YOU GRAFTING!
The Grafter Blog is here to give you that extra little push, helping to keep you motivated and inspired.
Our aim is to provide you with useful information about fitness, nutrition, wellbeing and mental health. We’ll also share our experiences, your experiences and those of other fitness and wellbeing experts too.
We hope you enjoy it, and don’t forget to send us your success stories and grafting pictures! If you have any ideas for future blogs or topics you would like us to cover then just drop us an email.
Vitamin B12 – What you need to know
As the days grow shorter and the temperatures drop, many of us find ourselves battling the winter blues. The seasonal shift can affect our motivation to stay active, especially for those who thrive on outdoor workouts.
How to stay motivated through the winter
As the days grow shorter and the temperatures drop, many of us find ourselves battling the winter blues. The seasonal shift can affect our motivation to stay active, especially for those who thrive on outdoor workouts.
Exploring the Benefits of B12, Vitamin D, Vitamin C and Biotin
As we all search for optimal health and wellbeing, we often turn to various vitamins and minerals to support our body’s functions.
Four Pillars of Success
These four pillars form the bedrock of a successful and thriving life: sleep, nutrition, movement and hydration.
Nurturing your hair
Motherhood is a beautiful and transformative phase in a woman’s life. However, it often comes with various challenges, including postpartum hair loss which no one warned me about.
Navigating Menopause: A Journey towards female health and wellness
Menopause is a natural phase in a woman’s life that marks the end of her reproductive years. I will explore various aspects of female health during menopause and provide practical tips to navigate this transformative journey.
Parents, your mental health and the summer holidays
Read all about my new #mamagrafter initiative and why I’ve started it.
All about Testosterone
Testosterone is an essential part of your hormone balance. Too little or too much can affect you but it can present itself in different ways.
London Marathon 2023 – My Review
Since running this marathon I’ve had a lot of people ask me how it went.
Let’s talk Hyperthyroidism & Hypothyroidism
A diagnosis of hyperthyroidism vs. hypothyroidism, or vice versa, comes down to how much hormone the thyroid gland produces.
Functional and Feminine
How breastfeeding affects your mind, body – and as an exercising mama – your performance.I’ve tried and tested lots of different training methods and diets.
My Breastfeeding Journey
How breastfeeding affects your mind, body – and as an exercising mama – your performance.
Why going hard can hinder your results and progress
Being January, I expect most of you have made an effort to workout, diet and exercise. Here’s several reasons why going too hard can hinder your results.
Seasonal Affective Disorder
Seasonal Affective Disorder or SAD is also known as ‘winter depression’ and affects many people during these cold, dark winter months.
AB Separation Post Pregnancy – Diastasis Recti or Divarication
Ab separation post pregnancy is very common. You are not abnormal or alone if you are suffering from it.
Pregnancy and Postpartum Wellbeing
As a mother of 4, I feel like I’ve experienced the ups and downs of pregnancy and postpartum enough times to be open, honest and real about them all.
Body Fat – How to drop that midriff
If you’re into exercise and nutrition, you may have heard the phrase ‘abs are made in the kitchen’. Here’s why I couldn’t agree more.
Let’s talk about your relationship with exercise
Do you enjoy it? Do you dread it? Do you love it? Do you see it as the worst hour of your life?
Female Health and Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
One of the reasons I got into the health and fitness industry wasn’t just because I liked exercise. I was really intrigued with how the effects of exercise…
Marathon Training – What to expect
Have you taken on your first marathon? Or maybe even convinced yourself to do another one? Here’s what to expect as you train for your marathon.
Top reasons why you don’t see results when it comes to weight loss, fitness and strength
It’s been Christmas. We all ate too much, didn’t move as much as we should and maybe now feel stuck in a rut with no motivation. So why not take on a new…
Resilience and Mental Health
Resilience is the ability to recover from hard situations and bounce back to our ‘normal’ state. Life can be hard and testing. Unfortunately life makes us…
Strength Training for Runners
Us runners know one thing, and that’s we’re all not great at strength work (well I’m not anyway). It’s not because we’re not good at it, it’s because I think…
Focus on Wellbeing
We all seek exercise for many different reasons. A lot of the time to lose a few lbs. We might have a holiday to go on or an event to get in shape for….
IT'S TIME TO GET YOUR #GRAFT ON!
Our exclusive range of Graft fitness clothing is designed to be functional and is manufactured using the latest technical fabrics. Once you get them on, you’ll instantly feel part of the #graft movement and be ready to tackle anything, including one of my fitness sessions!
What our clients say...
EXCELLENTBased on 13 reviewsLinda Fullaway2024-04-22Nat gives you all the support you need, lots of advice, always on hand. Fantastic value for money. Would definitely recommend 🤩Jane Lightfoot2023-11-24I have trained with Nat for just over 12 months. She’s an amazing PT, knows just how to push me, always encouraging and understands how much of training is a mental attitude as well as pure physical effort.Louise Taylor2023-11-13GRAFT really does allow you to get out the benefits of the work you put in, carefully coached and encouraged by Nat with perfect options for any ability level / injury / personal fitness goals. Thankyou Nat!Suzanne Stanley-Smith2023-11-12Natalie is just the best PT ! Always on time, enthusiastic and very professional. Natalie comes to my personal gym every week. Every session is well thought out, organised and different to the previous week. She is fab! I couldn't manage my fitness without her. I cannot recommend her enough. She has 10 stars from me!Cinar Family2023-11-12Nat provides the best pt sessions locally. Tailored perfectly to your needs. Her gym has everything you need and with her guidance and support Ive seen amazing results in 6 months. Targets have been reached and new ones have been set.Kirsty Lewis2023-11-12You will not find a better personal trainer , Nat is the best, extremely enabling , positive and the ultimate professional . Nat will maximise anyone’s potential and surprise you as to how much you can achieve . She utilises every second. I trained outdoors with Nat at the tail end of Covid and then in her fab premises . She will tailor training to your needs . Brilliant , wholeheartedly recommend .Laura Sparkes2023-10-18Nat put together a remote training plan for my first marathon at 40. That’s the beginning, for months she was my training counsellor! Quick to reply and react when the doubts and niggles showed up. Training was smart, it worked around my life and got results. I stood at the start line with confidence in myself and got a time I am proud of (for once). thanks NatJessica Page2023-08-07I have just completed a 10 week personal training programme with Natalie at Graft fitness and she was fab from start to finish and I noticed a real improvement in my fitness. She is really lovely and brilliant at what she does. Definitely recommend.Denise Lewis2022-10-07I joined Nat's HIIT class over lockdown and it was just what I needed. With Nat, it's not just about physical fitness byt you also get overall mental /emotional and nutritional support from grafting hard. I recently completed 30-days with Nat and would definitely recommend it.... Thanks Nat :-) as I continue my fitness/wellness journey you have been the one to inspire me. Thanks again.ian beasley2022-10-07Nat has been my PT for nearly three years. She is knowledgeable, supportive, friendly and fun to work with. She has helped me to achieve and surpass all of my running goals and I think it would difficult to find a better PT.