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Get to know your flock, we share our teachings & journey with you.

Shani Yeend

Feb 12
5 min

The Core Method

Fitbirds offer group classes & 1:1 personal training for all women. We specialise in fitness for women from all walks of life & we...

Kate Selwood

Sep 9, 2022
3 min

Sustainable Fitness

These days, there’s one word that comes to mind when I think about my preferred approach to fitness and we'll-being and that’s...

Katie Monks

Aug 23, 2022
2 min

Honoring our body post birth.

Change. The one thing in life we can guarantee is change. Change can be good but change can also be extremely scary. If you’d have told...

Shani Yeend

Aug 11, 2022
9 min

Pregnancy: Regaining our empowerment!

Hey birds, We have taken the time to set the record straight once & for all. We believe pregnancy & birth should be a time to feel...

Shani Yeend

Aug 3, 2022
2 min

We fly back to our retreat bubble.

After 3 long years we were finally back in our retreat nest. Together with 17 retreat birds, 3 hosts, a husband & two babies we flocked...

Shani Yeend

Feb 4, 2022
1 min

A brunch menu to share with others

We practiced yoga under the most beautiful stained glass window, led by me while the incredibly talented musicIan Meg Ella played the...

Shani VBD, Bird Boss

Dec 16, 2021
1 min

GUILT FREE XMAS TREATS

I've made this before and I'll make it again and again and again! Only a few ingredients, made in seconds - chocolate that tastes amazing...

Shani Yeend

Dec 3, 2021
5 min

An Empowered Birth Story - Meet Rocky

Fitbirds, meet Rockford (Rocky) Wiel van den Borst Born Sunday 21st November at 1745, Lewisham Hospital, London A squishy 10.8lb at 41wks...

Katie Monks

Nov 25, 2021
3 min

Katie’s Baby Journey

Earlier this year we said “see you soon” to our fave trainer Katie Monks as she was to take to the West End stage, little did we know...

Shani Yeend

Sep 14, 2021
1 min

6 WEEKS REFINED SUGAR FREE!

Our Fit & Well Birds are off on their 6 week journey, we are so excited to guide them through their fitness & wellness goals. Our big...

Hannah Michael

Jul 1, 2021
2 min

Get to know your birds: Hannah Michael

Get to know of our newest birds to our flock, Hannah Michael. Where did you grow up? I grew up in a very small town called Limassol in...

Shani Yeend

Jun 22, 2021
10 min

Pregnancy: Reclaiming our empowerment UPDATED, round 2.

Hey birds, Incoming a lil pregnancy chat... When I fell pregnant with Minnie I wanted to share my knowledge in fitness & wellness to...

Shani Yeend

May 9, 2021
3 min

Mental Health Week

More than ever our mental health is being edged to the frontline. There is no denying this pandemic is pushing our buttons mentally &...

Shani Yeend

Mar 14, 2021
3 min

Miscarriage.

This is the story of my baby loss. I understand this is a very heavy subject for some women. My goal is to share my experience so no...

Shani Yeend

Mar 9, 2021
2 min

How Fitbirds will save your 2021

Yup, we realise this is a big call, but we are ready to claim it & here's how. We're all a little broken, some more than others. Our...

Charlie Hayley

Jan 27, 2021
3 min

Get to know your birds: Charlie Summers

This is one spesh bird! You know when you just click with someone? When you finish each others sentences, when you basically love...

Shani Yeend, Boss Bird

Dec 28, 2020
1 min

I got 21 exercises & prancercise 'aint 1!

Before the year is up we thought we would celebrate our fave burner exercises! Here are your hottest exercises of 2021 birds, can you get...

Shani Yeend

Dec 4, 2020
2 min

Our Top Tips to surviving the festive season!

It's December birds & we are about to enter into the madness Christmas seems to bring - overbooking social events & planning extravagant...

Kate Selwood

Nov 29, 2020
3 min

Get to know your birds: Kate Selwood

Let's get to know our newest bird member Kate Selwood, another brunette pocket-rocket to our nest! Where did you grow up? I grew up in...

Shani Yeend

Nov 28, 2020
1 min

25 Days of Fitness

We bring you an advent calendar which will make you earn your Xmas pudding birds! Our bird Charlie has craftily put together a very...

Shani Yeend

Nov 23, 2020
3 min

Get to know your birds: Shani Yeend

We like to think of ourselves as a friendly flock & want to keep it that way. Here we treat you to a few chirps from our original bird,...

Charlie Hayley

Jun 12, 2020
2 min

Livin’ that lockdown life: Charlie’s story

Hey birds, Charlie here! Well didn’t 2020 turned out to be a bit of a shit show didn’t it?! As we roll into our 12th week of lockdown...

Shani Yeend

Apr 20, 2020
8 min

Birthing in a pandemic: A positive birth story

Meet the newest baby bird to the nest, Minnie Jane van den Borst. Born March 28th at 7.29pm, a nice squishy 9.5lb. Giving birth in a...

Shani Yeend

Mar 4, 2020
3 min

Your pelvic floor: Harness the power

Hey Birds, After sharing our Adore Your Pelvic Floor workshop for the second time I feel obliged to share a little of our learnings with...