Women’s Health

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.

Nov 27 2022

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 ...

Oct 13 2022

Nutrition, Self Care, Women's Health

How the seasons affect our hormones

I have taken this info and condensed it, from Cytoplan Blog. I wanted to share some of the points they suggest, but their blog is very long and at times a bit complicated. So here are the main things to think about for your hormones and health through the year. ...

Oct 13 2022

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 ...

Aug 21 2022

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 ...

Aug 5 2022

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 ...

Jul 22 2022

Menopause Advice, Pelvic Floor Health and Core Strength, Postnatal Exercise, Self Care, Women's Health

Women’s Health is about ALL women

Ok, so YES, GREAT, the menopause is finally getting the news it absolutely deserves. However, I work in women's health. I work with women who have had a hysterectomy, have endometriosis, have PCOS (polycystic ovary syndrome), who have a prolapse, have a diastasis. These are all women's health issues which ...

Pictures of different levels of pelvic floor prolapse.

Apr 10 2021

Menopause Advice, Pelvic Floor Health and Core Strength, Postnatal Exercise, Pregnancy Support, Women's Health

Pelvic health

My passion and aim is to encourage women to ACT NOW and start to look after their pelvic floor! It doesn't matter whether you have or haven't had a baby, are peri or post menopausal or are in your 70's. It is never too late to actually look after your ...