Parenting and press ups! The Essex mum encouraging us to be fitter

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Now most of us will have heard of the fitness guru Joe Wicks who's been helping families get fit at home through lockdown. But now a mum from Essex is encouraging thousands to be fitter from the comfort of her living room! 

When the first lockdown hit last year, fitness fan Lisa-Maria Kirwan who lives in Colchester wanted to turn her passion into more than just a hobby. So, whilst furloughed from her job and home-schooling her kids, she started to live stream her free daily workouts from her living room. 

Lisa has amassed 22,000 online followers Credit: ITV News Anglia

Now, the 32 year old is a fully qualified PT with more than 22,000 followers on social media.  

It's far from the glamour of some workout videos with her two kids, Paddy and Molly in the flat, but that's why this Essex mum is so successful

Lisa's workouts often include the kids helping out! Credit: ITV News Anglia

Lisa-Maria, now known as 'This Fit Mum' online, first got into fitness six years ago after having Molly. Diagnosed with a low thyroid count she struggled to lose the extra weight she had put on.

Lisa and her two children Paddy and Molly Credit: ITV News Anglia