Katie Fisher Fitness

Tiny run club goes to Napier! Bloody stoked to crack the sub 2 half! Next goal 1 hour 55 🤢

Splint summer has had some real low lows. But some real wholesome times too.

It’s not goodbye forever, but sadly it’s goodbye for now 😔 this year I’ve been battling with an injury that never got better, and turned out to be far worse than I thought. I’ve had to learn some hard lessons. ( including, pushing through pain is not always good) and ( you should trust your gut, when you know something isn’t right)

My left wrist has a dislocated tendon, tare in a stabilisation ligament, a cyst and pretty bad damage to some tendons that run into my thumb. My right one is still waiting for an MRI but I really hope it’s not as bad.

Because it’s my hands and wrists I can’t assist in spotting, any type of lifting or assisting, setting up or packing down it’s only fair to my clients safety and the quality of their workouts that I step away from coaching for a time, I’m at an ok point with it now, but it took me 3 weeks to come to terms with, there were many tears and attempts at negotiation with Curt & my hand specialist.

I miss CrossFit, I miss my clients and I miss when opening doors didn’t hurt, or when I could cook dinner without pain or getting Curt to open every jar or use the pepper grinder for me 😂

Today I feel hopeful that I’ll tackle this time with a sense of humour, and grow my skills in how to do a workout without hands or gripping anything. If you asked me last week, my attitude wasn’t as good 🙃

So I’ll still be around and here for programming, tips and tricks and questions that might cross your mind, but you won’t see me in the studio for a while.

I hope to come back even more inventive in time.

❤️
Coach Katie

Another half in the bank! And I couldn’t have done it without these two handsome dudes! They trained faster than my running pace, so they could help me reach a PB 🥹 I am so grateful! I didn’t manage the sub two hours BUT I did get a 10k best within the half AND I shaved 45 seconds off my last half marathon, which was completely flat, where as this one has HILLS, one huge one in particular 😝 my overall race pace was faster too! And I have no injuries, and although stiff, my body felt good & my engine ( lung capacity ) felt good. I know I need to spend a bit more time in the 17,18 and 19k range to truly nail a sub 2

Thanks for the engine and the strong body! Thank to my hubby in matchy matchy & we can’t forget .bristow for pacing right beside me and handing me a gel when I was in a suck hole, you the real MVP ✨

This is the biggest, grandest - thank you! To eveyone who made 34 laps around the Sun feel so freakin special, I feel so incredibly grateful for the love I’ve received over the last few days and even more grateful for the wonderful people who are in my life. From the bottom of my heart, thank you ✨

An Early Perimenopause symptom is what is called “ perimenopause arthritis”

I’m just popping in here to tell my people who might be in their late 30’s / early 40’s - to mid 40’s you are NOT insane, I see you with your joint pain, frozen shoulder & sore kneecaps! There is a reason WHY it’s happening!

Menopause isn’t discussed enough In its effects, not just in its symptoms like hot flashes, dry skin and insomnia, to name a few. But in regard to how it affects lifestyle, training and your physical body. Sure, a lot of my people discuss weight gain, but don’t really understand why it happens. - ima break it down!

Oestrogen is generally given a bad wrap, but ask a person who is going through perimenopause or menopause what it’s like to have decreasing levels and they will tell you, without it, life sucks!

Oessy is responsible for :

✨Joint Health: Helps maintain joint health by reducing inflammation and preserving cartilage. ( this is why everything starts to hurt )

✨Bone Health: Essential for maintaining bone density and strength.

✨Heart Health: Supports healthy cholesterol levels and blood vessel function, as well as keeping heart valves strong.

✨Cognitive Function: Influences brain function and may protect against cognitive decline.

✨Mood Regulation: Plays a role in mood regulation and emotional well-being. Low oestrogen = low dopamine.
✨Skin Health: Contributes to skin hydration, elasticity, and thickness.

✨Metabolic functions - Oestrogen helps regulate appetite, satiety cues, metabolism & insulin sensitivity ( it helps glucose uptake into cells) - this is a big part of why the menopause midriff gain.

✨Libido: Affects sexual desire and function.

What I see a lot of in early perimenopause are my people complaining of constant aching joints which can’t be explained, often a frozen shoulder( sometimes even overnight)🙃 and poor recovery, even recurrence injuries of no matter WHAT they do, YOU ARE NOT MAD! This is a result of declining oestrogen levels & increased levels of inflammation & there are solutions! Each week I will pick a symptom and discuss in detail and solutions!

( information and research based off Dr Vonda Wright orthopaedic )

If you want to do a half marathon or a 11k in October you can enquire about if training with us would be suitable for you, DM me to find out more.

HELLO! Still running, still, still coaching, still doing uni, still doing creative work. I just haven’t felt compelled to be part of the social media world, and taking part IRL. Here’s some nice photos I’ve been saving up

Another lovely review that made my heart ❤️ feel fuzzy I appreciate every single kind word my clients share with me! I love what I do

Have you ever seen a happier CrossFitter just happy to be here!

A PB IN THE BANK BABY! 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️
I have worked my tail off this year with a goal in mind of getting a two or sub 2 half marathon, which meant shaving 20 minutes off my Time from last year. It was a stretch goal people. But today I managed, 2 hours 1 minute and 50 seconds, so I’m gonna take that.

Shout out to my own personal photographer, chief support person and Uber driver

also shout out to for serving up the most brutal but effective sessions each week 🏋🏻‍♀️, as my legs are stronger, and my capacity to keep working is the best it’s ever been.

All in all folks I’ll call this a huge win, despite the fact I almost spewed at the 17k mark 🤢 Nothing was left in the tank and I went to “ body is a weapon, mind is a weapon” mantra for the last couple of k’s. I’ve got work to do in the 15-18k range for the next couple months before my next race.