Success Stories

When I saw Jessica’s profile on Facebook, I thought what the heck make the call, “a call I will never forget or regret”. From the start I loved her attitude, her honesty, her purity, says it how it is and honestly someone that just listened and didn’t judge. 

The initial workouts were very emotional for me. I actually got worse. I know now through movement we release. There were times, my inner voice would say you can’t do this, but my heart and mind knew I could. With Jessica’s guidance and such love I got threw it somehow. 

Yes there were days I couldn’t workout because I was grieving so much my body went numb with the pain. But I kid you not that didn’t stop Jessica from pursuing. She would listen, I would say I can’t do this, I remember her once saying “ how about a walk even”, I thought fine better than doing 30 minutes of a workout”

Through my darkest days Jessica has been there. I have never actually met anyone like her. Unique is the word that comes to mind. She is passionate about her work and genuinely cares.

Over time I started doing 3 workouts a week, journaling, eating healthy and following her tips etc. It’s been life changing all I have overcome in the space of a year and a half. I can deal with life’s challenges so much better. I’m a happier person and love the new me from the inside. I have worked really hard to get where I am today big thanks to my husband and my boys and my own mindset.

Working out for me, creates in my opinion, a really joyful experience, healthy mind healthy body. I no longer use a weighing scale, as long as I feel fit and healthy that’s all that matters. 

To date, since joining Jessica’s fitness group, I have completed 2 quests. One was 21km, the other was 25km. I will complete a 3^rd in the New Year.

My biggest focus is when Im not feeling good, I have a tendency to say no I'm not going to work out today, but those are the days you must!

Always be honest with yourself, love yourself, and speak the truth no matter what. I held it in for over 40 years. Speak your truth, it will set you free. Heal and live and love your new life. 

All my love 

Trish X

I suffered with constant anxiety, lack of confidence and negative self talk on daily basis. I was progressively getting worse and I couldn't make sense of it.

I knew I wasn't myself and needed support. I had tried every diet and joined the gym on and off over the years. I was overweight, feeling horrible in my clothes, my confidence was low and I was loosing myself. When I saw Jessica's advert I knew it was something that I had to try. It was my last attempt before I had to go and see a doctor.

I found the initial workouts very emotional for some reason. It was like I was fighting with myself. My old self was trying to keep my new self back!!

So strange but that is the only way I can describe it. After a few weeks I realised that I wasn't thinking or worrying as much and working out just became a habit and enjoyable for the most part!!! I couldn't understand why everyone was raving about journaling and felt ridiculous writing out more or less the same thing every day. Jessica encouraged me to keep it going and over time I realised my mindset was changing and I was achieving my goals with ease. I was becoming consistent with my work outs and water and my nutrition was improving.

I was going for walks without a big debate going on in my mind beforehand. I was getting up early and not even thinking about staying in bed for another 5 minutes....

I am doing 3 live work outs with Jessica consistently every week. I am now converted to Journaling and am loving all Jessica's personal development workbooks.

I have achieved my initial goals and find that I am starting to stretch my goals and creating new ones that I never thought I would even contemplate...Like participating in a Quest Adventure Race!!! I feel like my confidence is back, I am believing in myself and I am loving getting dressed up and feeling good in my clothes. I have a pep in my step again!

Getting up early and working out is a game changer for me and sets me up for the day. My anxiety is more or less gone. I might get overwhelmed every now and again but I know that working out is my medicine and I will be fine. I have clear goals and am enjoying the process and following Jessica's plan as best I can. I feel full filled and that I have a purpose now for keeping fit and healthy. I feel like I am a positive influence on my family now and we all go out cycling together and we are not eating as much junk.

Follow Jessica's plan as I know it works not just as a fitness plan but it is a great way to live. Jessica is a powerful coach and is so motivating. Even though we have never met in person I feel her presence like she is always beside me pushing me on. I will continue live workouts, journaling, eating healthily, setting my goals, walking, cycling and drinking gallons and gallons of water. I am 6 months with Jessica and it has been the best decision I have ever made for myself.

