vegan recipes

Spicy Sweetcorn Soup Recipe

by Lisa-Jane Holmes

Whilst it may not be one of the worlds’ most classic combos, sweetcorn and spice is one of my absolute favourites. Maybe it’s the nod to Mexican cuisine, maybe it’s just the fact I’m a chilli addict (truth!) – but this chunky soup is one… Read More »Spicy Sweetcorn Soup Recipe

Recipe: Vegan Chocolate Chip and Oat Cookies

by Lisa-Jane Holmes

Last month saw us celebrate World Chocolate Day, and so I decided to experiment in the kitchen to create a vegan chocolate cookie recipe – and I’ll be honest, I liked it so much I just thought I’d share it with you guys! Easy to make, easy to adapt to your own taste, and from my expert tasting panel (my husband and our neighbours…!) very well received! This recipe also allowed me to use one of my fave vegan chocolate treats – Miiro peanut chocolates (and these were very kindly #gifted to me by Miiro).

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✨ What do you need to hear right now? ✨
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✨ What do you need to hear right now? ✨

Change of seasons, Mercury Retrograde, struggling to get back into routine, saying yes to everything and burning out….. there’s a lot of heavy energy around right now and I know plenty of people feeling it (myself included).

So I just wanted to share some positive words - which affirmation did you need to hear today?

Save this and come back to it any time you need a reminder of how awesome you are, and how amazingly you’re doing - even if it doesn’t feel like it ✨

#mondayvibes #londonpersonaltrainer #onlinepersonaltraining #positiveaffirmations #fitnessonline

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💖 Happy 7th Wedding Anniversary 💖

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💖 Happy 7th Wedding Anniversary 💖

7 years ago today we said “I do” in Soho, and you still might not know a single Little Mix song, or understand why I need so many pairs of shoes, but I’m very glad we get to do life together 💘

Seven year itch? I don’t know her 🙊

Happy Anniversary @cnholm - here’s to many more 🥰

#idoinchoo #weddinganniversary #londonbride #londonwedding #sohohotel #sohowedding #bcbgmaxazria #loveconquersall #londonweddingphotography

My first ever #rhschelsea Flower Show!

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My first ever #rhschelsea Flower Show!

Having lived in London for 20 years now, I can’t believe I’ve never been before - but what a wonderful, beautiful day it was being surrounded by plants, flowers and trees… and the glorious sunshine didn’t hurt either ☀️

This is the Gold Award Winning Best Houseplant Studio, designed by the incredibly talented @greenwizzard for @n1gardencentre and @w6gardencentre - head to my Stories for a peep at all the stunning plants and amazing level of detail inside!

The Chelsea Flower Show finishes on Sunday - so if you don’t have weekend plans, go and check it out - making the Best Houseplant Studio your first stop! 🥇

#celebrateautumn #n1gardencentre #rhschelseaflowershow #plantmama #horticulturaltherapy #plantloversofinstagram #plantlovercommunity #houseplantlove #houseplantsmakemehappy #londongardens

What does Fitness mean to you? Over the years for ...

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What does Fitness mean to you? Over the years for me, the answer to that would have been different - I’m always honest about the fact that I started working out during a very low and dark point in my life, but so grateful that over the years fitness actually saved me - helped me realise who I am, what I’m capable of, and eventually became my career.

Fitness to me started off as a punishment, a way to help control my weight and deal with guilt in the depths of my eating disorder. I hated every minute in the gym, felt terrified people were looking at and judging me and tortured myself with monotonous cardio in my obsession to “be thin”.

Little by little though as I stuck at it, I gained confidence, felt better in myself which encouraged me to push a little more. I tried some classes which were overwhelming and terrifying at first (I left the first few halfway as I just couldn’t keep up), but I felt this amazing sense of community, and rush of endorphins realising my body was capable of more and more.

From someone who hid away in a corner and hated every second on a treadmill to Fitness Instructor and Personal Trainer has been a huge transformation for me, but one I’m eternally grateful for. Fitness gave me confidence in myself, gave my physical and mental strength, helped me make friends for life - and most importantly now allows me to do the same for other people. These past 13 years working in the Fitness Industry have brought some incredible opportunities and experiences my way, and I’m so grateful for all of them.

But most of all I’m grateful that Fitness gave me my life back after so long hiding away, hating myself and convincing myself I couldn’t do anything. Fitness showed me I can.

This #nationalfitnessday - what does Fitness mean to you?

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Why do I lift weights?

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Why do I lift weights?

There are many reasons, of course, but one over-rides them all - to feel stronger. These past few weeks have needed a lot of mental strength and resilience, and honestly, feeling strong and capable in my own body has made a huge difference in dealing with everything being thrown my way.

I spent years at school being bullied and believing I was weak, then years of an eating disorder often left me feeling so weak I’d struggle to get out of bed. When I started my fitness journey I was all about cardio, cardio, cardio as that’s what I thought would change my body. Starting weight training was humbling - even the smallest weights felt like a huge challenge, but I loved the way I could feel the difference in what I was able to do week after week.

