Paula Appleton - Mental Health & Exercise Coach

I was at Pugneys yesterday where preparations for Sunday’s big 🐉 finale are well underway 🤩👏🏼👏🏼

We’ll be there doing free family games & activities 3-7pm ⛹🏻‍♀️🤼‍♂️🤾🏽‍♂️ but ** urgently needed ** 6 strong adults 💪🏽💪🏽 to be flag 🌟🌟bearers between 5-7pm 🌟🌟

Would you 💓💓 to play such a great part in this ?!

⏱️ Please contact me NOW to let us know! ⏱️

We’re also part of the Friday tea-time and Saturday lunchtime performance and looking forward to lots more of you joining us 😍 PM, tag or comment below for more info!

Daily event & travel links below ⬇️

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When your Saturday morning, full body workout kicks in…you’re welcome ladies 😇😁😘

💪🏽🏋🏻‍♀️ ! Full Body Workout… Smashed ! 🏋️💪🏽

There are very few better feelings than the post-exercise endorphin buzz, right?! 🐝😍

Only our 2nd circuits session in SK and these women knew exactly what they’d come to do 👊🏼🙌🏼 well done all 🥰

We are all ages, sizes, shapes and fitness levels. And we all have our own reasons for wanting to feel stronger, fitter, more confident and healthier 💗 which is exactly what all my classes are all about 👌

And we even have a giggle too, get outta here, no it’s true! 😃👏🏼👏🏼😅

If you’d love to join our completely £0.00 I’ll pop a booking link in the comments below, or feel free to PM for more info.

Please note ‘tho [Serious Voice] these classes are free but space is limited. So please 🙏🏼 don’t take a place you’re not going to use ~ you’re just preventing somebody who would ❤️ to come along from doing so. And that’s not ok 👎 thank you.

Paula 😘

How is doing all this on a Monday my actual job 💕

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📣 Eeeeekkk this has got really real really fast!! 📣

Are any of you around this bank holiday weekend? If you are, I have super exiting news!

We have been given a very special VIP invitation to be involved in 🐉 event as part of Wakefield District’s OurYear2024 celebration 🥳 and I'd 𝐚𝐛𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 you all to come with us 😍

There’s a link below if you haven’t heard about it yet

This is honestly absolutely massive! It’s a once-in-a-lifetime thing, we will 𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚 never see it happen in Wakefield again 💥

So, we haven’t all just been invited to go & watch. We’ve been 𝙙𝙞𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙡𝙮 𝙖𝙨𝙠𝙚𝙙 to take part 😳

Let me know if you can join us at any or all of the following opportunities;

⏰ Friday 23rd Aug 5-7pm
📍 Wakefield Bullring
❓ Either join the crowd (front row) or take part in a 5 min semi-static ‘cat & mouse game’, interacting with the newborn dragon (and me)

⏰ Saturday 24th Aug 11.30-1.30
📍 Westgate
❓Either join the crowd (front row) or take part in a very slow jog alongside the now teenage dragon - doing a kinda caterpillar thing where front goes to back & so on

⏰ Sunday 25th afternoon and/or evening
📍Pugneys
❓ No participation is required but we’ll be doing family activities by the play area all afternoon & the now adult dragon flies over the lake and off in the evening, which will be absolutely spectacular!

This is such a crazy thing but will be absolutely amazing to be a part of and - a massive compliment from Wakefield Council to invite us “in recognition of your contribution to local communities” 😍😭😍

Let me know in the comments if you'd love to join us. Talk to me when you see me or drop me a PM for more info! I honestly can't wait for this 😁👏😁👏

Scroll down to watch the amazing video!

Our Year - The Hatchling The Hatchling is a ground-breaking outdoor theatrical performance that will unfold over a weekend of events in Wakefield 23 - 25 August 2024.

Saturday mornings be like 🥊🏋🏼‍♀️💕

I’m really not a fan of the term “journey” when it comes to us improving our health, strength and fitness.

