No-nonsense personal trainer James Smith has revealed he chooses to live in Australia instead of at home in the UK because it makes him happy
No-nonsense personal trainer James Smith has revealed he chooses to live in Australia instead of at home in the UK because it makes him happy.
The famous fitness coach, who has a million followers on TikTok and Instagram, said people question him over his decision to live in Australia ‘every day’.
And while his family, many of his friends and most of his fans live in the UK it isn’t home anymore.
‘Australia is my favourite place,’ he said.
Adding that he has been enthralled by the country since he first landed as a broke backpacker ‘five years ago’.
‘I have a happier life here,’ he added, noting the sky is ‘blue more often’ and he ‘lives in the sea’ which he finds very therapeutic.
‘I like swimming in the sea,’ he said. ‘Even for 30 seconds per day.’
He then went on to list other things he likes best about Australia, including the superior coffee, that people are more active and that there’s ‘nine months of summer’.

The famous fitness coach, who is pictured here at Bronte, in Sydney’s east has a million followers on TikTok, said people question him over his decision to live in Australia ‘every day’

He and his friends Lucy Lord and Diren Kartal – who are also British – love spending time at Bondi beach
He went on to explain he takes less drugs and drinks less alcohol when he is in Australia.
Admitting he thought it was normal to get completely wasted every weekend.
‘I realise I wasn’t really enjoying my week,’ he said.
‘I was just using it as a build up to get ready for the weekend.’
When he came to Australia he found he actually enjoyed his week.
‘I didn’t need to escape from it at the weekend,’ he said.
He wants his followers to look at their lives and see what they can change to make them better for the long term.
Whether they are getting wasted on the weekend because it is normal or if it is to escape a mundane lifestyle.
‘If you don’t fulfil your values and get things that are personally rewarding to you during the week you will look to escape at the weekend,’ he said.

‘I just want to live here, Australia is the nucleus to my happy life, and I have never been anywhere that feels the same to me.’

He gets asked about his decision to live in Australia most days, he explained
He also said most people who travel the world would find somewhere they like better than where they are from.
‘And if you don’t you can come back home and see it with different eyes. Hope that clears things up.’
Smith previously spoke to FEMAIL about ‘living his best life in Bondi’ in Sydney’s east.
He explained he is living life on the word of his own advice, as share in Not a Life Coach, concentrating on what he can control, his business, happiness and personal drive.
‘A lot of people are working in jobs they are not passionate about, selling things they don’t like. They do a great job doing something they hate but don’t believe they can do something they love well,’ he said.
‘I love what I do and never take a sick day. Even when I wake up with a hangover.’
This wasn’t always the case, the 33-year-old once thought the only way to ‘make it in the world’ was to put on a suit every day and work his way up the corporate ladder.
But then he realised there is ‘no point getting to the top of the wrong ladder’ and decided to do something he loved instead.
So he switched his suit for a pair of shorts and became a personal trainer.
He then took time off to go backpacking before landing in Australia – where he found ultimate personal and professional success.

James Smith loves zipping through the beachside suburb on his skateboard
He also opened up about his visa situation, which has since been resolved, noting the idea of not being allowed to live in Australia was upsetting.
‘Australia is the nucleus to my happy life, and I have never been anywhere that feels the same to me,’ he said at the time.
People applauded him for his recent video – while others said his new found happiness has more to do with maturity than location.
Before the topic turned serious when he was asked who he supports in the rugby.
‘England,’ he replied, forcing people to call him out for ‘disrespect’.
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