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Fi Modderman - Fitness & Health Coach

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Fi Modderman - Fitness & Health Coach

I help you develop a healthy relationship to food, fitness and your body, so that you can just get on with enjoying the life you are here for! Wrong! You can.

I help women switch the internal narrative when it comes to their health and body, from "I can't," to "I can." It's from the inside that the real transformation happens. If you don't truly BELIEVE that you can have the body and health and energy you desire - then you won't. You won't stay consistent with the behaviour and lifestyle changes that need to happen externally - because hey, you believe deep down that you can't actually do it right! But we need to start not only with the 'outside world', but most importantly, your 'inside world'. What is going on in your head? So alongside the 'what to do' in terms of eating, exercise, stress and sleep, let's change all those life-long stories, patterns, routines and ways of being that you're currently accidentally stuck in. If you don't know those programs are running in the background keeping you stuck, how can you change them? That's why working alongside a coach, who's job it is to shine a light on those pesky stories that tell you you "can't", is what will ultimately have you doing what it takes to get you to where you want to be long term. But you MUST be ready and willing to do the work! Not just the work of loading up your plate with chicken and broccoli (blah really? No, we don't have to do that either!), but the work of catching reoccurring thoughts, beliefs and stories that no longer serve you - and rewire in the new ones that do! You can do this. I believe in you. And I'm here to help. Just message me to get started with coaching now. xx Fi

11/11/2026

Truth be told, I don't much enjoy SITTING down to have a coffee with someone.

Looking across the table... My hands want to be busy, so I drink my coffee too fast... Then I feel like I am wasting the table for the cafe, so maybe I should have ordered something to eat? But I don't want to eat right now... So then I play with my cup and spin it in circles whilst maintaining the conversation.

I'd MUCH rather be walking and talking! My head is clear, the words flow, my body is busy so I don't have to worry about what my hands are doing... And the conversation feels genuinely easier.

Yes, I'll do this with a coffee in hand too...

I've learned this year, these situation and small behaviours all align with my newly-diagnosed ADHD brain.

Makes sense! 😅

But - sorry (not sorry) to those close to me, I'm sure you also know I'm that friend who will end up pulling you on an adventure as the 'catch up' too! 😜

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P.S. Hit the 'follow' button if you'd like to continue joining me on this journey of drawing the dots together between your brain and why the 'usual' health and fitness content feels harder than it 'should' for you to implement!

30/10/2026

Because getting the bottle of baby oil out, tipping it onto a cotton pad and wiping those sticky HRT patch marks off is too many steps right now.

I'll do it after the next shower.... 😅

But also, going on these patches at 44 = game-changer!

No longer walking into rooms wondering why I came in there (and have to leave and retrace my steps) quiiite as often...

Tennis elbow in both arms and tight ligament on my spine causing a lot of pain doing my job as a PT - gone!

All joints in my body felt like they get a weekly dose of grease, instead of being tight. When I hit the right HRT level, I felt like I was Popeye's wife Olive Oil!!

And generally feeling much more like 'me'.

But apparently this newly discovered adhd brain of mine, is still gonna be there! 😜

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28/10/2026

'Heavy' is what YOU find to be heavy.

The key is to start.

Maybe just using your own bodyweight is heavy/hard in the beginning!
Totally normal, and totally okay!

Then, when that is no longer challenging, time to pick up some dumbbells at a weight that feels like what I describe as 'a satisfying challenge' - that by the time you get to the end of the set, you're struggling to do more.

When that feels to comfortable - either pick up heavier weights, or... Do more repetitions, or.... Sloooooow down each repetition.

Make it your own version of heavy - and it'll do the job we need it to: building more and stronger muscles and bone.

Oh - and stay in your lane, stop worrying about what others are lifting, just do you.

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26/10/2026

I've been interested in exercise since I was about 14 years old - then have pretty much spent my whole life in the fitness/wellness industry.

And yet.... I actually don't 'practice' what most fitness professionals preach on these platforms to their clients and audience.

A large part of why I don't, is because I personally can't hold myself to a strict set of rules! I tried that all through my teens and early 20's and ended up giving myself an eating disorder... so...

This experience has since had me on a life-time journey of understanding the psychology that goes into creating the habits and consistency in exercise and nutrition and lifestyle that so many women desperately would love to hold for themselves.

Through 25+ years of thousands of conversations, with hundreds of women, clients and friends, I can quickly see and pick up the reoccurring themes, patterns and thoughts that have women circling in never quite taking the actions long-term, that they would like to.

KNOWING what to do, then actually DOING it - are two very, very different beasts!

So my whole premise for both myself and my clients, is to make exercise and nutrition sustainable in the ways that work for YOUR brain!

Me? I hate doing the same workouts, I get bored too easily (Ha, apparently that is the ADHD in me I've just discovered this year!), so I don't do the same workout twice.

I get easily overwhelmed, so I set up and make my nutrition choices at the beginning of the week, then stick to it roughly 80% of the time.

Getting started on taking new actions is tough for me. So instead of setting the bar high, I intentionally set it low. Low enough that I'll do the thing I ask of myself... then the brain kicks in and I often (not always) will take more of that same action.

I also set up my environment to bring me joy! So I have 'too many' cats. 'Too many houseplants'. And 'too many' fishtanks.

These help regulate my brain - which needs all the help it can get when you're also navigating life with three and rules and info-overload you're seeing in the wellness industry - hit follow!

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P.S. And dose ya up with the cat and plant content mixed in too! 😉 😸🌿🐠

08/10/2026

Picture this...

Two pilots, dressed in full uniform, strolling through the airport when they both suddenly stop.

Next thing, they are taking turns trying to balance on one foot, other leg out front and attempting 'pistol squats' to see who can do what.

