Top 5 Weight Loss Mistakes – Are You Making Any Of Them?
My top 5 weight loss mistakes that most women do at some point, myself included! How to manage and hopefully avoid them in the future
What is the best exercise to help you lose weight in your 40s?
This is one of the most frequent questions I get. I usually flip the question and ask if you have tried exercising before and find out why you stopped. Quick results are important; however consistency is the key to success. There are usually 3 reasons why you may...
Are You Still Wearing Flares?
Are you still wearing flares? Probably not! However the beliefs and values you have around food which were created when you were a child have probably stayed with you. The big one I remember from childhood was to clear your plate as ‘there are children starving’. I...
Is Running The Best Way To Get Fit?
Is running the best way to get fit? What are the benefits and down sides to running in your menopausal years
Is Being Healthy A Titanic Task?
Is being healthy a titanic task? We all know there is a lot involved, how to we make it simple and easy for our everyday lives.
What’s Stopping You?
I was reading about a 40 year old Mum who came third in a 10k with a time of 35:49. If you are not a runner, most people would be happy if they ran a 10K in double that time 1 hr 10 mins. The author was quite dismissive of her time because this lady holds the world...
Why I Took A Two Month Holiday From The Gym
I have been regularly exercising since my 30s so for about 15 years. I am quite relaxed about taking breaks over holidays as I know my fitness and strength levels don’t really drop that much in two weeks. Any longer and I notice it negatively affects my wellbeing and...
How To Avoid Menopausal Weight Gain
On average a women may gain 5 – 7 kilos per decade as they get older. There are a few theories as to why and most relate to hormonal imbalances and physiological changes that occur as we age. Waist measurement is however the best guide to health and unfortunately...
Do You Set The Same Goals Every New Year?
Most of us will take last year’s wellbeing goal, dust it off and roll it out for next year. Telling ourselves that this year will be different and will be the where all our dreams come true. We have missed out one important step though – reviewing why we did not...
Hello, this blog is to help you to ‘work out how to workout’ in your fifties.
If I can help you please get in touch and we can chat about how you improve your fitness post-menopause.
You can read my blog here, sign up for my newsletter here and take a Post menopause Fitness quiz here. All designed to help you fall in love with exercise again after the menopause
Take care of yourself,
Samantha