But I’m yet to come up with a better one so we’re gunna have to roll with it for now 🤣

I am so very privileged to observe so many gains in these women only classes 💗 and thank you all so much for trusting the process, and me!

💪🏽 strength ☑️
💪🏽 fitness ☑️
💪🏽 confidence ☑️
💪🏽 definition ☑️
💪🏽 stamina ☑️
💪🏽 progress ☑️
💪🏽 friendship & peer support ☑️☑️

Of course it’s not easy - great things take time 🎤 but it’s never too late to start either 😉

Join us soon!

Trust me 😘

I enjoy my job faaaar too much for a grown ass woman 🤣

I’m not one to exaggerate but I’ve said it a trillion times 🤔 find a way of being active that you really 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 like…and you’ll never think of it as ‘exercise’ again 😉

💥 find your vibe
💥 find your tribe
💥 feel more energised
💥 meet new people
💥 see new places
💥 most importantly🏅have a laugh!

This morning was with Walking Fit Pontefract 💗 in Ponte Park 🐎

Next up is at Fighting Fit Ossett ~ Saturdays 10-11am 🥊🥊

And 🏋🏼‍♀️ 11.15-12

Come along and 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 find out how much fun getting fitter can be 😁

Trust me 😘

Mantra of the day; Where there’s a will, there’s always a way 💪🏽

We were access denied 🚫 this evening but, rather than shrug our shoulders 🤷🏼‍♀️ and go home again, we adapted & decided to go for a power walk instead 💥

So what if it wasn’t the workout we’d turned up for? Together we walked, we talked, we laughed and we got to see where all the secret celebrity magic happens in SK 🌟🎥🌟

And that, was most certainly another fabulous way to spend our hour together💥 thanks ladies, always awesome to see you all 💕

If you’d love to join us all for our please drop me a comment or private message for more info or any questions👌

⏰ 6.30-7.30pm
📍 Burntwood Centre, South Kirkby
💰 £0.0000

Paula 😘

I’m not complaining 🌞

It’s not ‘almost too hot’ 🤣

But. Bed goals right now, am I right? 🤣

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🥊 Women’s Strength & Fitness Classes 🥊

⏰ Saturday mornings
📍 Fighting Fit Milner Way, Ossett
🤗 All women of all ages, shapes, sizes & fitness levels welcome 👌
💰 Pay as you go or discounted block bookings options available

Choose from Boxercise 🥊 10-11am or

Small Group Training 🏋🏽‍♀️ 11.15-12 noon

If the thought of joining a noisy, busy group is terrifying to you, I totally understand - so join during the Summer months when classes are typically much quieter and you can ease yourself in 😃

I will help you to build your confidence, truly enjoy exercise and feel glad you came - that’s my 💯% promise 😘

Drop me a PM with any questions 👍 stalk my Page for a bit 👍 tag a friend to come with you 👍 or get yourself booked on before you change your mind 😉 ⬇️

👉🏼 https://gymcatch.com/app/provider/3982

See ya Saturday!

I am so grateful that my job at Evergreen Active allows me to meet so many wonderful people across the Wakefield district - we move together, we talk to each other, we laugh with each other and today, we ate together too

An Asian inspired celebration lunch at Appletree Community Garden followed by pizza en route at Walking Fit Pontefract 😍😍

Both delicious but best of all, both enjoyed in great company 🥰

Back on Dust Salad tomorrow mind 🐷🤣

Just had to go secret snapper 📸 mode and capture this image of Jayne C in 🥊🏋️‍♀️ class this evening 🤩

Jayne is a driving instructor so a sedentary - but I can only imagine (based on me as a Learner back in the day 😳🤣) - very stressful job at times 🙈🙉🙊

So to have an hour to herself. To de-stress. Release pent up…well, everything 😤 and just have a laugh. Was so lovely to see 💗

It’s so easy as women not to prioritise ourselves and our wellbeing - even for just 1 hour a week - isn’t it?

