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I regularly post with useful tips to help you with your fitness and nutrition. If you are just getting back to exercise after the birth of your baby or regularly attend my classes you'll find some useful information here.

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Fitness,  Menopause Advice,  mental health,  movement & stiffness,  Self Care,  Women's Health

How to Get Motivated to Move More

We all know movement is good for us. We feel clearer, calmer, stronger, and more capable when we do it. Yet actually starting—or staying consistent—can feel like climbing a hill in flip‑flops. Life gets busy, energy dips, motivation disappears, and suddenly the day is gone. But here’s the truth: motivation ...
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Fitness,  Menopause Advice,  movement & stiffness,  Pelvic Floor Health and Core Strength,  Women's Health

Get Strong …. but build your core too

Why we need to build our core to support our increase in exercise I am seeing so many menopausal women wanting to start 'doing weights' as they know their body needs to as they age.  My Menopause Exercise course is all about how to do resistance training and how to ...
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What are PCOS and Endometriosis?

Fitness,  Menopause Advice,  mental health,  Self Care,  Women's Health

Manage expectations

Managing YOUR expectations Do you sometimes put too much pressure on yourself, especially at the beginning of the year? The new year has often brought with it too many promises that we are going to change this or that & start this or that. Then life happens Motivation dips Time ...
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World Menopause Awareness Day 2020

Fitness,  Menopause Advice,  mental health,  movement & stiffness,  Self Care,  Women's Health

Lets increase our “Feel Good” chemical

What is Serotonin? Serotonin is a crucial neurotransmitter that regulates mood, digestion, sleep, and various bodily functions, often referred to as the "feel-good" chemical. Functions of Serotonin Mood Regulation Serotonin is often called the body's natural "feelgood" chemical. It plays a significant role in regulating mood and emotional well-being. Low levels of serotonin are associated with mood disorders such as depression and anxiety. Many antidepressants, particularly selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), work by ...
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Fitness,  HIIT,  Menopause Advice,  Women's Health

Why HIIT Matters for Women’s Body & Brain Health

I follow Dr Stacy Sims as she is evidence based in everything she writes about. I have taken some main points from her, about the differences between long & steady & HIIT on a woman's body.  I've done this as I want more women to read it and understand it ...
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Hormones, Sleep & Magnesium

Fitness,  Online membership,  Postnatal Exercise,  Women's Health

Struggling to Exercise Regularly?

Reaching the benefits of exercise can be challenging when you can't find the motivation to get moving. Lack of motivation can strike anyone, even athletes, but it can be EVEN MORE challenging for those just starting an exercise routine. We are all very good at making excuses not to exercise, ...
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Fitness

Mind Games

Your mind tells you things!! So often you hear about the power of positive thinking.  Don't you wish there was a way to positively think you healthy and to stop eating rubbish? I have tried this lately.  I have really tried to overcome the part of my brain telling me ...
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Fitness,  Menopause Advice,  Pelvic Floor Health and Core Strength,  Women's Health

Quick tips on the ‘whys’ of exercising in the menopause

Why trying to breathe into the ribs can help you when doing exercise Essentially, you just want to avoid the 'bearing down' of pressure which is done when you tense everything too much, hold your breath or push the tummy out hard. Please don't stress about not being able to ...
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Fitness,  Self Care,  Women's Health

The benefits of nasal breathing

I know we all breathe every second, without thinking about it, but you know that I am ALWAYS harking on about breathwork - to help pelvic health due to the direct connection between the diaphragm and pelvic floor. Why nasal breath? However, If you want to enhance your endurance and ...
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Hope, Positiveness & that niggling Anxiety

Fitness

How much exercise should I be doing??

REALISTICALLY, HOW MUCH EXERCISE SHOULD I BE DOING? Do you feel overwhelmed when it comes to exercise? Do you read about how you 'should' be doing this or that, especially as you age? Do you want to start exercising, but always have something else that needs to be done which ...
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Fitness

How can I create a routine?

I am asked this a lot - how can I fit in sessions or make a routine. Basically - if you really WANT to do something & to get healthier only YOU can do it.  You HAVE GOT TO make some time. We can all make every excuse under the ...
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Fitness,  Menopause Advice,  mental health,  movement & stiffness,  Online membership,  Self Care,  Women's Health

I Don’t have TIME

How many times have you said - "I just don't have time to exercise"? TIME SCARCE I totally get it, many of you have really full on lives - work, family, parents, pets - full on commitments which means you get very little time to yourself and when you do ...
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Fitness,  Menopause Advice,  Postnatal Exercise,  Self Care,  Women's Health

Stress & Cortisol

How much time do you give to trying to de-stress or really focus on how you are feeling?? It's a question I ask my clients, especially those who come to me 6 months+  after having kids, or menopausal clients.  I look at stress as one of the top things women ...
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Let's get fit and toned

Fitness,  Menopause Advice,  movement & stiffness,  Online membership,  Pelvic Floor Health and Core Strength,  Postnatal Exercise,  Women's Health

How can I stay fitter & stronger as I age??

I know I have talked about these subjects a lot, but a few ladies fed back to me when I asked what they wanted to see in my newsletters. So I thought I would take a new approach to talking about fitness & strength as we age. In the ideal ...
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Hormones, Sleep & Magnesium

Fitness,  mental health,  Self Care,  Women's Health

STRESS – why we need to know about it

I talk a lot about trying to get some ‘me time’ ie downtime, especially when you have a lot going on or are a bit stressed.  Today, I thought I would clear a few things up about stress, so you don’t end up stressing about being stressed and know what ...
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Fitness,  Menopause Advice,  movement & stiffness,  Women's Health

Heart Health in Women

What do you think if I told you that exercise/movement is like a wonder drug?  Evidence shows that physical activity can help with the following: improves wellbeing improves mood helps with weight management helps reduce chronic stress strengthens muscles strengthens bones helps regulate blood pressure & cholesterol helps reduce heart ...
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Fitness,  Menopause Advice,  movement & stiffness,  Online membership,  Pelvic Floor Health and Core Strength,  Postnatal Exercise,  Self Care,  Women's Health

How to get a ‘Bang for your Buck’

Most of us are short of time.  There never seems to be enough hours in the day – or I certainly find that.  I am sure the older we get time seems to zoom by even faster. You may be someone who enjoys doing cardio exercise but feels they want ...
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Fitness,  Menopause Advice,  movement & stiffness,  Postnatal Exercise,  Women's Health

A little is better than nothing

Small habits may become bigger habits! A few years ago I listened to  Chatterjee podcast with BJ Fog, a behavioural scientist, called 'The Secret to making new habits stick'. I then bought his book 'Tiny Habits'. I'm telling you this as the one thing I took note of and thought ...
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Almonds to boost energy

Fitness,  Menopause Advice,  Nutrition,  Postnatal Exercise,  Pregnancy Support,  Women's Health

Why we all need fat!

I thought I would offer a completely different look at fat and how it affects how we look at our bodies.  Are you one of the millions who 'hates' her lumps & bumps or is always trying to lose weight??  Have you ever actually thought about WHY we have fat ...
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Fitness,  Menopause Advice,  movement & stiffness,  Women's Health

Strength work for runners or sports women

Do you do a sport or are you a runner?? Do you just turn up to training or a game or just go and run? If so, do you want to know how to improve your game or run? For Runners Many of you are runners, so I will look ...
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