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Boxing day run 🎄 🎅

Furthest and quickest over run all year 👌🤪

Two teams, one squad, top of the league x2 🙌

Cracking night 🎄🔥❤️

Early morning 5k ✔️
Super wet 🌧
Pace steadily increased 👊
Felt very comfortable 🙌

LOVE being back in the gym 💪 🏋️‍♀️

3x sessions and I'm not sure body appreciates it 😜

3 full body sessions with differing circuits to include squats, desdlifts, lunges push and pull 💪

If your thinking of starting a new programme START now not after Christmas... and you will already be in a good routine and good habits to continue past January!

Early morning gym session done ✔️ 💪

Lots of Kettlebells variations today ✔️

Autumnal walks... getting old with the grey beard but still a dream ❤️ 🐕

7 months postpartum and running 5k feels comfortable 👊🙌🙌 winning!

Now to get back to pulls up 💪
3x chin ups currently ... so the goal is by Christmas 💪 🎄

first park run! Woooooo 🎉🙌🙌

My 10th too 🙌🙌

A few days away 🩷🩷🩷

5k on the treadmill... requires motivation.. it is SO boring 😴... followed by some strength training 💪

A question I get asked ALOT....especially by females who don't want to look 'bulky' it is SO important for everyone but arguably even more important for women as we age ....

So here's why...

🏋‍♀️Lifting weights builds muscle effectively giving you that 'toned' look everyone asks for.

👍Building muscle increases your BMR (basal metabolic rate), the higher your BMR the more calories your burn throughout the day ... even at rest!
Muscle tissue needs to use lots more calories than fat tissue ..... which means you can eat more 🤪🍕

Weight training also ....

🦴Maintains / increases bone density ... something that decreases with age which increases the risk of bone related diseases like osteoporosis

😀Relieves stress as it triggers those endorphins

🚶‍♀️Improves posture

😴Improves sleep

🧠Works wonder for your mental health

💪There is SO much variety to mix it up and change things ... instead of just plodding away on a traditional cardio machine 😴

This is not to say you shouldn't do cardio.... as its a fantastic way to raise your heart rate, get sweaty and brings enjoyment .... it also gives us a healthy heart and lungs 🏃‍♀️ and will burn lots of calories....BUT the long benefits of weight training are huge!

Start lifting weights 👌

5k run today plus lots of walking 🏃‍♀️ and some yoga 🧘‍♀️ plus some netball training laters 👊