Studio HR

September is the month of 🥇 in The Studio

Our 1st Align Yoga 🧘 class last night was fab

Thank you to our superstar instructor Angela Randall and our amazing Studio clients for being there and showing their support

There is SO much information being thrown at women about how we're apparently supposed to train once we hit perimenopause.

Lift heavy
Sprint
Don't do too much cardio
Train differently
Never do this
You MUST do that

It can make you feel like everything you've ever done suddenly stopped working the minute your hormones started changing.

It didn't!!

One thing the evidence continues to support very strongly is resistance training.

As we move through our 40s, 50s and beyond, maintaining muscle, strength and bone health becomes increasingly important, and progressive resistance training is one of the best tools we have.

But that doesn't mean every woman in perimenopause suddenly needs to train as heavy as physically possible.

Your training still needs to take into account your experience, goals, recovery, health, injuries, sleep, symptoms and what you can consistently do.

Some women can train hard and heavy

Some need to manage recovery differently

Some are beginners and need to learn how to squat before worrying about how much is on the bar

And ALL of those women can make progress

There isn't a magical “menopause workout”

There is good programming, progressive overload, appropriate challenge and consistency

Not quite as exciting as another Instagram menopause rule... but much more useful

September is a months of firsts🥇 for StudioHR

🥇 we started the month strong at 6am with CONTROL lead by Stacie our superstar Pilates instructor

🥇 tonight we have our first ALIGN - yoga class with Angela, our newest team member🧘

🥇 biggest timetable of 26 classes
🥇 new class names
🥇 6am classes
🥇 Saturday morning class
🥇 Yoga class
🥇 partnership with LSKD and some very generous prizes
🥇 spot prizes also from LSKD

Oh and we (I) have our 🥇 personalised number plates which, if you saw yesterday’s story, give a sneak peek into our new name

Anyway, don’t take my word for it!
Come and join our very cool community of ladies 40+

We specialise in ladies 40+ who are beginners (🥇time) or returning to training after a break

MEET ANGELA

You may have already seen Angela around The Studio, as she’s actually been one of our members for a wee while. This week, she steps onto the other side of the mat and joins our team as our new Yoga Instructor!

Angela has been teaching yoga for over 10 years, specialising in Hatha Vinyasa and Yin. She originally found yoga and Pilates through her own love of running and surfing and quickly discovered the benefits went well beyond flexibility, helping with movement, body awareness, recovery and simply taking some time to slow down and breathe.

Now in her 40s herself, Angela is passionate about helping women feel more confident and comfortable in their bodies and focus on what their bodies can do, rather than how they think they should look.

When she’s not on her mat, you’ll usually find her somewhere near the ocean, running, surfing or paddle boarding. And despite all that energy, apparently something that surprises people about her is that she’s actually very shy... so Studio ladies, make sure you give her a big welcome!

Angela’s first ALIGN Yoga class starts this week, and I’d love to see our current members come along, try something different and help us give her a proper Studio welcome.

And if you’re new to The Studio and have been looking for somewhere you can combine strength training with Yoga and Mat Pilates, without having to join three different places, come and have a chat with us.

We’re building a really lovely mix of training for women 40+, where getting stronger is still at the heart of what we do, but mobility, movement, recovery and looking after your body matter too.
Welcome to the team, Angela. We’re very happy and excited to have you here

September’s Timetable is our biggest and best ever!!

New: 6am Classes
New: Saturday morning Classes
New: Align - Yoga Class
New: 9 new Class Times added

Only: Ladies
Only: 6 per Class
Only: Low Impact Strength Training

Also: Restore - Stretch Class
Also: Control - Mat Pilates

And: Our newest edition Align - Yoga 🧘

Memberships are limited 🩷

With my current 14-16hr days in The Studio Simply Nootropics NMN and Collagen is my daily morning ritual that is invaluable for sustained energy without the crash as well as regulating sleep and quieting my mind at night

Try it for yourself and feel the difference

Code: STUDIOHR15OFF at discount

September’s Timetable is Epic!!

If you were waiting for a sign to join a Studio especially for Ladies 40+ who want to be strong, fit and healthy for life

This is it!

We’ve added 6am classes as well as a Saturday morning 🙌

AND our newest edition to the timetable

ALIGN - Yoga 🧘

The addition of 9 new classes has created 10 new memberships spaces

With classes strictly limited to 6per class these memberships will be snapped up fast

Use the link at the top of our page to book your Getting Started Call and Get Started 👯‍♀️

STRONG | Full Body
Our signature full body Strength Training class

POWER | Upper Body + Fitness
A higher-energy combination of upper body strength and fitness to challenge your whole body and get the heart rate up.

DRIVE | Legs
Lower-body focused strength training. Glutes, legs and abs.

CONTROL | Mat Pilates
Controlled, purposeful movement focusing on core strength, stability, posture and body awareness.

RESTORE | Stretching
Stretching, mobility and recovery to help you move better, reduce stiffness and complement your strength training.

ALIGN | Yoga
Yoga designed to complement your strength training with mobility, flexibility, balance, body awareness and mindful movement.

Why We Don’t Believe in Fad Diets

Every year there’s a new miracle diet

No carbs

No fat

No fruit

Only meat

Only juice

Only eating between certain hours

… The list goes on!

Here’s the problem...

Most diets work for one reason

Not because of a magical food combination

Not because they “switch on fat burning.”

Not because they detox your body

They work because, in one way or another, they usually reduce how much you eat overall

When researchers compare different diets while keeping calories and protein similar, the differences in fat loss are often much smaller than the marketing would have you believe

That doesn’t mean every eating pattern is the same.

It means the best diet is the one you can actually stick to

At The Studio, we don’t tell you to cut out entire food groups.

We teach you how to eat in a way that’s enjoyable, flexible and sustainable

Because no one should spend the rest of their life afraid of bread or birthday cake.

Why We Don't Run 6-Week Challenges!

This one might surprise you

We could fill the studio with 6-week challenges

They're popular

They're great for marketing

And yes... they'd probably make us more money

So why don't we?

Because our goal isn't to help you lose 5kg in six weeks

Our goal is to help you keep it off five years from now!!

Quick-fix challenges often rely on doing more exercise than is sustainable while eating less food than is realistic

The result?

You lose weight

The challenge ends

Old habits return

The weight comes back

Research consistently shows that maintaining weight loss is often much harder than losing it in the first place. That's why we focus on building habits you can realistically continue long after a programme ends

Real success isn't measured by how much weight you lose in six weeks

It's measured by where you are in six years!!