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HAPPY PRIDE YOU BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE!

BELFAST PRIDE IS ON THE HORIZON AND EFR COACHING HAS HAD AN EXCITING MOVE TO A NEW PRIVATE TRAINING FACILITY IN ANTRIM! I FEEL THERE COULD NOT BE A BETTER TIME TO LET YOU IN ON AN AMAZING OPPORTUNITY TO JOIN MY PRIDE2POWER COMMUNITY. FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A WHILE, I AM NOW OPENING SPACES FOR SMALL GROUP PERSONAL TRAINING AT EFR COACHING!

THE GOOD NEWS a limited time offer for those who join in the weeks up to Belfast Pride!!! Join with a friend or partner for the price of one this whole month!

As empowering as it is to work on yourself it twice as fun to work as a team to reach your goals... After all, couples and friends that train together stay stronger together.

At EFR coaching we offer focus months with all our clients. This enables us to breakdown what needs to be happening throughout your health and fitness journey to achieve the long-term goals, without it feeling like a massive mountain to climb. Instead, we make it achievable and a promote a sustainable way to get your desired results to keep the momentum going.

I believe in the method so much so that both my partner and I are currently partaking in A focus month, along with my clients, who are absolutely killing it!!

My girlfriend is newer to the gym, it has been amazing to watch her make incredible progress so far and see her confidence grow in a gym environment. If anything, its motivated me watching her go from strength to strength.

Please note, this column is the opinion of the columinst and not that of GNI or Romeo & Julian

With exciting plans coming up for both of us, we have set our goals and jumped on a Focus month to drop some lbs, get stronger, really get ON IT with our health, fitness and wellness.

There have been tougher days with a few big moves for us both as of late. Doing the focus month together has got us out of our comfort zones as a couple. It has helped us to navigate the chaos as a team whilst recreating what we do together for quality time.

So, if you and your loved ones would like to achieve your goals for upcoming events or want to become stronger, fitter, grow your confidence while training together with the extra accountability - Jump on the PRIDE2POWER coaching opportunity.

Until then, I’ll share a few useful METHODS and REASONS for incorporating health and fitness into your daily dating life by sharing what worked for us.

Working Out Together Solidifies Your Bond- Setting aside time to spend together is a great way to build intimacy. As you make time to exercise together, you are also sending the message to your partner that you are making them a priority. When you are both intentional about prioritising time together and agree on the same goal- focusing on health and wellness, a very good side effect is that your bond will be stronger. A willingness to grow as an individual and a shared focus on exercise reinforces a commitment about the future.

We took some time to reinvent some of our date ideas - As two foodies we love a little coffee/ dinner date and trying new places! We didn’t take the fun out of this, just made a few little swaps that served us well. Going for a proteinbased Picnic/BBQ now that its summer and ending the day with a walk at our fave spots! Cooking or prepping meals together is an ideal way to stay on track with nutritional goals and is surprisingly nice to do as a team.

Keeping active while enjoying time with each other- My girlfriend has experience in outdoor instruction. I teach her how to strength train effectively, in turn she teaches me how to rock climb and mountain bike (the correct way haha) - it has been a really fun way to change up the methods on how we exercise and learn more about each other.

A HIKE WITH OUR PUP- listen this has been a win-win for us and the dog! We are happy, the fur baby is happy. We can enjoy our time together while focusing on getting the steps in.

Rewarding ourselves with the things that give us joy - When the non-negotiables are ticked off, we both love being out in nature and getting on the Harley, letting the wind blow away any stress whilst feeling a little free from routine for a while. Which is important when keeping consistent over time. For those of you that get out on motorbikes, it’s a full body workout in itself, hats off to you!

Some of you may opt for a chiller option and enjoy cycling, I love that, get active no matter what it is. Make sure to prioritise the things you enjoy together.

TURN UP THE HEAT ;) Get hot and sweaty together!We came up with AMRAP workouts for a little friendly competition. You’re more likely to push yourself even harder since you’re trying to impress your partner too. Also, from experience a little Hot yoga date is a great little laugh to start the day together!