Self Care
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.
cancer, Menopause Advice, Self Care, Women's Health
Are you menopausal & do you have breast cancer?
Do you have cancer? Are you experiencing induced or premature menopause due to treatment? I wanted to focus on both breast cancer and menopause as it is a month dedicated to the awareness of both. However, I think it is an area where women can feel neglected or they feel ...
Fitness, Menopause Advice, movement & stiffness, Self Care, Women's Health
Why do I ache so much? What can I do about it?
If you’re like me, you wake up every morning with a slightly achy hip or shoulder or lower back. It is an age thing but it is also very much a menopause symptom. Obviously, there are lots of reasons we become more stiff or achy as we age, it is ...
Fitness, Menopause Advice, Menstrual Advice, movement & stiffness, Postnatal Exercise, Self Care, Women's Health
SO, WHAT CAN I DO? Part 2
Part 2 of the What Can I do? Series. As I said in the last blog, it is frustrating as there can be so much out there and you just don’t know what is right or which you should try. Here are a few more pieces of advice. These are ...
Fitness, Menopause Advice, movement & stiffness, Nutrition, Pelvic Floor Health and Core Strength, Postnatal Exercise, Self Care, Women's Health
Wheat can I do?
SO, WHAT CAN I DO? It can be really frustrating; you are told so many different things on how to do this or how to do that. However, have you found that often you read blogs or emails to draw you in, but they don’t answer your question? I follow ...
Menopause Advice, mental health, Nutrition, Self Care, Women's Health
The wonders of blueberries!
Blueberries & the health benefits Amazing how these little fruits can be so beneficial for the body. The latest research from Kings College London & Reading Uni has been published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. It has found that eating just a handful of blueberries daily for 3 ...
Fitness, Menopause Advice, Menstrual Advice, Postnatal Exercise, Self Care, Women's Health
The hormones Explained
How often do you feel really tired or angry or want to eat crap food just before you have your period? How often do you actually think about your energy levels and your monthly cycle? If you do still have periods, the most useful tool you can get - is ...
Menopause Advice, mental health, Nutrition, Self Care, Women's Health
5 things we get wrong about weight loss
'How can I lose my weight?' or 'How can I lose this ring around my tummy?' or 'How can I lose my postnatal weight?' These have to be the questions I am asked on a weekly basis!! I am the 1st to admit - I am NOT an expert on ...
Fitness, Menopause Advice, mental health, movement & stiffness, Self Care, Women's Health
How to set realistic & long-lived goals
I think I write something every new year, about trying NOT to set too many New year resolutions!!! I say probably say, every year – THEY DON’T WORK!! IF you write to me to say, sorry but they do work as I have carried on with my new year resolution ...
Menopause Advice, mental health, Self Care, Women's Health
Stress, rest & recovery
Burnout Certain times of the year can be very stressful for you. It could be a month full of birthdays, lots of parties or an important time with work schedules. December, for example, can be incredibly stressful. Christmas shopping Christmas parties /drinks Kids plays or productions Work deadlines Keeping up ...
Menopause Advice, Pelvic Floor Health and Core Strength, Self Care, Women's Health
Pelvic Organ Prolapse
What is a Pelvic Organ Prolapse (POP)? A prolapse is when the supporting ligaments and muscles in the pelvis have weakened. This leads to one or more of the pelvic organs - bladder, uterus/womb or rectum falling downwards. You may feel it is a bit uncomfortable, feel a heaviness or ...
Nutrition, Self Care
What is Intermittent Fasting & WHY is it healthy for you
Different Types of Intermittent Fasting I should think you have heard of IF - Intermittent Fasting. If not then hopefully this post will educate you on it and it's overall health benefits. Yes, it is fasting which of course means we don't eat for long periods of time. Intermittent fasting ...
Nutrition, Self Care, Women's Health
How the seasons affect our hormones
I have taken this info and condensed it, from Cytoplan Blog. I wanted to share some of the points they suggest, but their blog is very long and at times a bit complicated. So here are the main things to think about for your hormones and health through the year. ...
Fitness, Menopause Advice, movement & stiffness, Nutrition, Self Care, Women's Health
Non-HRT part 2: Self care, Exercise, Nutrition & Weight
Move, eat well & start prioritising your self care Part 2 of the information for those who don't want to take HRT or can't - or even for those taking it. As women age, they really do HAVE to start taking care of themselves and moving self care further up ...
Menopause Advice, Nutrition, Self Care, Women's Health
Non-HRT ways to support your menopausal body – Part 1
No to HRT?? 2021 and 2022 have been the years of the Menopause awareness campaigns. It is great, we have had MP's talk about, the press, celebs, women campaigning - the MENOPAUSE and the symptoms women experience is finally being highlighted. Fantastic! However, sorry, there is always a 'however'!! Whilst ...
Menopause Advice, Pelvic Floor Health and Core Strength, Postnatal Exercise, Self Care, Women's Health
Women’s Health is about ALL women
Ok, so YES, GREAT, the menopause is finally getting the news it absolutely deserves. However, I work in women's health. I work with women who have had a hysterectomy, have endometriosis, have PCOS (polycystic ovary syndrome), who have a prolapse, have a diastasis. These are all women's health issues which ...
Pelvic Floor Health and Core Strength, Postnatal Exercise, Self Care
How to look after your body as a new mum
Typical things new mums have to do: Bend over cots Lift buggies Change nappies on the floor or low surface Push buggies up hills or on grass Feed the baby and hold in a set position for long periods of time These are all movements that new mums have to ...
Fitness, Menopause Advice, movement & stiffness, Self Care
MOVE – how moving can help more than you think
Achy, stiff or painful joints? When I talk to menopausal women who complain of stiff hips & feet or sore shoulders knees, I always ask how much movement does she do. You see, as we age it is so important to move more because we lose collagen, oestrogen and most importantly fascia ...
Menopause Advice, mental health, Nutrition, Self Care
Mental Health Awareness
Anxiety, depression, ADHD There are so many different forms of mental illness and most scarily - very often it isn't seen or recognised. The whole point of the Awareness Weeks are to educated people. (https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/) IF you think a friend/family member has become slightly more down or anxious or isn't ...
Menopause Advice, Pelvic Floor Health and Core Strength, Postnatal Exercise, Self Care
The whole body impact of scars
Have you had an operation at all?? Even a small or key hole operation?? If so, you will have had some form of scar tissue underneath the scar. Look at it like the ocean - it may look lovely and smooth and calm on the top but deep down there ...