I am about to start my fourth month with Jessica and I can't believe the difference it has made to my life, both physically and mentally ...AND I'm looking forward to learning and achieving more.

I was really struggling to get motivated and had become so sluggish and lazy. I felt heavy and dull, especially after the last covid lockdown which I found particularly draining.

I was eating irregularly, giving myself sugar treats thinking they would boost my energy, had got into the bad habit of getting up later in the mornings and was drifting through my days, going with the flow!! Absolutely no focus on ME and what I wanted to achieve.

I retired in 2019 after teaching for 35 years. A lot of my peers /friends were mostly of the 'sure why not', 'we deserve it' 'didn't we work long enough' ' we'll be dead long enough' kind.

Not being a huge drinker, I enjoy a glass of wine, and was mostly a Saturday night, occasion drinker. Suddenly it became a Friday, Saturday, Sunday night habit a lot of weeks and most meet ups with friends included a glass or two. This completely compounded my lack of motivation. I had put on about a stone and a half since covid and was hiding it in leggings and comfy 'covid clothes'!

I hated the way my 'real' clothes didn't fit/were very uncomfortable
I wasn't sleeping well and was waking up in the mornings like UGH!
I was keeping up walking, but with no particular routine ...I'll go now after this coffee etc, etc, etc.......and I certainly wasn't breaking into a sweat at that!

I started doing the Parkrun walk/jog approach last November with a like-minded friend to try and get more fit. In January I tried a 10-week course of one-to-one Personal Training that I never actually completed, enough said!

FAST FORWARD 3 MONTHS... I am doing a fitness class 3 times a week online.

I have found it easy to cut back on my treats/wine/junk because I actually find I don't crave them as much.
I am drinking loads of water (which I really struggled with at the start)
I no longer have to stop and walk the parkrun and have improved my times with the help of the strength building classes but more significantly advice and techniques around breathing from Jessica.

I am learning to journal (a huge struggle at the start) and seeing the huge benefits of having focus back in my days.
I have lost weight but have no clue how much ... my clothes are fitting better and I'm feeling more confident in my own skin. I have attended some marvellous and inspiring online workshops, coffee mornings, live chats that have both inspired AND challenged me.

In particular I have benefitted personally and mentally from the Mindfulness course that Jessica hosts with Dr Ceara Belviso and am practising this in my daily life. I have also learned so much interesting and thought-provoking stuff from the workshops with Physiotherapist Anne Flannery and Psychotherapist Trisha McHale. ALL OF THIS IN MY OWN HOME. I would never be able to access so much learning, in such an easy way if it wasn't for this group.

I enjoy being part of a group of like-minded women focused on the same goal AND good fun too, the camaraderie is so great...I think I was missing that since I retired.

As a result, I have signed up to do the Killarney Quest with them in October, without even knowing HOW I was going to complete it! I have learned to KAYAK, which I can't quite believe AND to my great joy my hubby and two friends have tried it too and we all intend to get lots of practise over the next few months. Is this really me????????

I really feel I HAVE FOUND MY TRIBE!!!

WHAT NEXT?
I'm determined to keep this up because I feel lighter, more energised and I am really, really enjoying it.
I feel that this is ME looking after MYSELF to ensure that I can keep myself as healthy as possible, for as long as possible so I can be the best version of myself and enjoy life to the fullest.
I'm going to continue learning to value my own timetable/goals and not just fit them in after seeing to others.

It's going to be a challenge with holidays etc coming up and a lot going on . but I'm going into that with a different mindset. I mean I've packed my skipping rope and stretchy band in my suitcase!!!!!!! (we'll see !!!)

No matter how the holidays go I'll be back mid-August raring to go!
Thanks again Jessica and all the Tribe. This holistic, common sense, doable programme is just what I need.

As a stay-at-home parent I was finding it hard to make time for myself.

Now I'm feeling so much fitter. So happy I can do all the exercises I did before I had my daughter. I have so much more energy.

My clothes are fitting better and I'm starting to wear some of the "smaller/tighter/fitted" clothes that have been sitting in the wardrobe for years. Fitting into a pair of jeans that were too tight before is an amazing feeling!

