constant pursuit of the basically impossible Instagram physique 🙃

Don’t you think?

Weekend off the grid 💆🏼‍♀️

This weekend we took ourselves away to a teeny tiny cottage on Anglesey.

No wifi, no obligations, no training.

Just short walks on the cliffs and and a trip to the chippy.

Felt good to be away ❤️

Hoping everyone here had an opportunity to recharge this weekend!

Now let’s get back to it 🤞🏻