Meet Yogi and Kickboxing Instructor Zeynep

As a kickboxing and yoga instructor, Zeynep has mastered both high intensity and low meditative exercise. She is eager to pass on her knowledge and experience to all, so read her Q&A and book a session with her using our app.

How do you inspire your clients?
I believe in inspiring my clients through my own lifestyle, practice, health and wellbeing. This is proving to be very successful and motivating :). My clients always develop healthy addiction to sport and exercise and I inspire them to take their practice further.

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What is your biggest client success story?
I watched one particular client development over their yoga journey, mastering several expert flows. It is such a beautiful honour to see the progress of regular and disciplined practice. This is when you know that all the hard work was worth it :).

What was last obstacle you had to overcome and how ?
I have a solution for everything, therefore I do not believe in obstacles 😉

Where do you like to have fun in London?
I like to hang out everywhere as long as there is good music, cool people and tasty food. Turkish food followed by a mocha in North London, as well as watching stand up comedy in Central London. There is just sooo much choice in here! I love it!

What is the best piece of advice you have received from a mentor?
Be patient and keep practicing.

How do you keep yourself motivated?
By setting myself goals and always trying different things.

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To book a session with Zeynep, download the app and find her as one of our featured trainers.

TruBe Outdoor Training Timetable – 31st Aug

Choose a session from the timetable below. Each session costs £10 per person but if you are a registered member of TruBe, your first outdoor session will be free!

If you haven’t registered with us, simply download our app and go through our super quick sign-up process.

Date Location
Mon 31st Aug 12.30pm (Bank Holiday) Holland Park
Mon 31st Aug 7pm (Bank Holiday) Highbury
Tues 1st Sept 7pm Clapham Common
Tues 1st Sept 7pm Fulham
Weds 2nd Sept 12.30pm Green Park
Fri 4th Sept 6.30am Hampstead Heath
Sat 5th Sept 10.30am Clapham Common

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Recipe: Apple Cinnamon Blondies

These apple and cinnamon blondies are one of my favourite healthy treats. They are packed with natural sugars to give you a nice clean energy boost, but be careful not to eat too many! They also contain chickpeas which are packed with protein, making them the perfect post workout snack.

Follow the instructions below and try them for yourself.

Ingredients

Apple jam:
– 2 red apples: cored, peeled and finely diced
– ¾ tsp cinnamon
– 1tsp vanilla essence
– 1 tsp stevia
– 1 tbs corn flour/starch
– ½ cup water

Blondies:
– 2 cups Oats.
– 1 can chickpeas – 1½ cups drained and rinsed.
– ½ cup (140g) low fat vanilla or natural greek yoghurt.
– 2 tbs coconut oil, (melted).
– 1 tsp baking powder.
– ¼ tsp cinnamon.
– 2 tsp vanilla essence.
– 4 tbsp honey.
– Pinch of Himalayan salt.
– ½ cup almond or soya milk.

Topping:
– ¼ apple finely sliced to decorate.
– 1 teaspoon cinnamon for dusting.

Instructions

– Preheat the to oven 200C | 390F.
– Line an 8×8 inch baking tray with baking paper and put to one side.
– Note: if you use bigger tray, please double all ingredients.
– Place all apple jam ingredients into a small saucepan and bring to the boil.
– Reduce the heat to a gentle simmer until the apples have softened and the ‘syrup’ has thickened.
– Place all of the blondie ingredients into a food processor and blend until smooth.
– Once the Apple jam is ready, fold it into the batter and mix well.
– Pour the batter into a tray and top with apple slices and a sprinkle of cinnamon.
– Bake for around 30 minutes (depending on your oven).
– To check if they are ready insert a toothpick into the centre and see if it comes out clean.
– They will be VERY moist and fudge-y when taken out of the oven, but they will get firmer and set as they cool down.
– Note: Don’t overcook them, as they can become dry.

Let us know if you liked them, and follow me on Instagram for more healthy cooking inspiration.

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Five Apps to Help with Clean Eating

We at TruBe know that maintaining a consistently clean and healthy diet is a tough challenge and sometimes we need some extra help to keep us on track. Luckily, there are hundreds of apps and programs to help us. We’ve tried a number of them and wanted to share our five favourites with you.

MyFitnessPal

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Tracking what you eat throughout the day can take up a lot of your precious time. Especially when you have to work out how much carbohydrate, fats and proteins you have eaten. With MyFitnessPal all you need to do is scan the barcode or type in what you are eating and this amazing app will do all the calculations for you.

Superfood

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If you need to add a particular superfood to your diet or want to add a variety of superfoods then is the app you need. This app allows you to search recipes based around individual superfoods as well as giving you the nutritional breakdown of each recipe. You can also browse the list of superfoods to discover new ones to add to your diet.

Deliciously Ella

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Deliciously Ella is well known for creating some of the tastiest and healthiest recipes around. All recipes are gluten free and refined sugar free, which helps keep ingredients natural. The includes a healthy take on many traditionally unhealthy desserts such as banoffee pie and sweet potato brownies.

Fooducate

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This fantastic app will give the nutritional breakdown of most supermarket products. All you have to do is scan the barcode and the app will grade the item from A (super healthy) to F (very unhealthy). .

Jamie’s Recipes

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Jamie Oliver is well known for his use of good natural ingredients, easy to follow and delicious recipes, hence the nickname “The Naked Chef.” Jamie’s app provides a mouthwatering variety of recipes using lots of fresh produce. Some of his recipes may verge on the unhealthy side so be sure to choose with caution.

Now that your nutrition is taken care of, download our app and let TruBe help you with your workouts.

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