Belle Stringer | If you've not found your fit yet, this is why | F&T#7

Belle Stringer is an assistant gym manager and personal trainer at a Sheffield branch of one of the UK's largest commercial gym-chains.Belle wasn't always interested in being a PT but was spurred onto coaching others when lockdowns hit and she recognised her ability to plan routines that made her and her friends and family feel good, if not better.In this episode you can expect to find out what problems PTs face in 2025 and specifically in a gym as well-subscribed as the one she manages in, exactly why it can be harder for female PTs to succeed – and how she used a perceived fault to her advantage – the impact of one's cycle on sports performance, which pillar of fitness could matter most for lapsed or newbie lifters, as well as what to do if the gym really isn't for you.____"(0:03) Is it tough to be a female PT?""(2:26) Fitness is about how you feel in your body""(4:12) Social fitness is undervalued until it's acknowledged""(7:23) How do you manage sports performance alongside your menstrual cycle?""(8:20) How does Belle personally manage?""(11:20) What's "ovulation brain"?""(13:05) Belle's PT origin story""(14:40) What the average person gets wrong about the gym""(16:50) Managing fitness amidst shifting priorities""(18:38) The natural flow of gym sign-ups and drop-outs""(21:00) The importance of enjoyment and actually sound government guidelines""(22:19) Community was vital for Jack getting into fitness""(23:00) Advice for lapsed trainees""(24:42) What is that?! (benefits from video!)"____Belle loves the work INK Sheffield do for dance in the city:https://www.instagram.com/inkdanceuk/And found FitOn to be super helpful for people anxious about gyms or exercising to get started:https://fitonapp.com/See more from Belle here:https://www.instagram.com/fitbybelle/This week's newsletter: https://fitnessandthinking.substack.com/p/finding-stillness-in-movement