How you FEEL is so important, yet we are not taught to expect it to feel good to move our bodies. Exercise seems permanently positioned as something you do to lose weight, make yourself smaller, make less of you.

How do you see yourself?

If you are trying to establish (or maintain) the habit of exercise, it’s important that you see yourself as an exerciser. As I prepare for the launch of my Motivational Book Club the books I am reading are emphasising the fact that most women struggle to exercise, because they simply don’t see themselves as exercisers (there’s a whole host of reasons for this!).

We've been having LOTS of conversation in the gym about why we don't wear the shorts (the sleeveless top, the dress etc etc.)

Charles Malik said "The fastest way to change society is to mobilize the women of the world". This is your call to action, because any reasons you have not to wear the shorts, someone else is thinking too! These reasons given to you by society, by someone else and it's time to change how we see our bodies, and to normalise normal bodies!

We're not letting this go and have launched a "Wear the Shorts" campaign!

Time and again we see people not even start, not try, not even take the first steps towards their goal because they can't do it perfectly, or they can't stand the thought of failing. Learning something new, attempting something new, or working towards a goal just isn't like that. Before you paint the greatest picture first you must paint some pretty mediocre ones, maybe some terrible ones and also some good ones. Otherwise how will you develop the skills required to paint a great picture? Fitness and weight loss is like that too, as indeed is any achievement.

This week Coach Dannii and Coach Sall wade through the nonsense that is BMI and encourage everyone to drop it, and by drop it we mean, discard it.

Let us tell you why this number has no value in your world and we shouldn't be judging ourselves (or others) by it and we certainly shouldn't let anyone else judge us by it either.