Beyond Fit

It is true the older you get the wiser you get. 👌

The lessons learnt and acceptance required is growth, sometimes hard, but also liberating!

I still see woman trying to be the weight they were 20 years ago! This is really hard to get too and also to maintain.

Life is too precious to be living like that! 🤎

One of the best parts of my job is seeing clients get great results.

Those results can look different from person to person…

But they all take the action required and are so determined to get the results they want.

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One lady has lost approx 16kg! Her muscle definition is coming through strong, when she first came to me she couldn’t do any lower body whatsoever due to severe pain in her knees, now she’s squatting, leg press and doing RDLs.

We monitor the pain threshold each week and adjust accordingly.

Her skin is also glowing and looking so incredible due to the beautiful collagen we have her on. She shows up sore, she shows up tired, she shows up when she’s super busy, she shows up!!!

This is what you can achieve - yes also in menopause! 💪

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Another group of strong determined women come together in a group and the last couple of weeks we have been focusing on PBs and pushing outside their comfort zone.

The feeling of accomplishment when they realise just how brilliant and beautiful and strong they are is the best feeling!

Another one of these ladies is also on the collagen and gets asked constantly about what her secret is to her glowing skin 🤎

And yes, all in menopause!

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I have a number of incredible woman whom I will be showcasing and sharing their inspiration and achievements with you over the next week.

If this sounds like something you need and would like to know your options about anything, do flick me a message as I love helping xx 😘

The secret sauce to looking and feeling fresh, energetic and healthy 👌

How do you respond when people ask “what’s your secret?”

How do you feel when you see mature older woman rocking life, who look incredible, are in great shape and are physically active?

I am truely inspired and love seeing those women. 🤎

I don’t know what their secrets are, but I imagine they are pretty similar to these..

✨ Eat nutritious whole foods 80%
✨ It’s what you do most that matters
✨ Move - every single day
✨ Strength train
✨ Walk up hills, get the heart pumped
✨ Eat waaaaaay more plants! 🌱
✨ Have great friends & community

Those are the simple daily basics.

A new add on for me now is NRF2 protandim and liquid collagen, this has been a game changer this year for me. 👌

I’d love to know your daily non-negotiables

If you’d like to learn more on how to feel like this too, you know what to do! Reach out x

Wednesday words of wisdom 🤎

There was a study that showed that not having female friends and connection and community around you is just as bad for your health as smoking!

Have you heard this before?

Women connect inwardly with women. We talk, we support, we share, we care, we laugh, we connect…

So ladies don’t lose your female friends ever! Keep them close and keep connections as they matter so much for your health x

Don’t stress the small stuff!

All the posts and information about seed oils, processed foods, sugar, pesticides, white bread etc etc … the list goes on..

While I agree with all of the above to best be aware of and avoided as much as you can, life is still life!

What you do 80% of the time is what matters

✨ A small amount of seed oil occasionally isn’t going to kill you

✨ A white bread hamburger occasionally isn’t going to kill you

✨ An occasional glass of wine isn’t going to kill you

When you go out for a meal, choose what you want! Don’t order the salad because you are being ‘good’ and depriving yourself. Order whatever your soul desires. It’s ONE meal.

Your body can handle it.

Obviously if you are doing this regularly and eating inflammatory foods and rubbish all the time, then this is a different story.

One thing sometimes is ok and probably really enjoyable.

✨ 80/20 rule
✨ Socialising is key to health
✨ Strength train!
✨ Move daily
✨ Eat whole foods 80% of the time

As for the odd ‘bad demonised thing’ - a little bit won’t hurt and the stress over it will probably hurt you more xx

Strength Train for longevity!

Longevity is a bit of a trend word atm - but you know what, it's legit!

I'm all about the longevity atm, I love seeing women and men in their elderly years lifting weights, swimming in the sea, hiking etc, it's inspiring and just so damn good!

A huge difference to the unfortunate ones who can't walk without assistance, bent over in pain, need help doing everything and living on medication... My mum is in a rest home, I've seen this first hand, it wakes you the hell up let me tell you!

I keep banging on about longevity, nutrition and exercise - in particular strength training, because IT MATTERS, and if I can change just one person to start lifting some weights and changing their lifestyle today, I've won!

Lifting weights is not only about aesthetics, it’s about being strong for life.

✨ Muscle is your key to longevity. The more you have, the better you protect your body against injury, frailty, and disease.

✨ Muscle turns your body into a fat burning machine! Burn calories when at rest, no need to rely on what your apple watch is telling you about how many calories you burnt in that workout, it continues to work all day long.

✨ Strength training increases bone density, reducing the risk of osteoporosis. Side note - it can also get rid of osteoporosis! How cool is that.

✨ It makes you feel like a bad a*s and pumps feel good endorphins into your brain. Especially when you hit a new PB!

We want the freedom to hike, swim, carry groceries, live free from medication, play with the kids, be that rocking grandparent who ispires everyone else! I know it's maybe something you don't think about right now, being a grandparent possibly, but one day we will all be that age hopefully, but we want to be that age and be nailing life!

Think of your future self. Pick up the weights. If you don't know where to start or need options on how you can work with myself, flick me a PM and let's build you the body that is going to show up for you for the rest of your life! 🤜

Story Time...

When I was a teen, was when I found a love for exercise. It all started with Aerobics on the TV - recording them on my video cassettes so I could have a library of workouts! 😁

Fast Forward to group fitness aerobics classes at the gym, getting up on stage with the instructors, I was in my element. I guess it's always been in my blood!

Now I was a bit hooked and exercising at least 5x a week. However, the habits I was repeating every single weekend still allowed me to gain 5kg...

So the exercise, technically wasn't doing a lot apart from making me feel better, it wasn't keeping the weight off.

The teen years I was partying, drinking every weekend, eating loads of rubbish food (hello hangover binge) and this cycle continued. Hence the 5kg weight gain, the skin breakouts etc etc

Moral to the story - it doesn't matter if you're exercising daily, if you are not putting the right fuel into your body, binge eating, eating too much, eating the wrong food, drinking to much alcohol, you may also gain weight and not see the results you are wanting.

This comes into play even MORE SO when you hit peri-menopause. Your body is going through so many changes, the dial in on how you treat it becomes even more crucial.

So if you're doing all the exercise but still not seeing results, I'd take a look at your lifestyle. Your food, your sleep, your stress, your inflammation etc

Because it ALL matters! x

Good for the body, good for the brain, good for those feel good endorphins!! Just all round goodness 🥰