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Strong for Life

Did you know that the longest running class on my timetable is actually strength training?

I started with Bums, Tums & Wobbly Bits at a school in Reddish once a week.  Now there are multiple ways on my timetable to get stronger - Total Body Tone, Kettlebell circuits, Strength and Cardio, Low Impact HIIT and Pilates!

The advice is that you do two strength workouts a week - and the benefits go far beyond just getting stronger:

💪 builds functional strength
💪 improves bone health
💪 helps with weight m…

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Summer Showcase - Welcome to WalkFit

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Is Pilates the Perfect Exercise?

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Try three mindful mouthfuls with me!

This week's training for me has been learning more about inflammation, sugar and metabolic syndrome

One of the things that stood out was about intermittent fasting

I know a lot of people have tried it and found it works for them

I haven't gone as far as the 5:2 system, as it's too restrictive for me

But I have tried to extend the length of time between finishing eating in the evening and the first meal of the day

Most of the research around intermittent fasting was done on men

And for wo…

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The Foot and the Brain

One of the trainings I did recently had this quote in it, which I loved

"Learn how to see.  Realise that everything connects to everything else." Leonardo da Vinci

And these connections are often surprising

I remember having a really sore back one day when I was off to do the school run.

On my way there I trod really hard on a bump in the pavement and it shot pain up my body briefly

And then my back pain was gone!!

The connection of the foot to the core is one of my favourite things I …

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Twenty years on and I find myself grateful

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Getting back my balance

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Core strength without the strain

Did you know your core should switch on JUST BEFORE it's needed?

And that there should be no feeling of strain or bearing down?

Or that you can use other parts of your body to initiate a core connection - instead of sucking in, zipping up or lifting up on pelvic floor

Find out more about your core in the videos below!

If you would like to learn more about switching on your pelvic floor and core without straining and helping it to become more of an automatic switch on - I have a masterc…

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What Is WalkFit and Who Is It For?

I'm nursing a bit of an injury to my achilles at the moment and have had to cut down on how far I walk each day

Friday I was even unsure I would be able to do my class

But WalkFit was actually the perfect thing - enough to mobilise my ankle without over-doing it!

One class member last week also found it the perfect way back into exercise after illness

That's one reason WalkFit is great

For others, it's about easing in to a new fitness habit

Some of the participants who started my Fit in Fi…

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