But doing just that will not only help you feel more your fabulous self; it’ll also help your relationships, progress at work and to be a generally happier, stronger & more confident person in your own right 💪🏽

Trust me 😘

I’d just run 6 miles around London’s most iconic Landmarks in 1 hour 3 mins - in 25+ degrees of sunshine 🥵

I had my medal, Finishers T, goody bag and the very best cheerleader ☺️ It was amazing!

I was 49 and I hesitated to post this pic because I thought my belly looked fat in it 😩

I know what you’re thinking 🙄

But. I didn’t know at that point that I was peri-menopausal…I’d never even heard the term

I didn’t know then about inflammation, bloating, urgently needing a wee at any given second and unintentional episodes of rage/tears/anxiety/loss of confidence/self doubt

I thought I was doing this running malarkey just for my physical health 🏃🏼‍♀️

But I also recognised that it was benefitting my mental health 🧠 I was certainly much happier than I had been for a very long time.

I just hadn’t joined the dots yet 🧠💪🏽

Now: I know that combining cardio, strength & resistance training each week; is not only what keeps me happy, levelled and resilient, it helps combat my meno symptoms too 👊🏼

PS Meno Muffin Tops happen at us all - regardless of how trim our waists may have been before. Doesn’t mean we have to accept it without a fight 🥊

Trust me 😘

Just this 💕

Hev has been building up the courage to come to Boxercise for some time now. And even with her amazing sister Rachel there for support, she was really nervous this morning…

So this was just 💗 to read

There’s a saying -

And I only ever want the kind of people around me, and in my classes and groups that not only want to achieve their own goals 👊🏼 and beat their own demons 🐵 but to make so welcome somebody new, trying to achieve the same for themselves 🤗

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Tell me why I don’t like Mondays…(name that band 😆) I LOVE them!

Starting the new week with these fabulous ladies at Appletree Community Garden🪴 An outdoor morning workout in the sunshine, movement to music, laughter, serene surroundings and great coffee in THE most fantastic cups & saucers 💕

20 ladies, 5 languages, 1 picnic 💗

Thank you for having me back again 🙌🏼

Evergreen Active Networking in South Kirkby 👌 a bit of admin, chasing the free wi-fi in Ferrybridge Services (it’s not all rock n roll trust me 🤣) then on to Walking Fit Pontefract for a fab evening walk in great company once again 🤗

I was asked recently how I found such a great job? Great question!

My answer: I created it 💥

Ladies (and Gents actually) never think you’re too old to do what’s good for you

You can, trust me 😘

Week 4 of Running for Beginners, Returners & Progressors at Ponte Park and a big welcome & well done to Katy who joined us for the first time this evening 😃 we know this isn’t easy by any stretch, but it is totally do-able and you’ll honestly be so happy that you did

Katy: “I enjoyed it more than I thought I would” which is always nice to hear 😅

Also Katy “Nobody’s ever shown me those techniques before, not even on the C25K app”

Emma & Claire agreed that it was so much better training as a group, to help keep each other motivated and moving 💕

Helen went further & longer 👏🏼👏🏼 & her homework is to break her shiny new trainers in for next week 👟👟

Tom smashed a non-stop loop ➰ of the racecourse and we think he may still be beaming from his well deserved runner’s high 😁💗

If you’d love to start, return to or re-find your running mojo 🪄 why not join us next week? It’s never too late to start and our guarantee is that everybody is welcome, nobody ever left behind 🤗

Do you already run & would love to share your experience, wisdom and joy to help others in a Volunteer Coach capacity? Please get in touch!

Well done everyone - see you next time 🏃🏼‍♂️🏃🏻‍♀️

Paula & Hannah

What a difference a week makes!

Last Sunday I was a Total Warrior in the beautiful setting of Bramham Park with amazing friends ✊🏼

And today, I anti-bacd eleventy billion boxing gloves & focus pads, sat alone in a container in Ossett 🤣

But it cant always be fun times can it?

