Tits Up Training

Peri Peri Hot!

Having been very physically fit my entire life ‘it’ came as a bit of a shock. So much for thinking that I was going to get away with it, or ride on through the big M without any symptoms. Seemingly overnight in my 45th year everything went tits up! My body that had always seemed toned and firm started to droop, the tropical hot flashes were coming thick and fast; day and night and the ME that I’d always taken for granted seemed to be being taken away bit by bit. This Mother Hen was no longer a spring chicken and was now being daily broiled in peri peri sauce. Boy did I get angry, with mood swings, outbursts for the slightest mundane thing. That telltale give away of reading a menu with outstretched arms as the blurred letters become more and more difficult to read.

Having specialised in postnatal exercise many of the same issues arise again during the menopause. Thanks to our hormones and oestrogen depletion we revisit hot flashes (tropical moments!), night sweats, insomnia, forgetfulness, incontinence, and whilst you may be feeling like your world has gone tits up, they are actually now down by your knees! Not glamorous but together let’s embrace Mother Nature and push on into the next exciting chapter of our lives.

Benefits of exercising during Peri Menopause & Menopause

• Aerobic intervals will help to regulate your body temperature, help to maintain or reduce your weight, in turn lowering the risk of diabetes and cancer, whilst improving your cardiovascular fitness and circulation.

• Weight resistance training with help strengthen your bones and joints. Whilst our bone mineral density and muscles mass is seriously depleted during menopause, strength training is imperative for establishing and maintaining good levels even though their efficiency may be lower than pre menopause levels. This will also help to lower the risk of fractures and osteoporosis. Let’s make sure life doesn’t go “tits up” bring on those press ups, defy gravity!

• Drills & Games for brain training to spark those reflexes, keeping you alert and agile.

• Stretching to maintain and increase your range of movement, promoting healthy pain free joints and smooth transitions if you’re partial to dancing the horizontal tango!

• Core and more for your pelvic floor: Abdominal and balance work to enhance and strengthen your abdominal corset in return giving back support and to sneeze with ease. Having strength, confidence and body awareness in your downstairs department means you may feel an increase in sexual arousal, sensation and orgasm.

• Relaxation mindfulness techniques to help let go of tensions, daily stresses and to slow the world down for a pause. This will help focus your mind and thoughts and to take a check on how you’re actually feeling.

• Laughter is the best medicine to improve your mood. Funny fitness is the key. Take some dopamine, add serotonin and a couple of shots of endorphins in every session and you’ll feel on top of the world.