This is the story my pilot client told me yesterday!

His colleague had been an avid gym-goer for many years, yet could barely balance on one leg, let alone bend his knee into any form of squats.

My client? Well, he did bloody well! Getting halfway down into a squat with excellent balance - and on both legs! Why? Because I train my clients (and myself) for functional movement in real life.

Not just the big heavy leg stuff like squats, deadlifts, leg press etc that the other pilot does.

Below is the exact workout we did this week in my online Fi-Fit class, training 'unilateral' lower body.

45 seconds one leg, 45 seconds the other. 15 seconds rest. Repeat.

Single sit down

Single RDL

Elevated reverse lunge

Straight leg donkey kick

Elevated single squat

Fire hydrant

Elevated hamstring lunge

45 degree donkey kick

Forward lunge

Save this for when you want to add more functional and balance training to your leg day - or to highlight where one leg is doing more work than the other normally!

And if you're the type of woman like myself and my clients, who will save this... but not actually do it... (No shame, no finger-pointing from me, as I'm as guilty as the next person!), come and join Fi-Fit and do the workout in real time with us with that layer of accountability!

The link for your free 2-week trial is in the bio!

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08/10/2026

Just saying...

Because some of us exercise to calm our brains so we're not losing our sh*t at the people we love...

To give us enough energy to be able to carry the mental load life seems to have dumped on us...

So we're strong enough to lift our own bags of potting mix into the car to grow more houseplants. Thank you very much...

To be able to balance on one leg while shaving the other...

So we can run (literally) when we're needed. Which could be in an emergency, or just away from the confines of the full house (we created! 😆).

Make sure you let those in your world who need to know too, by sharing this public service message with them... 😜

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07/10/2026

Anyone else in this wonderful era of teens who can't even pick up after themselves, no matter how many times you ask nicely (or nag!)!? 😅

So there ain't NO WAY I'm going to be their elderly Mum who is wobbly on her feet, becomes a liability to herself and is prone to falls - or can't get myself back up off the ground if and when I do!

Therefore I'm taking action now... Because the thing is ladies, the more we can build our muscles today and every week, month and year moving forward - the more we're safe-guarding our Future Selves.

When you're in your 40's and 50's, it doesn't really enter your head how strong and capable your body is going to be or feel in your 60's and 70's.

But as soon as you enter those decades... the reality of whether you've stayed active (in any capacity, not just whether you've done strength training or not) in your younger decades starts to really be noticed.

And that's when 'aging' in the sense of muscle and strength loss, begins to accelerate even faster. One day, you realise that getting up off the floor is more challenging. Or that you that you need your hands to push you off the sofa. Or that you're tripping more on uneven ground.

And eventually, if you don't take action (and honestly, you can't start improving your strength at ANY age!), falls become an all-to-real reality.

Which is a slippery slope to losing your independence...

So I don't know about you, but I don't wanna be putting my well-being in the hands of my three kids if I can help it!

06/10/2026

"What is that? A face mask? Have you used avocado in it?"

The wife and husband duo clients who I work with, had arrived 4 minutes early - the 4 minutes I had accounted for to finish stirring my protein powder, creatine and greens powder into yoghurt and that I would have been able to woof down in 44 seconds flat, before they were due to arrive.

I couldn't stop giggling at their comment and refused to eat my 'face mask' in front of them while they started their PT session, despite them insisting I do so! 😅

I mean, it's packed with nutrients, I think they might be onto something!

P.S...
Yes, this is a meal I eat 6 or 7 days per week.
Yes, I know most people would turn their noses up at it like the mentioned above two!
No, I don't always WANT to eat it, nor FEEL LIKE eating it.

But it's one meal that packs in the nutrients I need first thing after my own workouts, that I can get down in a hurry when needed - and if my brain still craves something, I may chase it up with fruit, granola or even a homemade biscuit or slice! 😜

My advice with choosing foods - experiment and find out what works for YOUR body, as we're all different!

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04/10/2026

I started working part time in a dairy when I was my daughters age - 13.

On my breaks, I had free access to all the magazines to read (ain't no phones to scroll back in 1995!): Womens Weekly, Women's Day, Australian Women's Weekly, Dolly...

Essentially, I was taught by the headlines and the articles to compare myself to the celebrities shown on the pages.

Paparazzi photos of them on the beach with *shock horror* 😱 cellulite! A wobbly tummy after having a baby! A few extra kgs!!

My brain became trained to notice and pick out all the ways my physical body was 'letting me down'.

It took many, many years, an eating disorder, self-coaching and learning, to u-learn that internal narrative.

So when the other day I decided to check in with my youngest on her body image (to see how she was fairing in this day of social media!) and told her how I compared myself to celebrities or others when I was her age... And she turned around with a look of complete teenage scorn and said,

'Why would you compare yourself to others?'
With a smirk and mild eye-roll... I haven't stopped thinking about it.

Because damn, if she ain't right!!

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29/05/2026

I've been waking up at 5am, from as early as a teenager.

These days, as a 43 year year old Mum, I CHOOSE to set my alarm for 4am every day (even on the weekends).

And I effing LOVE it!

House to myself.
Chilling before everyone and everything needs me.
Some days I get lots of work done.
Or washing in the machine started and dishwasher empty.
Other days I save items to my Temu cart that I'll never actually buy.
All whilst simultaneously half-watching, half-listening to some BS reality tv show.

The cats go nuts around the room, my exercise has been ticked off for the day and I 100% relate the notion that I'm a 'sunrise wa**er' who adores the changing sky colours as everyone else sleep. 🤣

Most people think I'm nuts!

But I've course I'm not alone in this.... let me know if you can relate!

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