Starts November 1st
Christmas
Christmas
CrackerChallenge
Enjoy Christmas without abandoning your goals. Mince pies very much included.
Enjoy Christmas without abandoning your goals. Mince pies very much included.
Let's face it, Christmas doesn't start on 25th December anymore, does it?
One minute it's Halloween sweets and Bonfire Night treats, the next it's Christmas parties, meals out, festive drinks and enough mince pies to sink Santa's sleigh!
And before you know it, the workouts have disappeared, the healthy habits have gone out of the window and that familiar little voice pipes up...
"Ah bugger it, I'll start again January"
Well, NOT THIS YEAR!
The Christmas Cracker Challenge is back for 2026, and it's all about helping you enjoy the festive season WITHOUT abandoning everything you've worked so hard for.
We're kicking things off on 1st November with 30 days of squats, building strength, confidence and consistency. I'll be right there doing them with you, teaching you different variations and helping you master your technique along the way.
Then, from 1st December, it's time for the 12 Days of Fitmas, where Christmas, fitness and a whole lot of festive fun come together!
And throughout December, we'll be tackling the REAL challenge: navigating parties, celebrations, food and fizz without letting one indulgent day turn into several weeks of throwing in the towel.
Fancy dipping your toes in? Join the 30-Day November Squat Challenge.
Want the full festive coaching experience, workouts, nutrition guidance and accountability right through Christmas? Then the 8-Week Christmas Cracker Challenge has your name written all over it!
Because this isn't about being perfect, missing out or saying no to everything you enjoy.
It's about having a plan, building better habits and finishing the year feeling proud of yourself instead of starting all over again.
This is my FINAL and by far the most FUN challenge of 2026!
Are you in?
Doors close in
Enrolment closes Friday 30th October, 9pm we kick off 1st November.
people surveyed without a fitness challeng didn't stick to their new years fitness resolutions beyond january.
You know the cycle. December arrives and the workouts quietly stop. "I'll sort it in the new year." Then the guilt sets in by Boxing Day, the trousers feel tighter, and on January 2nd you launch yourself at the first crash diet you can find that never lasts past the 15th.
It's exhausting. And it doesn't actually work because you spend half the year digging out of a hole you only made in December.
This year you don't start over. You just don't stop.
Stay connected and accountable with:
With my app your access includes:
Mine focuses on making sure you don't throw progress out of the window because of several weeks of festivities!
I'm not here to tell you to skip the Christmas parties, avoid the chocolates or swap your Christmas dinner for a bloody salad.
I'm here to teach you how to enjoy all those things WITHOUT abandoning the habits that make you feel good.
Through my Red & Green Day Pledges you'll learn to plan ahead, make conscious choices and stop treating one indulgent day as a reason to write off the entire week.
You'll build strength, learn about nutrition and discover that consistency doesn't mean doing everything perfectly.
Because come January, I don't want you starting again.
I want you starting AHEAD.
βBloody hell, she's talking about me...β
Then yes, it's probably for you!
But here's the thing.
Maybe you've worked bloody hard on your fitness this year and you don't want to undo that progress.
Maybe you know that once the Christmas parties start your usual routines tend to disappear.
Or maybe you're simply fed up with spending the first few weeks of January trying to get back to where you were in October!
Whatever your starting point, Christmas Cracker is about helping you keep showing up for yourself while enjoying everything the festive season brings.
You just need to be willing to do something for yourself rather than putting it all on hold until January.
And whether that's 30 days of squats or the full eight weeks of Christmas Crackerβ¦
THERE'S A PLACE FOR YOU!
No extremes. Just consistency.
I've finally found something that fits around my life, not the other way round.
The support is unreal, I never once felt like I was doing it alone.
The daily posts kept me showing up even on the chaos days.
2 stone lighter and into size 10 jeans by Christmas from a size 20. This challenge changed everything for me.
First Christmas ever where I enjoyed it but didn't go crazy or deprive myself and January didn't start with guilt.
I'm 66 and stronger than I've been in years, age is no barrier here in the Academy!
This challenge was an absolute godsend, I enjoyed every single minute.
The support within the group is second to none and Jayne is always only a message away.
βI completely and utterly wasted my money the first time I joined Jayne because I didn't engage, made a million and one excuses and eventually ghosted her!
I came back determined to do things differently. My life hadn't got any easier, but I realised there will always be an excuse to hide behind.
This time I've stopped relying on motivation and ditched my all-or-nothing mindset. I haven't lost loads of weight, but I've gained something much bigger, I feel stronger, more confident and, most importantly, more in control.
I'm now doing Parkrun with my son and showing my children that exercise is simply part of life.
If you're ready to make a change, get on board. You'll get all the help and support you need. I can't thank Jayne enough.β
Lisa Β· Christmas Cracker Challenge
With over 16 years in the diet and fitness industry, I've worked with hundreds of women who've felt exactly like you do right now.
Fed up. Frustrated. Stuck in the same cycle.
And I get it on a personal level too.
