There might be all sorts of reasons why you have not done any exercise for a while.You got injured – either through exercise or (as is usually the case) through something else entirely – like when one of our members broke her hand when she tried to save a packet of eggs from falling on the ground at Harris FarmYou have had pelvic floor issues that you have had to work...Learn More
There are things you can do when you are going through menopause which will help. About 25 percent of women have a truly terrible experience in the years leading up to their last period (peri menopause and menopause) and then for some time after (post menopause). It is estimated that another 50 percent of women also have some annoying or unpleasant side effects to deal with during this...Learn More
Deniz came to us before the covid lockdowns, keen to get fit and strong. She is someone who routinely gets up quite early so early mornings would not be a problem. She started off pretty well but soon her attendance at the sessions really started to slacken off. Deniz would come to a couple of sessions and then I wouldn’t see her for a few weeks. Or she would come for 2 weeks...Learn More
I never promise clients that if they do my classes they will lose weight. Although I can push them hard during sessions, encourage them to attend and try to make sure that they are training hard, I have absolutely no control over how they are eating. I can do my best to offer assistance with nutrition, I can help keep them in the right mindset but at the end of the day it is true what...Learn More
Here is a list to get you inspired for 2022.Make a plan for each day – once a week or every evening (whatever suits you best) work out when you are going to do your training in the day or days ahead. Write it down in your diary. Schedule it like it is an important appointment. Tell other members of the family about your plans and make sure that they know that you will be...Learn More
About a week ago I had a conversation with Amber Hudson who is a certified nutritionist hoping to pinpoint the “magic” weight control regime that “works” on the over 40s.Being over 40 (actually over 50) myself I know all too well that weight control seems to become a lot more difficult as you get older. You feel like you are eating the same way, continuing...Learn More
As I somehow did not manage to record most of our live today… here is a note covering what you missed.Amber and I started out by agreeing that we both see women as they go through their 40s start to struggle with their weight – sometimes for the first time. Amber pointed out that this is the time in a lot of womens’ lives when:They go back to work or are in a...Learn More
Usually it is a bit hard to figure out who should be member of the month. But for November I did not have that problem because one member has poured her heart and soul into training and nutrition in November. That member is Alex.Alex had a rough time during the latest lockdown. She was not in a good place as we started to get back to “normal” life. Rather than...Learn More
My theory as to why some women do not eat enough protein is that it can be difficult to think of what to have and it often needs to be prepared. Here are some of my suggestions for quick, easy protein solutions:Boiled eggs. Boil up a lot of them at one go and keep them in the fridge. A quick breakfast or a handy snack. Or add to a salad.Eggwhite in a carton. You can whip up a...Learn More
The quote I have used for a heading is by F Scott Fitzgerald. Maybe one of the keys to better sleep is to try not to think this (particularly when you are lying awake at night). Just to accept that you are awake and nothing bad will happen. The difficulty with that, as we all know, is that everything seems worse in the middle of the night. It is hard to be calm when you know you...Learn More
