Elle is a Fitness Professional based in the UK, with a degree in Exercise Science and over a decade of experience in Sport Development, Leisure Management, Personal Training and Group Exercise. Elle in her own words - I've come to understand that my skills lie in sharing insight, providing input, relating to others and quite often, playing 'devils advocate'. My passion is in learning, sharing that learning and listening to the stories of others. No matter what role I have undertaken, there has always been as aspect of people and community - from working in Sport Development looking after education programmes for London based Fitness Professionals to my own space on the internet - keepitsimpElle.com - where I bring together my strengths, skills and passion in the fitness industry. Elle’s goals - “Create a community which inspires and motivates people to live an active, healthy lifestyle whilst fostering empowerment through conversations which add value and allow for informed choices”
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Who is Elle and what she does
Growing up as an only child
Getting into sports at a young age
Being encouraged to do all the extra curricular activities
Getting into running and athletics
Losing all motivation for exercise and sports for a few years
Following her passions at school and university
Getting back into sport and being active
Having a lack of motivation to do exercise
Getting motivated to do exercise now
Her passion for teaching
Starting to blog in July 2012 after being inspired by the London Olympics
Starting to work with Nike
Not being much of a talker
How her blog evolved over time
Figuring out blogging as she went
Getting qualified as a personal trainer
The realties of being a blogger and personal trainer
What a typical week looks like
What really matters
What the priorities are
Creating structure in a week
Advice and tips for women who want to get into Personal Training
Figuring out what you want to do and what the best qualification would be
Elle’s running story
Advice for running your first 5k
Mental tips for keeping on going
Getting into cycling
Cycling to Paris over 3 days - riding 100 km per day
Learning how to be part of a team
The RedBull Time Lapse - 25hr Challenge
Getting the team together and the challenges of getting to the start line
Learning who she is when sleep deprived and hungry
Putting a race plan and strategy together
How the RedBull Time Lapse worked
Dealing with sleep deprivation
Goals and races on the bucket list
Final words of advice
Social Media
Website https://www.keepitsimpelle.com
Instagram @ellelinton
Facebook @simpelle
Twitter @X_eLle_S
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