Liz’s Story
Hi, I’m Liz — founder of Fit for Living.
For over 25 years I’ve worked in the world of health and fitness as a personal trainer, coach and professional athlete, and gym biz owner and founder and have studied counselling and eco-psychology to understand how the mind, body and environment shape our wellbeing.
I help people who feel overwhelmed, stuck, burnt out or disconnected create lasting change in their lives — not just through workouts, but by restoring balance across physical, emotional and mental health.
The full story
Fit for Living was born out of my own journey.
I grew up surrounded by adventure, the outdoors and sport. As a child, when I was running around outside, I felt most alive and most like myself, completely in the moment. As we grow up, many of us lose that connection, and I believe this disconnection from our natural selves and the natural world is one of the biggest reasons people feel out of balance today.
At school I struggled with focus and learning, and later discovered I am dyslexic and have ADHD. Sport became my anchor. My fascination with movement and the human body led me to train as a personal trainer, starting my career in a local leisure centre before moving on to senior roles with major fitness brands like GYMBOX and Virgin Active, and eventually co-owning my own gym, The Foundry.
Like many business owners, I was juggling too much, long hours, high pressure and an intense amateur boxing career. I started boxing in my late twenties, at a time when women were barely represented in the sport, and we had to work twice as hard to be taken seriously.
Eventually my body pushed back. I suffered repeated injuries and developed HPA axis dysfunction from chronic stress and overtraining. In the end, I sold my business and went to Bali to step away from everything and recover.
There, I surfed, practised yoga, ate well without obsessing over calories, and slowly began to feel like myself again.
What I went through was something I had seen in so many of my clients. Stress, burnout, disconnection and the feeling of being stuck on a treadmill rather than really living. That experience led me deeper into breathwork, meditation, counselling and eco-psychology, to better understand how the nervous system, nature and mindset affect our health.
Now, at 43, and as a mum to a one-year-old daughter, I feel stronger and more balanced than ever. I even returned to boxing as a professional, and while that came with its own injuries and lessons, it reinforced something I now bring into all my coaching. Being healthy and high performing is not about pushing harder. It is about training smarter and working with your body, not against it.
Fit for Living grew from this journey. It is a holistic approach to health that supports not just the body, but the mind, emotions and nervous system too, using movement, nature, coaching and practical tools to help people reset, reconnect and build a life that actually feels good to live.