I’ve never looked back starting weight training, and working on building my strength. Yes, it’s great to know as I am getting older I am improving muscular skeletal strength and building density - but more than that, the benefits on my mental health are huge.

Dealing with not only difficult family news, but a barrage of online abuse and trolling over the past couple of weeks absolutely has been brutal, but training has kept my balance - and picking up heavy things and pushing my muscles to their limits reminds me that I am strong. That yes cruel words and uncertain situations can hurt, but that actually I have the strength to deal with them.

I’d be lying if I said I didn’t love a good shoulder pump, but for me the benefits of lifting weights go far beyond the physical, and I’m grateful to strength training for the self belief it has given me that I was missing for so long.

Want to start weight training but don’t know how? Drop me a DM ❤️

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Anyone else celebrating like this because it’s Friday?! 🎉

(Or because a new series of @itvchase Beat the Chasers starts tomorrow? And no, you won’t see me on it… sadly 🤣)

Hopefully I’ll see some of you in one of our @boomcycle Pride Rides tomorrow ❤️🌈 - but please just remember whatever you do this weekend - just be kind to others 💖 (and get this exciting about your own wins… big or small! 🙌🏼)

#thechase #beatthechasers #itvthechase #thechaseison #gameshowcontestant #potatoitv #fridayfeels #bekindalways #kindnessisfree #londonpride #prideride #boomcycle

Up and at em @apexrides crew!

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Went on #thechase … elicited a myriad of ...

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Went on #thechase … elicited a myriad of responses: A Thread.

Swipe to see a selection box of delights that have come my way since Thursday 🙃

#thechaseison #itvthechase #thedarkdestroyer #gameshowcontestant #antibullying #notocyberbullying #standuptobullying

Getting that balance - inside and out #ad

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Getting that balance - inside and out #ad

I know I’m not alone in feeling somewhat overwhelmed at the way the pace of life has suddenly picked back up again, with most of us having full diaries and busy schedules - which absolutely is a blessing, but can also definitely take its’ toll on our bodies. Something I love to do to support mine is have my daily @ohso_goodforyou chocolate bar - with over a billion live gut friendly cultures in each delicious bar it helps me support my digestive system, as micro-encapsulating the live cultures in the chocolate is 3x more effective at delivering them straight to my gut. This helps give me a sense of internal balance, when things on the outside might be getting super hectic!

Not only that but each bar is delicious Belgian chocolate made with all natural flavourings and no added sugar, and the easy subscription option means you can get a daily bar delivered to your door in a handy pack. The chocolate is sustainably sourced, and doesn’t need refrigeration so for me it’s so handy to keep my weekly subscription box in my gym bag and enjoy a bar on the go whenever I need that daily boost!

When it comes to trying to create every day balance, I really do think every little bit helps, so why not try getting the #feelgoodfactor for your body - inside and out - with a daily bar of Ohso?

#ohso

The Chase is ON!

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The Chase is ON!

After 9 months of waiting (and one false viewing start in April 🙊) tomorrow 5pm ITV you’ll be able to see me on @itvchase 🎉

I’ve been a fan of the show, and an sofa player for years, so decided to go for it, apply and try my luck against a Chaser. I had a fantastic day filming, fab team-mates (@instaron_1 and @bellzubub 💕) and was delighted at The Chaser we faced.

9 months is a long time to go wondering how you’re going to look and sound on national TV so I hope the editors have been kind to us (and remember we filmed this in Jan in the heart of Lockdown…. I’d not seen a hairdresser in months and we weren’t allowed a make up artist 🙊) but ultimately can’t wait to relive this experience… I’d do it all again tomorrow!

(I won’t be looking at Twitter for the next few days though 🙃)

#thechase #itvthechase #thechaseison #gameshowcontestant #beatthechasers #londonpersonaltrainer #onlinefitnesscoach #babesofmissguided #apexrides #spininstructor

🎂 This is 41 🎂

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🎂 This is 41 🎂

3 days of celebrating in, and yes, its finally my actual Birthday 🤣 The one where I’m no longer “just” 40, but now actually “in” my 40s 🙀 Even more terrifying considering I act like I’m 28 still…. And dress like I’m 25 🙊

Whilst I may have noticed a few changes in my body that 28 year old me would never have had to even think about, I feel fit, strong and as excited as I ever have about teaching classes, training clients and working on my own fitness. This past year has been extremely hard professionally, but the level of excitement I still feel day in day out for meeting people, motivating people and trying to support and inspire others to be proud of what their bodies can achieve is sky high. Fitness in my 40s feels pretty damn fabulous so far - ask anyone who was in my Birthday Ride on Saturday for the Britney/Spice Girls/Little Mix/Girls Aloud extravaganza 🤣

It’s never too late to start, you’re never too old to keep going, and I swear I’ll still be wearing neon pink on my 80th Birthday too 🤪💞

#happybirthdaytome #birthdaygirls #virgoseason #virgowomen #boomcycle #spininstructor #spinclass #spinclasslife #londonpersonaltrainer #lornajane #styleover40 #over40andfabulous #over40andfit

When the Late Summer light hits different….
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When the Late Summer light hits different….

