*currently on the move - seeing how people stay active globally. Find me on IG: onthemove_bex
Sharing fitness, funny and fashion as I go. I’m 40.
I’m Bex aka The Lisbon Trainer. I am an English speaking, female personal trainer and group fitness instructor in Lisbon. I wasn’t always a fitness person, it happened later in my life after I experienced a car accident. I realised it is a privilege to move and made a promise to use my body to its full capability when I recovered. I did, and then I saw what more I could do. It’s now my lifestyle.
30/04/2026
Off-duty looks lately 👩🏻✈️ Been on the hunt for something to put under the Thailand top I got for ages ✔️Neon jumper was my fave puchase of winter 100%. Loads of the same old clobber, just styled for the season (which is hopefully now going to be a definite spring…!) x
Some of the wellness discoveries I made on my travels in East Asia 🐩
1️⃣🪩 Drinking Warm Water - multiple practitioners told me to switch from iced drinks to warm, especially to support abdominal circulation for efficient menstrual health.
So, I replaced my beloved ice cold water with warm - which was easy while I was away as there are hot taps for public use everywhere (especially Taiwan).
It is also thought to support digestion and hydration. I’m determined to see how this feels once summer hits!
2️⃣🪩 K-beauty. Although I didn’t get to visit South Korea, I was still able to try the Korean skincare and Thailand had the largest selection out of the places I went.
Standouts (all available in the UK)
• Beauty of Joseon ‘Dynasty Cream’
• Biodance ‘Real Deep’ collagen mask
• COSRX low pH ‘Good Morning’ cleanser
3️⃣🪩 Outdoor Fitness Fashion.
I looooved the trail run event I did in Chiang Mai - partly because I had so much style to look at!
I did spot some really cool brands but I also noticed how people were styling it and customising it to create a LOOK.
I’m definitely influenced to experiment with this one and customise my activewear as much as I have done with the rest of my wardrobe.
12/02/2026
ACTIVE SHOPPING IN SHANGHAI - and the pet sporty collection exclusive to China.
GENERAL OBSERVATIONS:
🪩 I had to hunt in Shanghai for actual workout wear, it was sporty fashion mostly.
🪩 I was surprised with the amount of outdoor active wear I found.
🪩 I was not surprised and ALWAYS happy for the sporty streetwear on offer 👅
I visited in January - which is ski season time in China. There are ski resorts in the country but many will also visit Japan. In the summer months, climbing and hiking are really popular.
Outdoor active fashion in China is elevated with a lot of beautiful things on offer. Brands that stood out for this were:
Bosideng - Chinese
Li-Ning - Chinese
Descente - Japanese
Arc’Teryx - Canadian
Nike also had entire floors dedicated to their ACG line that is dedicated to trails, climbing, winter sports etc. ACG stands for ‘all conditions gear’.
OUTDOOR ADVENTURING IS BIG IN CHINA.
General active brands include all your regulars; Nike, Adidas, Under Armour, Puma, New Balance, On, Vuori and Lululemon.
In terms of PRICES; it varied. I found some bargains in the sales compared to the same items in UK sales. Other things were higher priced.
SIZING - sadly for me, all the shoes I found only went up to women’s UK 6 and I am a 7.
Leg lengths are shorter for Chinese women’s sizing.
EXCLUSIVE Chinese New Year collections by each brand yearly. This was so cool - I did a reel about that on my page.
LASTLY - Adidas Originals dropped the pet range exclusively in China. And I am not surprised because I saw many pampered pooches dressed in their finest, strutting around the city with their owners 🐩
04/01/2026
You can tell when I really like a place because I’ll take loads of pictures ♥️💙 I have wanted to come here for years and it’s even more than I imagined. Tomorrow I leave the city for the countryside but I will have another few days to enjoy it after that :)
30/12/2025
Chiang Mai - where my imagination went wild, as the (mostly) only guest at the meditation resort with its padded pyramids and location being beside a shooting range for extra effects 👻
⚡️ Decided to get into it and get my meditation habit going (succeeded fyi - let’s see how long it lasts)
⚡️ Then tried to make myself very uncomfortable by joining the chanting I heard from the hall - discovered it was just being played through a speaker and all the people I had imagined were not there.
⚡️ Milled about in local roadside coffee shops
⚡️ Discovered you can’t park scooters anywhere and got chained up - to meet the nicest clamper ever who helped me get back out
⚡️ Did my fitness highlight - the trail run event
⚡️ Got SUPER inspired by all the running fashion - watch out!
⚡️ More eating - best chicken rice, grilled pork and rice + khao soi curry noodle soup
⚡️ Signed up for a week of Muay Thai - lasted 4 days. You know that story.
⚡️ Caught up with my friend while she was in town…
⚡️ …but generally I had far too much time alone, with it being some distance out of the city and I decided to move on earlier than planned.
My time in CM was great for creativity and planning - as well as reminding myself how much I like outdoorsy fitness. I would 100% would recommend if that’s your vibe. You can do trail running, hiking, cycling, join Muay Thai/fitness camps, go to adventure parks - it’s all on offer! Just necessary with other people, rather than a solo adventure if you wanted to be out in nature a lot.