Why should we get started?
It’s empowering:
There is a sense of physical confidence that comes from building physical strength and seeing progress week by week. Progress isn’t linear, but when you find yourself bounding up the stairs or lifting heavy bags out of the boot with ease, you’ll find yourself feeling strong inside and out!
Boost your metabolism:
Strength training can help increase your metabolism, more muscle, means your body has to work a little bit harder just to stand or sit still…but the real boost is to the energy it gives you to move more during the day, and to reversing the usual muscle loss that comes with age. And yes, it can help with weight management - but it’s a small part of the story!
Support mental well-being:
All exercise gives us mental health benefits, as it helps reduce stress, improves our sleep, and boosts our mood. And the sense of progress, and confidence that comes with strength training is pretty empowering!
Improve bone health:
Osteoporosis is a higher risk for women than men as we age, and can impact our mobility and movement. The pull of muscle on bone helps to enhance bone density and reduce the risk of osteoporosis. A definite reason to add it into your life!
Enhance mobility and flexibility:
To gain strength, you will need to continue to work on your flexibility and mobility - to ensure the joints can achieve the range of motion needed to perform an exercise well. So, looking at any strength programme, you’ll want to explore how well this is covered, and it’s definitely a case that we can avoid the stiffening up as we age if we keep a mobility habit going!
How do you get started?
….I happen to have just the thing!
Why not try my beginners’ strength training course?
You’ll get all of the above plus:
Personalised workouts: Each class is tailored specifically for midlife women, addressing your unique needs and helping you build habits without draining your precious energy.
A safe and supportive environment: Train in a welcoming and supportive community that prioritizes proper form and injury prevention. There’s not a ‘no pain, no gain’ mentality, instead you’ll feel supported, and seen, and develop new insights into squatting, lunging and lifting without pain, or injury.
Create sustainable fitness habits: This course will help you explore how to fit regular strength training into your busy life. You’ll create techniques and strategies for incorporating strength training that works for you for the long-term - you’re 80 year old future self will thank you for doing this course!
Professional Guidance: I’m a qualified personal trainer with 10 years of experience working with women, mainly in midlife, and I’m passionate about creating habits that last and to help you fall in love with exercise for the long term!
Join a community: If you do the course live you’ll get to connect and share experience and ideas with like-minded women who are on the same journey towards health and strength, providing motivation and camaraderie.
The next course will be starting in September 2024
“‘I’m loving the rush of endorphins the workouts are bring without making me feel totally exhausted (and therefore dreading doing it again)’”