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Many women I speak to sit at one of two extremes when it comes to their fitness goals. Either the goal is very safe. A bit of movement here and there, a walk when life allows, perhaps a few random home workouts when motivation strikes. It feels manageable, but nothing really changes. Or the opposite happens. A big, ambitious plan. Five workouts a week. A strict diet. A promise to finally “get serious” about weight loss. That approach often lasts a few weeks. Then work gets bu

There’s a particular frustration I hear from women in their 40s and 50s: “I’m not eating any more than I used to. I’m exercising. And yet my middle just feels… different.” It’s not your imagination. The pattern of fat storage does  change in midlife. And it’s not simply about aesthetics or chasing a six-pack. Abdominal fat, particularly visceral fat, is a key marker for long-term metabolic health. It’s linked to insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome, type 2 diabetes and card

There’s a psychological model called the 6 Stages of Change. It’s used in behavioural therapy and addiction recovery, but it applies to almost every area of our lives, particularly in midlife, when it feels as if life is changing daily. Committing to regular workouts. Eating in a way that supports your metabolism. Changing a relationship dynamic. Reducing alcohol. Most women assume change is a decision. It isn’t. It’s a cycle, and your brain is wired to resist it. Not becaus

If you ask me what women request most when they come to me for training the answer is immediate. Arms. Not weight loss. Not abs. Arms!. It’s genuinely one of the most common things women talk to me about. Even eight years ago, when I had my gym, women would tell me they were so frustrated with how their arms looked. Many would tell me they no longer feel comfortable showing their arms and feel like they need to cover them as the skin softens and muscle mass starts to declin

Look forward, not back If today’s life is built on the last six months, then the next six months are being built right now. Not by what you plan.By what you repeat. This idea is confronting in the best possible way. Because it strips away the noise and brings us back to something concrete: what you actually did, not what you meant to do. If you’re not happy with how parts of your life look today, here’s a useful exercise. Scroll back six months in your diary. This will give

Every new year, we all start with good intentions. New plans. Fresh goals. A quiet hope that this will be the year things finally stick. And yet, by late January, most goals are already drifting. There is a reason why they call January 18 Ditchers Day. The new year is now in the distance, and the new reality of what we want to achieve and what it actually takes to get there becomes a reality, which may not look very appealing. This is why I’m a big believer in systems, becau