For Split Tech City, the theme of this month is focused on wellbeing and mental health with our grumpy south-eastern wind ‘jugo’ as its symbol. We heard all those bad things about ‘jugo’, with one of its definitions even stating the following: “This wind is commonly perceived as causing unease and an irritable mood in people.”

And we can’t have that now, can we?!

That’s why we decided to bring forth a little bit of ‘dišpet’ (commonly translated as ‘spite’, though we might say it’s more of a combination of spite, grit, and a bit of crazy determination) against this ‘downer of a wind‘ in the form of a wellbeing giveaway.

Now, our ‘giveaway star’ is Jess Gillespie with her wellness brand FIT&FKD. You might remember Jess from the two previous wellbeing features we did with her discussing burnout prevention for entrepreneurs and staying healthy as a digital nomad.

Born and raised in Sheffield, United Kingdom, Jess chose Split as her destination through a combination of COVID-19 and Brexit: “The best outcome to a tough situation I could have imagined. With all gyms shut down and therefore unable to work, I decided to escape the UK after its first lockdown last year. When the new Brexit rules hit the UK back in January I was in Spain and my 90-day countdown had begun.

I had the choice to go back to England or head to a non-Schengen country. I’d heard amazing things about Croatia and to my pleasant surprise, it fell right into the category I needed. Split had stuck in my head from friends who had visited and so I decided to give it a go.

Split has all the conveniences of a bigger city but at a scale which allows you to really get to know it and the people who live here.

I was living in London previously and almost every daily task required a minimum 30-minute commute. Meeting up with friends who lived on the other side of the city would often get pushed to a future date – leaving you to feel somewhat isolated. In contrast, in Split, no matter where you are, you’re only a 10-minute walk from whatever you need to do or whoever you plan to meet.”

Through her work with FIT&FKD, Jess is focusing on helping others achieve that state of physical and mental wellbeing we all need to live our best lives: “FIT&FKD is for those who are feeling physically FKD or mentally FKD and looking for a balanced approach to getting FIT!”

And on her mission to help others she teamed up with Split Tech City to offer five lucky winners of our giveaway the following: 1 free Personal Training session and 20% off for all in-person and remote training packages. The only thing the offer does not include is a gym membership, but Jess’ time and experience more than make up for that!

The only thing you need to do is follow our giveaway rules on Instagram and Facebook to make yourself eligible for being one of the five lucky winners of this giveaway!

What are you waiting for – join our giveaway to stop feeling FKD and start getting FIT!

Photos by: FIT&FKD