IQPT - Liz Bamforth PT

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Remembering our very first pic together… and then fast forward to the last one and some of my favs in between 🐻🫶🏽❤️

Happy 9th birthday spent together babe 🥰
What a ride so far….

From exploring the whole county with Bear, and the unreal foreign holidays, and now with SO many plans for the next 9 years…

I wouldn’t want to do this life with anyone else as much as you drive me crazy (in good and bad ways 👀😂)

Love you. Let’s keep going, get to the decade and REALLY celebrate ❤️🫶🏽

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“Life isn’t all about the cherry on top. It’s all the things beneath it that make us what we are” 🍒

Things I would tell my pregnant 18 year old self ……

Your life is not over. It’s just beginning

You will find your purpose at 40 yrs old. It will be life changing for so many and fulfill you more than you could dream

You are allowed to outgrow people, places, and versions of yourself

Life will test you more than you would believe, be harder than you thought possible, but will then be amazing

A four legged baby will come your way and change your life forever

Not everyone’s got ur best interests at heart and some of those come family and friend shaped

There will be one year that breaks you

Prioritise your health. Training amongst people who have your back will save you

You are allowed to change your mind

Failure is essential for growth, you don’t need to have life all figured out

You are going to do things you may not be overly proud of… but that’s ok as long as you learn from it and don’t repeat

DO NOT BLEACH YOUR HAIR

You can’t please everyone. Don’t try

Don’t change yourself to fit into places that aren’t meant for you. Keep loving hard

❤️

And, if you’re in that “starting over” phase right now, then this is my message to you -

Keep going
It gets better

And it will be worth it 🫶🏽

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Ladies! If this doesn’t get your attention then I quit 😨😂

If you read one post today, please do yourself a favour and make it this one!!

BODY BUILDING IS NOT JUST FOR BODYBUILDERS 🚫

It’s one of THE most underrated tools for staying strong, resilient, and injury-free.

So your routine is mostly HIIT, running, cardio, or Pilates (all great, by the way), but you’re not strength training with progressive overload at the core… then you are leaving far too many benefits on the table 😩

Strength training isn’t about chasing aesthetics (although that can be a bonus 😈)

It’s about -

• Building joints that can actually handle life

• Strengthening muscles that protect you from injury

• Improving bone density (especially important as we age)

• Supporting metabolism and long-term fat loss

• Enhancing performance in EVERYTHING else you do

It’s the difference between just “working out” and actually preparing your body for real life

And this is especially important for women

Women are often told to stay light, stay small, stay in the cardio zone… 👊🏽😡

But strong is what protects you. Strong is what carries you through life. Strong is what keeps you independent

So I’ll say it again:

Women NEED to strength train

AND I WILL DIE ON THIS HILL

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Self Reflection Sunday….. when early life shapes your future self 💌

Becoming a teen mum meant I knew some people had their opinions about me and had my life mapped out before it even really started

So I made a decision early on. I would set my own standards so high that no one could question my love, my work ethic, or my ability to care for my daughter and my partner

It wasn’t easy. It was hard work then, and it still is now. But it’s shaped my whole life and was the most worthwhile decision I’ve made

And that mindset never left me. It runs through my whole life and into the way I show up in my work

In the gym, people know I like things just right 🙄😂

The coaching

The gym being clean and nice to train and be in

Members getting what they need, what they deserve

And sometimes that means a bit of tough love

Because I often see more in women than they see in themselves. I want them to be stronger, happier, and content in who they are

Sometimes growth needs honesty, encouragement, and someone who refuses to let you play small

So if I’m on your case in the gym…

If I’m correcting you, pushing you, not letting you quit…

It’s not because I’m being hard on you

But because I see more in you

And the truth is, not everyone gets the same energy….. ☺️

So let’s keep rising together. Through the good and bad times

Keep moving forwards 🧡🫶🏽

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QUICK FAIL this morning 🙄🤯😂

From being a kid, I’ve HATED failure

But when I started training at age 40, I learned quick sharp that failure in the gym is a GOOD thing (I still hated it for a long minute 🙄😂)

Missing a rep
Getting stuck under the bar
Walking away humbled

I learnt that’s NOT weakness

That’s learning what you can do. It’s your bodies feedback

If you never miss a rep, you’re not improving

You’re coasting (which is fine if you don’t want to hit specific goals by the way!)

Failure is the line between comfort and growth.

Progress doesn’t come from staying comfortable

It comes from showing up, trying hard, and occasionally falling short

So don’t fear failure in the gym

Respect it. Learn from it. Come back stronger.

Because the people who improve the fastest aren’t the ones who never fail

They’re the ones who aren’t afraid to

Need help? Then drop a DM to and let’s talk 🧡

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Stronger together in 2026 🧡

Who’s coming with us?!

No resolutions. Just laser focus

Let’s have you 👊🏽