Who’s behind MissFits Workout?
Becky Scott
Founder and Instructor
Becky found body positivity and fat liberation in her early thirties after a lifetime of self-hate, ‘failed’ diets and exercise regimes. By following bloggers and influencers she began to challenge her views on the diet industry, find peace with her body and grow in self-confidence. She rediscovered her love of dance and joyful movement and found it liberating! She began to blog about her experiences as a plus size Health at Every size fitness enthusiast and became a This Girl Can Ambassador in her home county.
Becky has since trained as a fitness instructor and now leads her own dance-based exercise classes - MissFits Workout! She promotes a holistic approach to fitness and wellbeing that’s not about aesthetics - She’s more about building confidence than muscle, more about losing inhibitions than inches! Becky’s approach offers a great introduction to dance based group fitness for those who don’t feel ‘at home’ in the gym - with a plus size instructor who has designed routines with plus size bodies in mind. Becky has recently been awarded the Inclusive Award 2021 at the national Community Fitness Awards for her work to make fitness more accessible to those who don’t feel welcome in traditional fitness spaces.
Becky’s Training and Qualifications
Fitness and Exercise
(Currently working towards) MSc Sport and Exercise Psychology - due to complete autumn 2024.
Focus Awards Level 3 Certificate in Planning and Delivering Personal Training
Focus Awards Level 3 Exercise Referral
YMCA Level 2 Certificate in Fitness Instructing - Group Exercise to Music
Active IQ Level 2 Certificate in Fitness Instructing (Children)
Level 2 Chair Based Instructor
Workshop Facilitation and Teaching
BA Learning through Technology (Anglia Ruskin University)
NVQ Level 4 Learning and Development Support Services for Children, Young People and those who care for them
Preparing to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector (PTTLS) Level 3
Recent short Courses and CPD
Mental Health First Aid
This Girl Can Classes Instructor Training
(Currently working towards) MSc Sport and Exercise Psychology at University of Essex
(Currently working towards) Body Image Online Training, The Missing Piece of Whole Body Healing
‘My clients definitely recognise the space I’ve created as a safe space where they feel welcome and comfortable, which was my original aim. Many of my regular attendees say they have finally found an exercise they enjoy – sometimes for the first time in their lives. There is no pressure to perform or push themselves beyond what is comfortable for them, which they find refreshing.’
Metro.co.uk interview October 2020 - click image to read the full article
Want to know more?
Check out some of these interviews and appearances with Becky and MissFits Workout
Public appearances
MissFits Workout: DANCE! workshops at Latitude Festival with The Zen Project - July 2024
MissFits Workout: DANCE! workshops at Happy Place Festival (Chiswick) - with Fearne Cotton - July 2024
MissFits Workout “Stretch and Flow” workshop at Move For Your Mind event (with Jameela Jamil) - January 2024
MissFits Workout Workshop at Primadonna Festival 2023 - July 2023
Fat Across Time Conference - Sheffield, July 2023 discussing body image and weight stigma in fitness spaces
‘The Lab’ Panellist at Balance Festival 2022 discussing: Diversity and Inclusion in fitness spaces and Body Neutrality vs Body Positivity
Guest Speaker at Essex Women in Business Briefing - #BreakTheBias - March 2022
Podcast appearances
Making Fitness more inclusive on Tally Rye’s Train Happy Podcast (Listen on: Spotify | Apple)
‘How to Make a Belly Clap’ on Fat Joy with Sophia Apostol (Listen on: Spotify | itunes )
Discussing whether fatness be "cured" by eating less and exercising more? on The Fat Doctor Podcast
Why fitness is for everyone regardless of body size - on the Just Eat Normally podcast with Dr Rachel Evans (Listen on: Apple)
Discussing the problem with normalising ‘normal bodies on the Find YOUR Strong Podcast with Christine from Hello Fitness (Listen on: Spotify)
Curvy Convo Podcast talking about body acceptance, health at every size, and the 'This Girl Can' campaign.
Whole Hearted Eating Podcast - talking about microaggressions in the fitness industry (Listen on: itunes | Spotify | Stitcher)
Reframe The Podcast interview (Listen on: .Apple | Google |YouTube | Spotify | Podbean)
Creative Reboot Podcast interview - (Listen here)
In the Press
One to follow in Bryony Gordon’s Telegraph article ‘When I want to give up I turn to plus-size influencers, who remind me that exercise is for everyone’
Quoted in Louise Green’s article in Self Magazine titled ‘If You’re Mad That a Fitness Instructor Isn’t Skinny, Kindly Get a Grip’
One of the ‘Awesome Inclusive Workouts’ featured in RocknRollBride.com
Fit while fat: why we need plus-size inclusivity in fitness article for Living360 - also featured in a Guardian supplement on 8 January 2022
Featured in local news for winning a National Community Fitness Award
Mentioned by Tally Rye in her interview with Vice.com - ‘How to Work Out When You Hate Exercise’
Featured on the Active Essex website as one of their Ambassadors
BBC News interview about the term ‘Essex girl’ being removed from the dictionary
Mentioned in the Daily Mail article “The new breed of fitness gurus who prove that exercise ISN’T just about what you look like”
Research
Understanding fitness professionals’ weight biases and uptake of weight-inclusive practices: Findings from a mixed-methods survey, Schneider, J., Tinoco, A., Selmes, R., Scott, B., Witcomb, G. L., Matheson, E. L., & Diedrichs, P. C. (2024).
A Systematic Review of Interventions That Aim to Reduce Implicit and Explicit Weight Biases among Fitness Professionals, Schneider, J., Tinoco, A., Selmes, R., Scott, B., Witcomb, G. L., Matheson, E. L., & Diedrichs, P. C. (2024).
Radio appearances
BBC Radio Essex interview with Jodie Halford in January 2019 (a few months before qualifying and setting up MissFits Workout)
In books
Quoted in Molly Forbes’ book - Every Body; Celebrate, respect and accept ALL bodies - especially your own
Recommended by Alex Light in her book - You Are Not a Before Picture
Interviewed in Poorna Bell’s book - Stronger (Read extract here)
Recommended by Laura Thomas PhD in her book - How to Just Eat It