In this episode, Lou is joined by Faye, one of her Train With Lou challenge participants. Lou wanted listeners to hear about her challenges from someone else's perspective, and Faye provides valuable insights into her experience. Faye explains that she joined Lou's challenge after feeling frustrated with her previous online training program, which lacked consistency and didn't fit her lifestyle. She was drawn to Lou's program because it offered home workouts and the flexibility to exercise at her own pace. Faye discusses the positive impact the challenge has had on her overall health and fitness, including improved asthma symptoms and increased motivation. She praises Lou's coaching style and the supportive community of participants. Faye also highlights the value of tracking food and the accountability provided by the challenge. Overall, Faye highly recommends Lou's challenges to anyone looking for a motivating and accessible fitness program.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• The Train With Lou challenges offer a flexible and accessible way to exercise at home or at the gym, providing consistency and motivation for clients.

• The challenges focus on more than just fat loss, with an emphasis on overall health, fitness, and well-being.

• The challenges provide a supportive community environment, where participants can interact, share experiences, and receive accountability.

• The new app used for the challenges offers easy access to resources, such as recipes and workout documents, making it convenient for participants to stay on track.

• The challenges emphasize the importance of tracking food and exercise, as well as setting performance-based goals, to increase awareness, motivation, and overall progress.

BEST MOMENTS

"I was looking for something where I could do it at home or at the gym... I'm not gaining any consistency or any changes or like I wasn't getting anywhere, any progress with this other group."

"I didn't take my inhaler for five months, which is the longest since I was about seven... everything just improved like overall health and fitness I just felt like at my best."

"The new app I much prefer. It's so much easier to access like all the recipes and documents... I found it really good."

"Just like tracking food and like I'm quite like a grazer so I'll just walk past and like hoover something up but like I'm writing it down and tracking it and like even like taking photos and stuff which seems a bit silly at the time but just all of that, like if you are tracking something, you are more aware of it."

"I just find like, it's a bit cringy to say it to your face, but just find you like quite like a warm and like motivating person... I do find like if you're looking for like that sort of group mentality and like all the girls are really supportive in the group." 

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HOST BIO
Lou's personal journey with body confidence and food struggles began at the age of 15, where overeating and guilt around food consumed her. But everything changed during the lockdown in March 2020. Determined to regain control, Lou immersed herself in research, found joy in working out in her garden, and started tracking her nutrition and steps. Surprisingly, she lost a stone in less than three months and discovered a newfound love for fitness.

Fueling her passion, Lou pursued personal training qualifications and launched her Instagram page in September 2020. After months of building a solid foundation, branding, and gaining relevant expertise, she started helping others achieve what once felt impossible—losing fat, feeling empowered, and loving the journey without restrictions. With numerous success stories, digital products, and a thriving membership program called Train with Lou, Lou now coaches, teaches, and learns about food, exercise, and mindset.