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Menopause Advice 

I regularly post with useful tips to help you with your fitness and nutrition. If you are just getting back to exercise after the birth of your baby or regularly attend my classes you'll find some useful information here.

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cancer,  Menopause Advice,  Self Care,  Women's Health

Are you menopausal & do you have breast cancer?

Do you have cancer? Are you experiencing induced or premature menopause due to treatment? I wanted to focus on both breast cancer and menopause as it is a month dedicated to the awareness of both.  However, I think it is an area where women can feel neglected or they feel ...
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Almonds to boost energy

Fitness,  Menopause Advice,  Nutrition,  Postnatal Exercise,  Pregnancy Support,  Women's Health

Why we all need fat!

I thought I would offer a completely different look at fat and how it affects how we look at our bodies.  Are you one of the millions who 'hates' her lumps & bumps or is always trying to lose weight??  Have you ever actually thought about WHY we have fat ...
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Fitness,  Menopause Advice,  movement & stiffness,  Women's Health

Strength work for runners or sports women

Do you do a sport or are you a runner?? Do you just turn up to training or a game or just go and run? If so, do you want to know how to improve your game or run? For Runners Many of you are runners, so I will look ...
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Women's Online Menopause Fitness Class

Fitness,  Menopause Advice,  movement & stiffness,  Self Care,  Women's Health

Why do I ache so much? What can I do about it?

If you’re like me, you wake up every morning with a slightly achy hip or shoulder or lower back.  It is an age thing but it is also very much a menopause symptom. Obviously, there are lots of reasons we become more stiff or achy as we age, it is ...
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Vicki Hill Women's fitness classes for postnatal mums.

Fitness,  Menopause Advice,  Menstrual Advice,  movement & stiffness,  Postnatal Exercise,  Self Care,  Women's Health

SO, WHAT CAN I DO? Part 2

Part 2 of the What Can I do? Series.  As I said in the last blog, it is frustrating as there can be so much out there and you just don’t know what is right or which you should try. Here are a few more pieces of advice.  These are ...
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Fitness,  Menopause Advice,  movement & stiffness,  Nutrition,  Pelvic Floor Health and Core Strength,  Postnatal Exercise,  Self Care,  Women's Health

What can I do?

SO, WHAT CAN I DO? It can be really frustrating; you are told so many different things on how to do this or how to do that. However, have you found that often you read blogs or emails to draw you in, but they don’t answer your question? I follow ...
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Menopause Advice,  mental health,  Nutrition,  Self Care,  Women's Health

The wonders of blueberries!

Blueberries & the health benefits Amazing how these little fruits can be so beneficial for the body. The latest research from Kings College London & Reading Uni has been published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.  It has found that eating just a handful of blueberries daily for 3 ...
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Menopause Advice,  Pelvic Floor Health and Core Strength,  Postnatal Exercise,  Women's Health

All about Hypopressives

You may have seen that I trained in Hypopressives last year.  You also may still be wondering – well what on earth are hypopressives & how can they help with a pelvic organ prolapse or dysfunctional pelvic floor?? You may be reading this as you do have a prolapse or ...
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The menstrual cycle

Fitness,  Menopause Advice,  Menstrual Advice,  Postnatal Exercise,  Self Care,  Women's Health

The hormones Explained

How often do you feel really tired or angry or want to eat crap food just before you have your period? How often do you actually think about your energy levels and your monthly cycle? If you do still have periods, the most useful tool you can get - is ...
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Fitness,  Menopause Advice,  movement & stiffness,  Women's Health

HOW TO PROGRESS YOUR EXERCISE EFFECTIVELY

People often wonder why they are not getting fitter or stronger, or are just unsure how to.  I hope this blog will help those of you who want to try to build up a good training plan. There are a few key rules to try and follow to improve your ...
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Our Monthly Cycle & Our Hormones

Menopause Advice,  Women's Health

Irregular or heavy bleeding during the menopause?

Do you suffer from very heavy & debilitating periods??  Have you always been regular and not had heavy periods but are now experiencing them?? Adenomyosis Sometimes heavy periods in the perimenopause can be misdiagnosed.  There is something called Adenomyosis - it is sort of like endometriosis & can get missed. ...
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Muscle does not weigh more than fat

Menopause Advice,  mental health,  Nutrition,  Self Care,  Women's Health

5 things we get wrong about weight loss

'How can I lose my weight?' or 'How can I lose this ring around my tummy?' or 'How can I lose my postnatal weight?' These have to be the questions I am asked on a weekly basis!! I am the 1st to admit - I am NOT an expert on ...
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Fitness,  Menopause Advice,  movement & stiffness,  Women's Health

Quick fire movement exercises

Something is ALWAYS better than nothing!! Do you procrastinate, thinking about doing some exercise, weighing up whether there is time to fit it in- plus shower after.  Do you then find more time has gone by and think "oh damn I haven't got time to do a 30 min run ...
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Fitness,  Menopause Advice,  mental health,  movement & stiffness,  Self Care,  Women's Health

How to set realistic & long-lived goals

I think I write something every new year, about trying NOT to set too many New year resolutions!!! I say probably say, every year – THEY DON’T WORK!!  IF you write to me to say, sorry but they do work as I have carried on with my new year resolution ...
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Hormones, Sleep & Magnesium

Menopause Advice,  mental health,  Self Care,  Women's Health

Stress, rest & recovery

Burnout Certain times of the year can be very stressful for you. It could be a month full of birthdays, lots of parties or an important time with work schedules. December, for example, can be incredibly stressful. Christmas shopping Christmas parties /drinks Kids plays or productions Work deadlines Keeping up ...
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Menopause Advice,  Pelvic Floor Health and Core Strength,  Self Care,  Women's Health

Pelvic Organ Prolapse

What is a Pelvic Organ Prolapse (POP)? A prolapse is when the supporting ligaments and muscles in the pelvis have weakened.  This leads to one or more of the pelvic organs - bladder, uterus/womb or rectum falling downwards. You may feel it is a bit uncomfortable, feel a heaviness or ...
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Women's brain health

Menopause Advice,  mental health

Brain health for women

Brain health in the menopause So much talk is about our hormones and all the symptoms of the menopause.  How much do YOU think about your brain health, heart health, pelvic health and bone health??? However, if I told you the following, will you start being more aware of your ...
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Menopause Advice,  mental health,  Women's Health

Menopause Q&A’s

October is Menopause Awareness month & the 18th October 2022 is World Menopause Day. Firstly, I asked YOU to send me questions that you have about your symptoms or questions you have.  Here they are in one place: Qu: I am 38 yrs old.  A year ago, I started experiencing ...
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World Menopause Awareness Day 2020

Fitness,  Menopause Advice,  movement & stiffness,  Nutrition,  Self Care,  Women's Health

Non-HRT part 2: Self care, Exercise, Nutrition & Weight

Move, eat well & start prioritising your self care Part 2 of the information for those who don't want to take HRT or can't - or even for those taking it.  As women age, they really do HAVE to start taking care of themselves and moving self care further up ...
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Menopause Advice,  Nutrition,  Self Care,  Women's Health

Non-HRT ways to support your menopausal body – Part 1

No to HRT?? 2021 and 2022 have been the years of the Menopause awareness campaigns.  It is great, we have had MP's talk about, the press, celebs, women campaigning - the MENOPAUSE and the symptoms women experience is finally being highlighted.  Fantastic! However, sorry, there is always a 'however'!! Whilst ...
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