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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8 steps to losing weight for women over 40

Fit School, Epping, Pilates, Fitness, Running,Women, Mid Life, over 40 , Fat Loss, Strength, Diet Women of midlife: how do you lose weight? Because so far, this attempt at a diet is not working. This little plea from a journalist I follow on Twitter piqued my interest. Mainly because a)…

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Take control of your health without the sweat

Fit School, Epping, Pilates, Fitness, Running, Ante Natal, Post Natal, Pregnancy, Buggy Fit At this time of year, Facebook posts from people sharing their new year’s fitness resolutions range from: This is me: Day 3 of C25K. I’ve never run before. I’m so sweaty. I’m going full Keto too. Check…

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Could You Find Happiness in 30 Minutes?

Fit School, Epping, Pilates, Fitness, Running, Ante Natal, Post Natal, Pregnancy, Buggy Fit Yesterday a client sent me a lovely message, direct from her holidays, to say how being more active had brought new found happiness. How she had felt comfortable getting involved in running races and being active with…

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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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