In 2019, I went through a break up. It wasn’t anyone’s fault, no-one cheated: it was with my personal trainer. The wonderful (and very patient) Veowna Charles trained me for five blissful months from March 2019.

I would tell anyone who listened that I’d found the only female PT in the gym near my new office – I’d just started a new job – and, after several weeks of training, she had me lifting 35kg on the squat rack. We had fun in the gym, laughing and sweating in equal measures; I always looked forward to being pushed by her during the week, even if I did moan about it during the sessions.

I walked around the gym with my head held high because I was there with Veowna, and that held a lot of respect. She didn’t falter walking into the weights room, while I trailed behind making jokes about my fitness. My goal was strength – of mind and body – and she was a huge factor in empowering me to feel both.

“Virtual personal training got me through lockdown – this is why”