Fitness has been my thing since I left school. I came to Loughborough University to study the body, how it moves, how it works, how to look after it, and the more I learned, the more I wanted to actually live it.
I got into HYROX, Ironman, the competitive functional stuff. The training, the start lines, the people you meet along the way — I was completely hooked. But it was never really about the events. It was about the people doing them with me.
Sweat Social started at uni, one Sunday class with a coffee and a catch-up after. That was it. And the people who turned up, the friendships that came out of it, the way it became the bit of their week they didn't want to miss — that's when I knew this was what I wanted to build.
After uni I took a pause and moved to London. I managed a gym on Oxford Street and learned more there than I had anywhere else, and it 100% confirmed it for me. This is the only thing I want to do.
Now I'm back, and Sweat Social finally has its own home. Same idea, bigger space — somewhere to train hard, hit goals, get properly fit. But more than that, somewhere to find your people. The ones who'll be there on Monday morning and Sunday morning, who'll cheer you through your worst set and laugh at you over coffee after.
Real training. Real people. Real connection.
I am so excited to build the best fitness community in Loughborough, and I genuinely cannot wait to meet you all soon.
Bella x