I love that my daughter sees me doing workouts as a normal part of our day - being a positive role model for her is the most important job I'll ever have.
The group accountability sessions and Facebook group have really helped me as I feel part of a community and don't feel as isolated anymore.

I like to have a goal or challenge that I want to achieve every month. In May I did 10km West of Ireland Mini Marathon. In June I'll be climbing Diamond Hill with the Inspire tribe. I'll be climbing Croagh Patrick in June too and challenge myself to try out Stand up Paddle boarding in July."

"Exercise was a struggle in the beginning I felt like giving up after the second day, but encouragement from Jessica really helped. I find if I don't know how to do an exercise I can go back and look at it on facebook or on the Member Dashboard.

There is no quick fix, and I am more patient with myself. I have more energy and I feel stronger- I took up golf last year and I feel I have more power. I am now at a stage where I enjoy the exercise because I know it's making a difference to me mentally and physically. It's not just about the weight and clothes its feeling better in yourself and not thinking about what I cant eat!!!I I love the way the weighing scales is banished!!

I'm no longer content to sit eating in front of the telly!!!I That's just wasting the precious time I have- who knows what tomorrow brings? I am drinking more water, and I think my skin looks better. I have started journalling, but I feel I have to spend more time.

Thank you so much Jessica! I love the ethos of Inspire Fitness and the way members are so encouraging. I have been to slimming groups down through the years and got told off if I put on a pound or two.!!
I am feeling a bit smug at the moment as I feel a lot stronger in myself in every way."

"Before Inspire I struggled finding time for my own self care. As a ex pat Irish family living abroad, we have no family nearby to lean on for any help. I am fortunate to be a stay at home mum while the children are very young. My days were typically dedicated towards taking care of our young family, home and 3 pets. Cleaning, cooking, grocery shopping, errands, school runs and Zoom calls. I could only plan time alone for myself when my husband was able to watch the kids on the weekend and that usually meant errands, groceries and cleanup and laundry, definitely no self care there! Where on earth was I going to find time alone for 30 minutes a day 5 times a week? It seemed a daunting challenge.

I even have a basement with exercise equipment but I just never seemed to have time or motivation to use it.

The other big challenge, how was I going to really stick to the program being in another country and a 5 hour difference timezone? Could I manage the live classes, what if I can’t? Would I be accountable for my actions if I was never going to be checked? Lots of questions were going round in my head. Jessica emailed me straight back and reassured me that the program could work for me being as remote as I was, and, she went on to explain that she had lots of past clients returning virtually who had moved away from Galway over the years.

Food and wine are another struggle. I have a bigger appetite as a result of nursing our youngest and I figured I could afford to eat the all the treats, after all, I needed the extra calories. Right? But that is not the case. My main meals were typically healthy, my snacking and the lethal sweet tooth I developed during my second pregnancy were more difficult to address. I had to stop myself eating tidbits/left overs off the kids plates and cut out the "something nice" after dinner with a cup of tea was tough. I love my wine and having a couple glasses here and there midweek to relax after the kids were put to bed was that was another bad habit I had to stop. It was a just a vicious cycle of being tired and drained all the time.

It's become second nature now to get the session done, regardless of how busy and the time of day. I have found though it's so much easier to get a morning session done and cross it off the to do list than to have it hang over you for the day. I have gotten rid of some of the bulky exercise machines that I had gathering dust and dug out my old faithful skipping rope, step and weights.

My fitness levels have come right back. My core has really strengthened and I have finally got some muscle tone in my abdomen, badly needed after 2 Cesarean sections. I have a waist!! My sleeping Is way better now. I notice muscle tone on my upper arms and my clothes finally fit me better again. I was even able to wear a pair of jeans I have had in the wardrobe that I have owned for the last 20 years. My energy levels have improved and the most important thing is that I mentally feel better knowing I took some time out of a busy day to do something for just me. "

"For me Lockdown #1 was bearable with fine weather, walks, cycles and sea swims. When I returned to work as a tutor in September my energy levels were very low despite daily walks.