Sometimes you just have to get the grind and mundane stuff done, knowing that all the little - sometimes boring - things all add up to being able to do the fun & exciting stuff 🥊🥊

I did have 80’s tunes on to get me through - always my cleaning Go-To soundtrack!

When you turn up to Boxercise 😀 only to learn that the class 🥊🥊 are in self-imposed quarantine so it’s a circuit training session instead 😳

There was no memo and the room is full of unfamiliar, scary looking equipment like a sled, Plyo box and battle ropes 😟

Your first thought is “I can’t do this, this is definitely not for me today, no thank you”

What would you do? Leg it out of the door 💨 and demand a refund?

Or do you - whilst expressing your concerns - trust your instructor that you’ve been with for 2 years (and who remembers that you didn’t like the idea of Boxercise to begin with either 😂 but has watched you become so much stronger since and would never ask you to do something she didn’t think you capable of 😉)

And push yourself right out of your comfort zone to not only get through the hour…but to give each & every station your absolute all 👊🏼 because you remembered who the hell you were & how much harder💩 you’ve smashed in life 👑💥🙌🏼

Also knowing that you’re in a safe space with lots of love & support around you from a fab group makes such a difference to our confidence 💕💕

So…a massive to Alison today 👏🏼👏🏼

You saw. You wobbled. You stayed. You smashed.

Trust me 😘

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💥 Women Only Small Group Training 💥

If you’re on the waiting list for tomorrow morning I have 2 rarely spotted places available!

Get in touch or grab yours now on the Gymcatch app

But please be quick bc I know you’ve been ever so patient 💕 the wait will be worth it

Trust me 😘

🥊🔊 Ossett Boxercise Ladies 🥊🔊 Week 2 and the South Kirkby ladies made a perfectly acceptable ⭕️…. IFYKYK 🤣

🔥🥊🥵🤣 If ever 4 emojis summed up 1 hour of Boxercise with Paula this evening…it’s these!

Outside was absolutely the only place to do the cool down 🪭 🪭 🪭 Jabs, crosses, hooks 💪🏽👊🏼🤛🏼🤜🏼 💃🏼 not necessarily in that order but that’s ok 😆 and - most importantly - 💯% fun fun fun!*

* May experience unexpected aches in the bagging area

Well done everyone, that was scorchio 🔥 and you all did fab 🙌🏼👏🏼👏🏼

Hopefully see you all next week! 💕

Paula

Total Warrior 2024 🥵

Didn’t want to do it

Hadn’t trained for it

Sulked like a spoilt brat the whole way there

Loved every second 🤣🤣

And when you’ve committed to trying to raise funds for an incredible charity like Cap Care Wakefield - you just can’t not show up 🤷🏼‍♀️

It helps massively when you’re with fab Teamies from and too 💕🙌🏼💕🙌🏼

So, as I’m still finding mud and pebbles in places you don’t even wanna hear about 😳 please consider donating a £ or 2 via this link 🙏🏼

👉🏼 https://gofund.me/4fb0518c (also in the comments)

Thanks so much 😘

A fab first fun 𝙁𝙍𝙀𝙀 𝙁𝙀𝙈𝘼𝙇𝙀 𝙊𝙉𝙇𝙔 𝙁𝙄𝙏𝙉𝙀𝙎𝙎 class in South Kirkby this evening! 🥊 🔥

Boxercise To The Beats 🎶💃🏼👊🏼 is suitable for women of all ages, shapes, sizes & fitness levels and as Clare said “I like classes that are fun, you forget you’re exercising” 😍👏🏼👏🏼

These classes are completely £0.000 until the end of the year so come along & give it a try!