Taken early one morning last week before filming content for @apexrides - myself and the Apex family have some exciting things in store that we can’t wait to share with you. Who’s excited?!

Now we just need more of the late Summer sun to go with what’s shaping up to be a great couple of months ahead 🧡

Set from @wearetala

#apexrides #myapex #indoorcyclinginstructor #spinclassathome #homespinclass #spininstructor #spinclasslife #wearetala #homeworkoutideas #stayfitathome #spinclasses

“She loves herself”

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“She loves herself”

When people say this about me, it’s rarely as a compliment - and it’s usually by people who know nothing about me. Because actually, despite finally accepting and respecting myself now after years of self hatred and self sabotage, whilst I’m proud of how far I’ve come, self love is a huge work in progress for me. Which is why it’s sad when people chose to throw this around as an insult - about anyone at all. Why is loving yourself and celebrating yourself still seen as such a bad thing?

Yes I may appear confident - putting on a show in classes (couldn’t help all the Britney lip syncing in classes this week 💁🏼‍♀️), posing for photoshoots and filming myself for social media - but the truth is not only has it taken me a long time to get here, I’m also plagued by insecurities and self doubt almost daily. I spent years trying to starve myself into obscurity, then binge eating uncontrollably as I thought comfort food was one of my only pleasures in life. I destroyed photos of myself and got into negative relationships as I didn’t think I deserved better. It’s damn hard to just shake all of that off, and leave it all behind for good.

But I’m trying, and I keep trying every day. I truly have a passion for fitness, movement, but most importantly for trying to help anyone and everyone see that they’re capable and powerful and can do amazing things. I believe I can coach, motivate and support people - and if that belief in my abilities means people think I love myself…. There’s just so much more to it than that.

Don’t let the confident pose fool you. But most importantly, let’s stop criticising people for “loving themselves” and just try to show each other a little more love ❤️

Photo: @stevecurriephotography

#londonpersonaltrainer #onlinefitnesscoach #fitnesspage #fitnessonline #fitnessover40 #fitnessinstructor #spininstructor #dubaiphotography

GIMME GIMME MORE 🎉

Ultimate Britney ...

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GIMME GIMME MORE 🎉

Ultimate Britney Ride 1…. Done! @boomcycle Battersea thank you for joining me in a 45 musical journey of Britney bangers on a bike - getting a sweat on AND celebrating the fact that #freebritney yesterday came a step closer!

Baby One More Time? Sure thing - Ultimate Britney is on again tomorrow 1030am at @boomcycle Hammersmith, who’s ready to get to Work B*tch?!

#spinclass #boomcycle #ultimatebritney #spinclasslife #spinclasslondon #spinclassinstructor #indoorcyclinginstructor #indoorcyclingclass #classpassuk

LJ says Relax! #ad

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LJ says Relax! #ad

Life is hectic - we all know that, we all get that. We should be prioritising recovering and self-care - we also get that - but don’t always do it, am I right?! Something that has really helped me during some mentally and physically challenging times over the past month is taking @cannabotech Relax Drops every night. The Relax Drops are part of Cannabotechs’s My Being Bundle (which also includes Beauty Sleep and Immunity Drops) - and all three contain a ground-breaking formula known as M2CBD which is a unique blend of both functional mushrooms (such as reishi and shimeji) and high quality cannabidiol (CBD) that helps to support the immune system and the endocannabinoid system simultaneously. Personally I love the Relax Drops as they also contain lavender and chamomile, and really help my hectic mind to start to wind down in the evening, promoting and deeper and more restful sleep, which in turn helps with post workout recovery. This helps me maintain my energy levels, and also helps me feel less stressed overall - I really do feel like I’m supporting my body with this unique M2CBD blend which combines traditional Asian knowledge with modern science and research - and it feels really good!

If you feel like giving your body a boost and supporting your busy lifestyle (don’t we all?!) then @cannabotech ’s My Being Bundle could be for you too and you can even get 25% off with my code “lisja25” - but which would you try first? Beauty Sleep, Relax or Immunity Drops? Let me know!

#cannabotech #mybeingbundle #m2cbd #immunitydrops #relaxdrops #beautysleepdrops

It’s my Boom-iversary! 🎉
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It’s my Boom-iversary! 🎉
Two years ago tomorrow, I stepped onto the @boomcycle podium as an instructor for the very first time - I was a bag of nerves but everyone was so kind and supportive - and two years down the line that hasn’t changed!

Whether you’ve ridden with me since that day, we’ve met along the way, or if you’ve only recently started coming to my Boom classes - thank you ❤️ It’s been an amazing journey and every single one of you has been part of that and I’m so grateful!

My fellow instructors, the incredible FOH teams and Boom management - thank you for making this the most amazing family to be a part of - and long may it continue 🥰

Who’s coming to Hammersmith tomorrow morning to celebrate my anniversary with me?! 🎉

#boomcycle #bikesbeatsboom #spinclass #spininstructor #spinclasslife #spinclassjunkie #indoorcycling #indoorcyclinginstructor #londonfitness #fitnessover40

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