I've been through the ups and downs of changing hormones, shifts in body confidence, and that feeling of βwhy isn't what used to workβ¦ working anymore?β
I've built muscle. Lost fat. Changed my approach more than once.
And more recently, navigated my own journey using GLP-1 support.
Coaching With Experience & Understanding
All of these experiences help me coach from a place of real understanding, not just theory.
When I coach you it's from lived experience, real understanding, and a method that actually works in real life.
As a fully qualified Personal Trainer, Nutrition and Exercise Coach specialising in menopause, I combine professional knowledge with that real-life experience to guide women through all stages of life.
My coaching is built around:
No Fads. No Gimmicks. No Quick Fixes.
I don't believe in starving women, punishing workouts, or making people feel like failures.
I believe in helping you build habits that work for your real life, so you can feel stronger, healthier and more confident, not just for a few weeks, but long term.
8 weeks of weekly PT sessions would set you back Β£160 β Β£320 more than four times the full challenge.
30 days of squats, four weeks of strength workouts, live coaching and the full Academy community.
Join the 30 daysThe full eight weeks, training, nutrition guidance, Red & Green Day Pledges, 12 Days of Fitmas and coaching right through Christmas.
Join the 8 weeksEnrolment closes Friday 30th October at 9pm and then the doors are shut until next year.
What are you actually doing for YOU this Christmas?
Between now and Christmas you'll happily spend more than this onβ¦
And none of it will still be with you in January.
This time, spend a little on something that's still paying you back in January.
Ready to join us?
But wait, there's more!
Joining the challenge doesn't just get you the training. You also unlock the full Menopause Toolkit, practical resources built for women in midlife.
Reflect, track and stay honest with yourself.
Understand what's really going on in your body.
Practical strategies for the tougher days.
Small habits that make a big difference.
Everything you wish you'd been told sooner.
Eat to support your hormones, not fight them.
Train with your body, not against it.
Trackers and planners you can use for life.
That's eight full resources, worth far more than the investment aloneβ¦
Yours FREE when you join
Delivered straight to your inbox, a few resources at a time across your first couple of weeks so there's no overwhelm and no info dump.
I don't just want you to get through these 4 or 8 weeks, I want to give you tools you'll use long after the challenge has finished.
Show up, take part and be willing to do the work, even when motivation dips.
I won't chase you, but I will be with you every step of the way giving you all the guidance, support and occasional loving kick up the arse when needed!
Life might throw you a curveball during this challenge, when it does, I expect you to ask for help, adjust, adapt and crack on.
Not quit. Not ghost me. Not hide in the group.
That's what real progress looks like.
There's never going to be a perfect time. You start where you are, learn as you go and keep showing up.
This is where the Challenge Academy Community lives. If you don't have one, it's easy to set one up purely for the challenge. Without one, you'll miss out on all the accountability and live coaching calls including the community that keeps you going.
One light pair for upper body and one heavier pair for lower body if you can. Enough to keep progressing as you get stronger through the challenge. I will guide you on where to purchase if you don't have any to start with.
These are the larger loop bands, not the booty bands. One band will do but if you can stretch to a set (no pun intended) this will allow you to use more resistance as you get stronger. I will guide you on where to purchase if you don't have any right now.
I don't do quick fixes, and the Christmas Cracker Challenge isn't one. No magic pills, no punishment plans, no starting over in January.
Instead you will build:
This is your time. Let's do this properly.
From the moment you sign up, everything is set out for you no guesswork, no faffing. Here's exactly what happens.
As soon as you've signed up, you'll be asked to complete the app set up some health check forms and my Terms and conditions so you're ready to go before the challenge begins.
You will also be given a link to request to join the Facebook Academy. On Saturday 31st October I will introduce everyone into the group and give you all a warm welcome.
Everyone will be on the same program so I will allocate this as soon as everyone is set up, in the Academy and ready to go.
I will then allocate your personalised calorie and protein goals.
On Sunday 1st November the challenge begins!
If the workout days don't suit you, no problem, just drag and drop in the app onto the days that they do. Remember, the group and I will help with any questions.
Mark your calendar
Everything happens in one place the Facebook Challenge Academy.
Here's all the dates you need to know:
Sign up today!
Doors close inβ¦
The permission slip
This isn't a punishment and it isn't a diet. Christmas dinner stays on the table. Enjoy it, guilt-free.
Every workout comes with a video demonstration, so you always know exactly what to do no gym, no planning, no second-guessing.
Miss a day, not the challenge. One off-day doesn't blow it. You just pick it back up tomorrow.
Same festive season, wildly different start to the year.
Pick your challenge and I'll see you inside the Academy on Saturday 31st October.
Doors close in
Enrolment closes Friday 30th October at 9pm after that, the doors stay shut until next year.
You can spend the next few weeks telling yourself you'll sort everything out in Januaryβ¦
Or you can enjoy the festive season, keep moving, build your strength and head into the New Year feeling bloody proud of yourself.
You don't need to put your goals on hold just because it's Christmas!