Prior to Halloween there was talk of Lockdown #2 including a return to home schooling and I worried how we would cope with cabin fever on short winter days. Years previous I had trained with Jessica Cooke in Barna and I had continued to read her inspirational emails. Late one night in October 2020, I signed up for her online coaching and training sessions. On our first one to one zoom call I was so impressed by Jessica's energy, enthusiasm and understanding - she really seemed to get me, my challenges and my goals.

Fortunately, schools did not close in Lockdown #2 and I continued to go to work four days a week. I started doing two 7.15am workouts and one 9.15 workout per week.

At first the exercises were almost impossible - I felt like a ninety-year-old. I struggled with skipping, sit-ups, press-ups etc. but I persevered at my own slow pace.

On the third week I started using 1.5kg weights, initially unable to do many repeats. I now have 2.5kg and 5kg weights on order.

The days I worked out I was full of energy, purpose and I raced through to do lists. My perseverance paid off and by Christmas I well able for the workouts, fitter and slimmer than I had been in a many years.

My ‘thin clothes’ fitted so much better as I had lost inches all around and 9 pounds on the scales.

The whole family benefitted from the Inspire Fitness program, as we ate more fish, fruit, vegetables and less sugar, bread and red meat.

January 2021 brought Lockdown #3 with working from home, home-schooling and all sports cancelled. Working from home allowed me the time to complete five workouts a week and I continued daily walks.

The workouts became an imperative start to my day giving me boundless energy. Doing the exercises on consecutive days also sped up my progress - I had struggled with sit-ups and remember cracking them in early January.

Some days the workouts even seemed easy and on Jessica’s advice I started to really enjoy the daily thirty-minute session.

I now realise that the workouts enhance my mood as well as my energy levels so sometimes I do a recorded session on a weekend day. I continue to lose inches and pounds.

As Lockdown #3 continues I will up my ante in the workouts and keep eating healthily. Once the weather warms up I hope to spend some of my new found energy on cycling, running, sea swimming and dingy sailing.

I am so grateful to Jessica for her continued commitment to training women in Inspire Fitness. Also joining weekly coaching calls gives an added dimension of support from the wider Inspire Tribe. I also look forward to yoga, cocktail prep and cooking with this tribe.

Thanks Jessica."

“The time leading up to Christmas was quite challenging, being so busy at work. Having no routine was very hard and made me feel very down and without energy or goals. And the junk food and sweets didn't help either.

The uncertainty of what happens during lockdown and having no routine is tough but i made a plan with Jessica The first step was to get my eating habits back under control. 3 meals 2 snacks a day, 2L water. Stopping smoking (Nearly a year now!). Getting up at a specific time. Having a meal plan and only going shopping once a week. And getting back to 4-5 exercise sessions a week in the morning before work makes me feel great and energetic all day at work and that MyZone belt is amazing! I also started to give myself time for myself. I just relax by myself for 30mins in the evening in my room and let my thoughts drift, which helps me wind down after work and reset.

Getting back into the routine really helped me. I have so much energy, it's unreal! The workout first thing in the morning and a walk at lunchtime are great energy boosters. I am just itching to do another workout. I feel more balanced and relaxed and stopped worrying about things I can't control (like the pandemic). And those inches keep dropping slowly but surely which gives me even more motivation!”

I joined inspire fitness a year and a half ago. I loved being part of the Inspire Tribe and looked forward to meeting other members at the training sessions.

When Inspire went online I was worried I would find it too isolating working out at home on my own. I decided to stick with it online and I am so glad I did. I feel so much fitter both physically and mentally.

Working out has become a part of my everyday life. I don't feel it's a chore at all.

The support I get from the whole team at Inspire is what keeps me going.

Previously I would have great intentions but the business of life would take over. I have since learned to prioritise my workouts, check ins, chats first, and everything else will fall in place.

I need to remain focused on taking one day at a time and stick to the healthy eating. It can be a challenge at times but if I slip the ladies at Inspire are there to help.