Hi everyone! Newbie here 👋🏻 I'm Jen and I live in London, UK. I dropped around 40kg over the last couple of years, but now have a fitness goal in mind to help keep me on track for, well lets be honest, the rest of my life! I have a pretty stressful job and also 7 and 10 year old girls who take up most of my time, so focusing on myself and my health has been easy to dismiss in the past, but no longer!! With that in mind, I am training with a view to competing in Hyrox at some point towards the end of 2026, and then continuing to compete with myself from that point going forwards.

I’ve finally found my anchor… and it turns out it was never about fitness alone 💭 For the longest time, I thought my “why” had to be tied to training, goals, or physical progress. But actually, the one thing that keeps me going — even when that inner voice gets loud — is the promise I made to myself for 2026. I promised myself that this year would be about me. My growth. My confidence. My courage to step into new spaces and meet new people (like all of you incredible humans here 🤍). And something has shifted… I’m saying yes more. I’m taking opportunities instead of overthinking them. I’m showing up — even when my anxiety is through the roof. Don’t get me wrong… I still do a full-on risk assessment in my head for EVERYTHING 😂🙈 But now? I do it… and then I go for it anyway. Every time that voice creeps in — “You’re too tired” “You’ve got too much to do” “Skip the walk, skip the session…” I come back to one thing: ✨ I made a promise to myself — and I’m not breaking it. ✨ And honestly… I’m surprising myself. Growth doesn’t always look like big, loud wins. Sometimes it’s quiet bravery. Sometimes it’s just choosing not to back out. So if you’re hesitating today — this is your reminder: Make the promise. Keep the promise. Become the person you said you’d be. And thank you coach @Carlos Hellstern — for helping me see things differently 🙌