WATER RETENTION, BLOATING AND THE SCALES
We have all at some point in our lives experienced that feeling. Whether it was overeating so much on Christmas Day that led us to pass...
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Natasha Kostalas
Jul 2, 20225 min read
MY LIFESTYLE AS A TEACHER (THEN) VS A FITNESS COACH (NOW)
The best decision I ever made was taking the greatest risk to move away from a decade of everything I’d ever known. I will never have...
Natasha Kostalas
Jun 11, 20227 min read
BODY IMAGE AND BODY CONFIDENCE
Fact: when I was in my teenage years, I used to be made fun of at school because of my hair. I always knew I had inherited the ‘Greek...
Natasha Kostalas
May 21, 20226 min read
WHAT KIND OF GYMMER ARE YOU?
Admittedly, I’m a people watcher. Whether I’m watching people on holiday, watching people in my block of flats, I’m always intrigued as...
Natasha Kostalas
Apr 9, 20225 min read
TRAINER WARS: ADIDAS OR NIKE?
I’m 9 years old and walking excitedly down Wood Green High Street with little Anton (aged 7) and tightly clutching my mum’s hand because...
Natasha Kostalas
Mar 19, 20226 min read
LEGGINGS UNCOVERED
Leggings. My favourite attire and I’m sure every other woman’s too! It’s crazy how the idea of wearing leggings has completely...
Natasha Kostalas
Feb 26, 20225 min read
ADVICE ON AMENORRHEA
Again, this is an incredibly personal one from me. After a recent post this week on this topic, I thought one IG post just wasn’t enough...
Natasha Kostalas
Jan 15, 20224 min read
PCOS (Polycystic Ovary Syndrome)
Sorry lads, this one is for the girls. Ladies, if you’re someone who has been diagnosed with PCOS then this may be a helpful read. Now, I...
Natasha Kostalas
Jan 1, 20225 min read
2021 BLOG POSTS WRAPPED!
Happy New Year everyone! Wow, what a year it has been too. From lockdown, to prepping for shows that I eventually pulled out from due to...
Natasha Kostalas
Dec 25, 20215 min read
THE 12 DAYS OF LIFTMAS: 12 TIPS FOR THE HOLIDAY SEASON
When I reflect on past Christmases when I was younger, it was the complete norm to feel incredibly sick, bloated and full after our...
Charlotte Melville
Dec 11, 20218 min read
CHARLOTTE MELVILLE: MY STORY OF RECOVERY
BEING ASKED TO WRITE THIS BLOG When I was asked by Natasha to write this blog, I was a little nervous but without hesitation was willing...
Natasha Kostalas
Nov 20, 20215 min read
FAT-SHAMING OR HEALTH-CONSCIOUS?
Social media and in fact any sort of media whether it’s magazines, TV adverts or posters you see at bus stops can be both good and evil....
Natasha Kostalas
Oct 16, 20215 min read
NIGHT OWL, OR EARLY BIRD?
So, those of you who know my history, you may remember how when I went through that dark time in my life, my sleep was affected so badly...
Natasha Kostalas
Sep 25, 20216 min read
THE MENOPAUSE
This topic is one that was suggested to me, but one in which I’m surprised I hadn’t written earlier. I did give it some thought recently...
Natasha Kostalas
Sep 4, 20215 min read
TELL ME WHO YOUR FRIENDS ARE AND I’ll TELL YOU WHO YOU ARE
This quote has stayed in my mind since being probably 6 or 7 years old. I remember being that young and my mum giving me the best piece...
Natasha Kostalas
Aug 14, 20213 min read
LET’S TALK PERIODS. PERIOD.
Sorry lads, this one isn’t for you. OR, maybe it should be for you. It may help you understand your wives and girlfriends more, it may...
Natasha Kostalas
Jul 24, 20214 min read
VACATION OR STAYCATION: WHAT DO I DO WITH MY DIET?
So, after the crappy 2 years we have all had with the lockdowns, it is finally the season where some of you may be lucky enough to go...
Natasha Kostalas
Jul 3, 20214 min read
MENTAL HEALTH AND ME
Exercise is the most underutilised antidepressant THE TRUTH ABOUT WHY I STARTED WEIGHT TRAINING Having been Mental Health Awareness Week...
Natasha Kostalas
May 15, 20215 min read
10K STEPS: WHAT’S IT ALL ABOUT?
We all know that walking and having a high output is pivotal to your health and general mobility and wellbeing. But how many of you know...
Natasha Kostalas
Apr 24, 20215 min read
FOOD ADDICTION AND BINGING: STOP TRYING TO FILL THE EMPTINESS INSIDE YOU WITH FOOD.
Having watched Channel 5’s Documentary Addicted to Food: Breaking the Cycle recently, I knew I HAD to write about this. The documentary...
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