HUMAN BIOLOGY with BLAKE MOWATT

Blake Mowatt has a deep knowledge of the science behind diet and the human gut, with a first class bsc in human nutrition from South Bank University.

He is a personal trainer with years of experience surrounding health from a physical, mental and emotional perspective too. When he is not coaching private clients at the Bath and Racquets club, he is training himself for competition. 

Blake is an early investor and part of a team developing something natural that has shown huge promise in preliminary trials. Using his background from South Bank University and his thirst for nutritional excellence, Blake is planning to bring a natural appetite suppressant to market, which will be available in pill format. No more needles!

Blake and I chatted to uncover more on what makes him tick, what he'd like to do more of and what's next...

MF: Tell me what you're up to at the moment?

BM: Well I was hoping to fight at the weekend, so I've been training hard in the gym. I'm currently working with John Tandy at Buddha Box and am in great shape. 

Otherwise I've just been away on a manufacturing trip with my business partners,
to help bring my dietary dream closer to reality. I've been working on a natural appetite suppressant, to be available in pill format.

We're really excited with the results from our trials. One case study lost around 6-to-7kg in a 12 week period and this is all natural. There'll be more to tell you at another time.

MF: How does your day look?

BM: I wake early. I'm either at the Club by 06:30 or I am up to train myself by 7am. 

If I'm at the club I'm done by 2pm, which then leaves me the time to apply myself to the passion projects, like the nutraceutical weight loss project I've been working on for two years now. I have to allow time to manage my instagram page too. 

I've fought twice this year and I hope I'll squeeze another one in before 2026. I was supposed to fight this weekend, but the entire show was cancelled. 

Otherwise training is my life and my outlet - it grounds me. 

MF: What would you like to do more of?

BM: My answer's a little soft, haha. I spend more time with my colleagues than my family or girlfriend, so I would really value spending more time with them all. I surround myself with people I value and respect highly, so that's great, but I look forward to a day when I can be with my wider family more often.

I have an elder sister and cousin who I see as a brother. My Nan really helped bring me up and when spending time with her I'd often be with my cousin too, so I see him as an older brother. 

MF: How does exercise help you physically as well as mentally?

BM: Physically it keeps me healthy, obviously. The Doctor told me recently that I am "a specimen" haha... a very good surprise to hear.

MF: Gotta be pleased with that!

BM: And doing the exercise that I do has a knock on effect, which is that I then eat well and go to bed on time. It all promotes healthy habits. 

And mentally it is huge. If I didn't have exercise as an outlet, I'd be a totally different person. A lot of people say I have a very calm demeanour. My girlfriend for example describes me as phlegmatic and some of my friends call me stoic, which is all derived from having this physical outlet. 

I'm very physical and always have been, whether it was rugby or now boxing, it completely clears my mind. When I train I am forced to be present and when I'm done I feel a great sense of peace. When I then reflect on what's been stressing me out or upsetting me, I have a far greater acceptance of the situation and feel less emotional about it. My perspective has shifted. 

Honestly I believe if more people were granted access to these physical opportunities or simply pushed themselves a bit further physically-speaking to attain this frame of mind and experienced this emotional renewal, we'd have far less mental health issues in our society, with men in particular. I feel like the problem with anxiety and depression could be so well served by having exercise as an outlet. 

MF: How do you cope with hard things?

BM: I find that the very best way to deal with things that challenge me is to face them right away. If I wait and procrastinate then the problem grows and leaves me feeling more stressed, with less time to deal with it. So these days my approach is that if something can be done now, I do it there and then. Don't let anything fester. 

Blake in the ring, at Buddha Box

MF: What's your favourite time of year?

BM: I love winter. 

MF: Hang on, what?!

BM: Although my Mum's from Barbados and Dad's from Jamaica, I love the winter, haha. The cold just doesn' bother me, even if I don't love cold hands. I find the winter is an opportunity to face up to hard things, i.e. first thing in the morning I could easily lie in bed. But simply waking up and doing something hard like a run, when it's cold outside early in the day, sets me up with resilience to face anything that day. It makes me feel good about myself to get up early - it is not a big price to pay for how it makes me feel later in the day.

MF: Final question - is there anything you'd like to get off your chest?

BM: Errm, do you know what, I really don't mind what people want to do with their lives if it doesn't harm me. I focus on what I can control and I love keeping myself to myself.

I see the same people day in and day out and I keep my circle small. I have very little to complain about when it comes to other people in the world. If anything I'd like to show gratitude for my current circumstances, yes I work hard, but I'm aware not everyone had the same opportunities I may have had - I'm aware how blessed I've been.