The booking link is below ⬇️ or DM me for more info 💪🏼💪🏼

Start, return to or continue your fitness journey with us 🤗 all women welcome & feelings of absolute fabulousness 💯 guaranteed 😘



Book here
👉🏼 https://bookwhen.com/evergreen-active

I’ve been in complete denial about this 😬🤣 but on Sunday 23rd June I will be joining Team Fit Together Wakefield to take on the Total Warrior 12K Obstacle Course at Bramham Park Leeds 🏋‍♂️🔥

I nearly drowned last time

The aim however is to raise as much money as we possibly can for the amazing guys helping homeless people and those in most need, at Cap Care Wakefield ❤️❤️❤️

Every single penny really does count 🙌

If anyone would like to sponsor us it would be massively appreciated 🥰

Our Go Fund Me link is posted below ⬇️✅️

Many thanks in advance everyone 😘

Paula

https://gofund.me/47c042c8

PS Dale made me do it, we said never again after the last time 🤪

What better way to spend than with an all time record turnout for our amazing Running Fit Wakefield meet ♥️

Tonight, like every week, we had 3 route distance options - to suit beginners, returners, athletes and everyone in between 💥

We also have weekly meets in Ossett, South Kirkby and from next week - Pontefract and Upton too!

There’s no pressure on pace, everyone is welcome and nobody is ever left behind - these meets are super friendly & supportive because we all know how scary that first attempt can be 🤗

But once you’ve joined us, you’ll wonder why you put it off for so long…

Trust me 😘

for anyone wanting the fishnets look this Summer👌🤣

Just an end of half term check in 👀

I’m sure you’ve all had a beautiful time with your nearest & dearest 🥰

However, if you do need to release in a way that won’t get you arrested 🥊🥊🥊🥊

Women only Boxercise with me starts at 10am tomorrow at and every Saturday 😘

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Exercise Is What Movement Does 🤔💡

If the term exercise was re-framed as simply, ‘movement to make you feel good’ - do you think it would be a less scary concept? I do.

Do I have to go to a class to do it?

Not if you hate classes, that wouldn’t work at all

Do I have to pay for gym membership to do it?

Not if you’ll never go. We are in Yorkshire 😅

Do I have to run? I can’t run

Hmm you can but no, you don’t have to run

🤔 I like walking but that’s not really exercise is it?

Are you moving when you walk?

So what exercise can I do then Paula? I hear you shout!

How do you enjoy moving is my answer 🎤🔥

What did you love doing as a child/teen/younger you that you could look into re-starting?

Or what do you really fancy trying? 💡

Dancing 💃🏼
Trampolining 🙃
Gardening 👩🏻‍🌾
Fencing 🤺
Horse riding 🏇
Athletics 🎽
Skiing ⛷️
Swimming 🏊🏻‍♀️
Martial Arts🥋
Cycling 🚴‍♀️

The potentials are endless as are the rewards - not just for your fitness but for your joy of life factor too ♥️

So go on, surprise me! What would you LOVE to start or re-visit to 😘

🔥🔥🔥🔥Just TWO places left 🔥🔥🔥🔥

Ladies, would your favourite fella secretly love a bit of a kick start to get his fitness mojo back on? 💕

🏋🏽‍♂️ Work It Out is a 4 week series of classes that support you to kickstart your fitness journey, whether you're a complete beginner, returner or looking to try something new

Men of all ages, shapes, sizes and fitness levels are all welcome to take part in this progressive class

The guys meet you where you're currently at and help you build confidence and strength along the way 🧠💪🏼

The Fighting Fit studio is a fully equipped and completely private environment

Our male-only team are trained, qualified and experienced to specifically understand your barriers and fears around starting to exercise, either for the first time or after a long break

They are there to support you at every step and look forward to meeting you very soon

Did we mention that it’s 💯 free yet? And there’s absolutely zero requirement to join up to anything else we do if you don’t want to 👌

⏰ Starts Sunday 2nd June 10-11am
📍 Fighting Fit Ossett WF5 9JE

Book your place here 👇🏼

https://bookwhen.com/evergreen-active

And if this isn’t for you this time, that’s ok - just keep checking back for our final free course this Autumn 😉

From Andy, Dale & Steve