5 ways to motivate yourself to exercise in autumn

5 ways to motivate yourself to exercise in autumn Is autumn is affecting your mood and energy, leaving you not wanting to exercise? Has your motivation to exercise got up and left the building? We understand. The initial ‘back to school’ excitement has worn off and all those plans you…

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Exercise for mental fitness. What you REALLY need to know.

How’s your mental fitness? How are you?  No, I actually mean: ‘How are you?’ As in, how’s the head? What the current situation with your mental health? There, I said it. Why am I even asking? Because it’s so completely connected to your physical health; to what we do (or…

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Lose weight or Lift weights to get muscle tone for women over 40?

Do you need to lose weight or lift weights to get muscle tone? So you want to get some definition in your muscles and you’re a woman in your 40s or your 50s. Here’s the killer question: Do you need to lift weights or do you need to lose weight,…

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Is it too late to get in shape if you’re a women in your late 50s?

Is it too late to get in shape if you’re a women in your late 50s? A question we often get asked by our local clients in Epping is: it ever too late to get in shape? More specifically: Is it too late to get in shape if you are…

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Why is it important to lift weights as you get older?

Fit School, Epping, Pilates, Fitness, Running,Women, Mid Life, over 40 , Fat Loss, Strength, Diet Why is it so important for you to lift weights, what we’d call resistance training, as you get older? We know exercise is ‘good for us’ as we get older but what is so important…

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3 types of exercise to keep your brain sharp as you age

Fit School, Epping, Pilates, Fitness, Running,Women, Mid Life, over 40 , Fat Loss, Strength, Diet Three ways that you need to exercise in order to keep your brain sharp as you get older.  We’re talking not just 40s, 50s or 60+,  we’re talking about over the age of 35 which is…

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Six Ways Every Woman over 40 needs to Work Out

I am all about the first steps when it comes to fitness – that first run or incorporating a fitness or Pilates class into your week on a regular basis. Something is ALWAYS better than nothing. And – it’s SO important to find an active thing that you enjoy. #ThisGirlCan…

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Want to keep up with your grandkids? Don’t make age your excuse

Since I started teaching anti-ageing Pilates in Epping last year, I’ve become much more aware of both the impact of age on our bodies and perceptions of age. My first concept of age was my grandparents. The arthritis in my nan’s hips meant climbing the stairs to her flat could…

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13 ways exercise can help prevent disease (fitness phobes will love #13)

Alzheimers. Type 2 Diabetes. Breast Cancer. Colorectal Cancer. Prostate Cancer. Heart Disease. Depression. What do these major health conditions all have in common? Exercise can prevent, lower the risk of, or in some cases even reverse the effects of the condition. How? We all know that this is what researchers…

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