Losing a parent or surviving any close death can be difficult - grief can knock you sideways. Here's how one woman learnt to cope with grief and death from joining SGPT at the gym.

Coping with grief: how gyms are helping women deal with loss

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Finding support at small group personal training

It was a member of the SGPT I called straight after my mum died. He arrived within half an hour

Re-framing the gym as a refuge rather than just a place to work out

"The gym isn't just a place I work out – it's been my lifeline."

Coping with grief: “My gym helped me to survive the death of my mum – but it had nothing to do with exercise”