Working out to nourish not punish your body.

Hey, you are worth so much more than fad diets and punishing workouts.

I’m so glad you’ve landed here, Cat Does Wellness is all about supporting your well-being through movement.

Hi I’m Cat

Holistic Personal Trainer, MSc Sports Science

I am here to support my clients move toward a sustainable and joyful relationship with exercise that is centred on self-compassion!

A little bit about me:

  • I live in Devon with my fiancé

  • Put me in water and I’m at peace

  • My favourite show is New Girl (on repeat)

  • Science nerd but I love crystal.

  • I am a professionally trained dancer

  • Dairy intolerant but will risk it for a croissant

  • I’m a Capricorn with a Cancer moon

  • My favourite phrase is “always with a healthy dose of self-compassion.“

  • Clients Shares

    I reached out to Cat to help me reconnect with my body as it is now… without her, I don’t think I would be physically and mentally where I am today.

    Over the past ten months, I have struggled with personal illness which has changed my body in so many ways.

    I have Cat to thank so much for her hard work and motivation and be the best I can be in this moment.

    • Chloe

  • Clients Shares

    One of the biggest take aways from working with Cat is that there is as much to unlearn as there is to learn. The process of moving towards freedom in movement and feeling empowered is to strip back to idea that exercise looks a certain way. Being conditioned to feel like if a work out isn’t a certain type/length/intensity often became a barrier to exercise. Now, with Cat’s help, I can take the approach that sometimes it’s enough to take the long way home on a walk. I now try to be more active in general rather than see exercise as a separate component of my day. Because of this I can now also look at my body differently and not measure it by appearance only. Now I can measure it by comfort and ease of movements and not just through movements that challenge me. The unlearning here has really opened my eyes to something much more sustainable.

    • Abigail

  • Client Shares

    I can thoroughly recommend Cat. I’ve been doing PT with her for several years now. It’s brilliant and at nearly 66 I’m fitter and more flexible than I’ve ever been. She’s fab!

    • Gaye

  • Client Shares

    I finally get what ‘listening to my body means’ and it’s helped me on so many levels.

    -Rachel

  • Client Shares

    I haven’t felt this confident in years! After countless programs and gym memberships, I finally feel like I have found what works for me!

    • Maya

Because wellness should fit into your day, not the other way around.

CDW specialises in time-efficient and effective workouts that work around your schedule.

Virtual Personal Training

Workout from the comfort of your own home!

Wave bye to:

  • Wasted time commuting to the gym

  • Overcrowded classes

Hello to:

  • Time efficient workouts

  • 1:1 expert support

  • Cosy workouts form home

  • Client Shares

    I can thoroughly recommend Cat. I’ve been doing PT with her for several years now. It’s brilliant and at nearly 66 I’m fitter and more flexible than I’ve ever been. She’s fab!

    • Gaye

  • Clients Shares

    One of the biggest take aways from working with Cat is that there is as much to unlearn as there is to learn. The process of moving towards freedom in movement and feeling empowered is to strip back to idea that exercise looks a certain way. Being conditioned to feel like if a work out isn’t a certain type/length/intensity often became a barrier to exercise. Now, with Cat’s help, I can take the approach that sometimes it’s enough to take the long way home on a walk. I now try to be more active in general rather than see exercise as a separate component of my day. Because of this I can now also look at my body differently and not measure it by appearance only. Now I can measure it by comfort and ease of movements and not just through movements that challenge me. The unlearning here has really opened my eyes to something much more sustainable.

    • Abigail

  • Clients Shares

    I reached out to Cat to help me reconnect with my body as it is now… without her, I don’t think I would be physically and mentally where I am today.

    Over the past ten months, I have struggled with personal illness which has changed my body in so many ways.

    I have Cat to thank so much for her hard work and motivation and be the best I can be in this moment.

    • Chloe

  • Client Shares

    I finally get what ‘listening to my body means’ and it’s helped me on so many levels.

    -Rachel

  • Client Shares

    I haven’t felt this confident in years! After countless programs and gym memberships, I finally feel like I have found what works for me!

    • Maya

PT in your pocket

Flexible feel good fitness, wherever and whenever.

  • Client Shares

    I finally get what ‘listening to my body means’ and it’s helped me on so many levels.

    -Rachel

  • Client Shares

    I can thoroughly recommend Cat. I’ve been doing PT with her for several years now. It’s brilliant and at nearly 66 I’m fitter and more flexible than I’ve ever been. She’s fab!

    • Gaye

  • Clients Shares

    One of the biggest take aways from working with Cat is that there is as much to unlearn as there is to learn. The process of moving towards freedom in movement and feeling empowered is to strip back to idea that exercise looks a certain way. Being conditioned to feel like if a work out isn’t a certain type/length/intensity often became a barrier to exercise. Now, with Cat’s help, I can take the approach that sometimes it’s enough to take the long way home on a walk. I now try to be more active in general rather than see exercise as a separate component of my day. Because of this I can now also look at my body differently and not measure it by appearance only. Now I can measure it by comfort and ease of movements and not just through movements that challenge me. The unlearning here has really opened my eyes to something much more sustainable.

    • Abigail

  • Clients Shares

    I reached out to Cat to help me reconnect with my body as it is now… without her, I don’t think I would be physically and mentally where I am today.

    Over the past ten months, I have struggled with personal illness which has changed my body in so many ways.

    I have Cat to thank so much for her hard work and motivation and be the best I can be in this moment.

    • Chloe

  • Client Shares

    I haven’t felt this confident in years! After countless programs and gym memberships, I finally feel like I have found what works for me!

    • Maya

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Here to support your diet-culture -free, wellness journey through solo episodes and conversations with experts!

CDW Ethos

To be able to move your body is such an incredible gift and that gets to look different for everyone.

For so long, mainstream fitness has taught us that exercise needs to look a certain way and has provided us with a sort of one-size-fits-all approach to well-being.

This approach has also given us a very narrow idea of what a ‘healthy person’ looks like.

Diet culture is at the root of these beliefs.

Diet culture: the ideology that worships thinness and prioritizes it above mental and physical well-being.

Diet culture has a lot to answer for, from our inner critic to our disordered relationships with food and exercise.

CDW supports people to move away from the noise of diet culture and tune into their own internal wisdom.

*A note of weight loss, because humans are complex and nothing is cut and dry.

Whilst CDW is anti-diet culture a.k.a the ideology that worships thinness and prioritizes it above mental and physical well-being, the philosophy that underpins all of CDW’s work is bodily autonomy. That means that if you have a weight loss goal then that is completely valid and you will be supported in an evidence-based way that also prioritizes your holistic well-being.

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Disclaimer

The advice given is for education and guidance purposes only. We do not aim to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any illness or disease. The advice given does not replace the advice of your doctor.