Charlotte Welton Fitness Coach

Come and join us tomorrow from 10.30 at Hopetown as we celebrate 200 years since the Darlington to Stockton railway was launched.

📢 ANNOUNCEMENT 📢

We're bringing history and kettlebell sport together 💪

On November 8th, fresh from a hugely successful World Championships, the TU NOVA team will take on a new challenge.

To bring together Kettlebell Sport and the 200-year Stockton & Darlington Railway anniversary.

The team will be taking on several events that have significant meaning to the anniversary.

Lifting 6.6 tonnes non-stop (weight of LOCOMOTION 1) 🚂

Doing 200 reps to celebrate 200 years 🎊

And many more events 💪

This is to 1: celebrate the anniversary and 2: say thank you to the people of Darlington who have supported the club over the past 13 years

So, join us at as we celebrate the 200-year anniversary with our

My little sister’s 40th birthday 🎉


What a weekend! ❤️

We laughed, we danced, we talked, we walked, we ate, we drank and made more sweet memories!

I am very blessed to have such an amazing family. There were a few faces missing - it’s getting harder and harder to get absolutely all of us together. Maybe one day! ❤️🤞🏽

Come and watch us lift! It's a great chance to see the team in action!

📢 ANNOUNCEMENT 📢

We're bringing history and kettlebell sport together 💪

On November 8th, fresh from a hugely successful World Championships, the TU NOVA team will take on a new challenge.

To bring together Kettlebell Sport and the 200-year Stockton & Darlington Railway anniversary.

The team will be taking on several events that have significant meaning to the anniversary.

Lifting 6.6 tonnes non-stop (weight of LOCOMOTION 1) 🚂

Doing 200 reps to celebrate 200 years 🎊

And many more events 💪

This is to 1: celebrate the anniversary and 2: say thank you to the people of Darlington who have supported the club over the past 13 years

So, join us at as we celebrate the 200-year anniversary with our

3 gold medals at the World Championships 🥇🥇🥇and still not bloody happy! 🤦🏽‍♀️😂

Well I am, but I’m not.

🥇243 reps in Military Sn**ch (multiple hand changes) on Sunday with some really tough competition from the Polish women. I felt I really earned that one - it was so close all the way through - I didn’t realise just how close. I wasn’t sure if I’d got it until my team mates confirmed I had 😂

🥇137 reps in Sn**ch on Friday (just one had change) was way off a PB. But it was better than the other 3 women in my category so I got gold. Still lots of mindset work to do on this as my mind literally turns into a noisy whir of gobbledygook the moment I start lifting 🤦🏽‍♀️

🥇Gold in the veterans mixed relay. We were in a category on our own but we still put on a good competitive race against the Taiwanese powerhouses and the England youth team. Relays are always fun to take part in and to watch. This was the last lift of the competition and we’re were all pretty tired!

So, as always there’s much work to be done. I am proud of my performance but even more so - I’m proud to be part of Team England and Team Tu Nova. They really are like my second family. Thank you and for the amazing coaching and support.

The international kettlebell community is so supportive and we met some amazing athletes from around the world. It’s part of what makes these competitions so memorable.

And finally I’d just like to say a HUGE THANK YOU to my sponsors for helping me get to Poland:





Now for the start of new training cycle for the next competition in Moldova in December.

Let’s do this 💪🏽🤩

Lifting times for Friday and Sunday 😊

Live link for the competition for those of you who’d like to watch.

IUKL World Championshib 2025 in kettlebell Lifting Kalisz - 16 października 2025 rokui Już 16–19 października 2025 r. nasz obiekt stanie się areną Mistrzostw Świata Kettlebell Sport To właśnie tutaj zobaczymy najlepszych zawodników z ponad 25 ...

😘 K.I.S.S. — Keep it Super Simple

Here are my simple strategies to help you feel better during menopause (in no particular order!):

✅ Walk outside every day
✅ Lift heavy weights 2–3 times a week
✅ Go to bed early
✅ Curate your social media and stop ‘doom-scrolling’
✅ Find 5 minutes for fun + laughter
✅ Eat plenty of protein and veg
✅ Always eat chocolate 🍫😂
✅ Control the controllables (and don’t stress about the rest)
✅ Go easy on alcohol – it’s a bu**er for night sweats + rubbish sleep!

👉🏽 What would you add?

Women in the menopause transition (and beyond) can get strong, build muscle and increase fitness by:

* Strength training 2-3 x a week
* 150 mins of moderate intensity cardio a week (walking, dancing, cycling, rowing etc.)
* Eating enough protein (for your body)
* Eating a nutrient-dense diet (including carbs!)
* Prioritising quality sleep
* Practising recovery strategies

👉🏽 Which one of these do you find the hardest to do consistently? Drop a comment below.

🚨👏🏽 I’m so excited to share that I’m now proudly sponsored by four amazing women-owned businesses ✨

💼 Kerry Metcalfe - Marketing & Business Strategist

Founder of The Female Founders Society, Kerry is a fountain of marketing and business knowledge.

🖤 Niche. Home & Gifts

This shop in Barnard Castle is my favourite place for home accessories, furnishings and gifts for all occasions. Owned by mum and daughter team Victoria and Alyson really know their stuff.

🍝 The Pasta Shop Darlington

Simply THE BEST fresh pasta there is. And Veronika is possibly the most positive person I know 🥰 She also owns The Deli House in Darlington - also amazing 🤩

💜 Bliss Financial Solutions Ltd
For honest, impartial mortgage advice, Amanda and her team offer an amazing service. (Find them on Facebook)

Their support is helping me on the road to the Kettlebell World Championships in Poland this October, and the European Championships in Moldova in December 💪🏽

I’m so grateful for their belief in me and can’t wait to represent England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 with their backing behind me.

👉🏽 Please give these incredible businesses a follow and support them as they’ve supported me!

Kerry Metcalfe - Business Consultant
Niche
The Pasta Shop Darlington
Bliss Financial Solutions LTD

Menopause is the end of strength - it’s the start of it!

When you focus on building foundational habits - doing the small stuff well, every day - it really is possible to get stronger, fitter and more resilient than you ever thought possible!

Yes, you might need to do things differently as your body and life changes. But that doesn’t mean you can’t make positive, lasting changes by focusing on the simple stuff:

💪🏽 Lift strong
🚶‍♀️Move well
🧘‍♀️Recover and restore
🥗 Food that works

If you’ve had some time out, lost your motivation or just simply been putting yourself at the bottom of the pile. Now is the time to start focusing on yourself. To start taking back control.

I know it can be bloody hard and sometimes it just feels too overwhelming. But if you’ve done it before, you can do it again!

It’s not about being perfect - it’s about starting again.

Can you relate? This stage of life can be your strongest yet.

💌 Drop me a message and let’s start taking action! 😊

🥰 Very grateful to have had a lovely few days away with these beautiful humans.

Also grateful to come home and be greeted by the other amazing humans (and the furry one) in my life.

Just generally feeling grateful really 🤔😊