I always try to get the positive out of a situation so, after writing a few blogs about the symptoms of perimenopause, I thought I needed to write something less negative. I wanted to write a blog about the positive side of this phase of life. However, in discussion with a friend who said, I [...]
Yes! Another race report. Second and final triathlon of the season was on the 25th of September at the Bosbaan here in Amsterdam. It was an Olympic distance (750m swim, 40km bike, 10km run). It is always fun to do a local race, but as we haven’t been racing for a while, this race also [...]
The primary benefit of coming to boot camp is,of course, to get fit in, with a group dynamic. However, I like to think my class is unique and provides a lot of benefits that you may not have thought of before. I also asked my clients what are the benefits for attending my class, and [...]
A couple of years back I created a stand alone programme to help with the movement of the pelvis. I did this because I realised that the Biomechanics Coaching can’t be reached by everyone and wanted to present an option to access a basic version of what I do with my clients. By improving our [...]
I think it is very important for us to be able to be independent as long as we can. We lose muscle and bone density as we age, so it is imperative to work to reduce this as much as we can. Here are some areas to focus on to ensure you keep yourself moving [...]
If you are not interested in participating in competitive sport, you might look at my triathlon life and ask “Why?”. Why do you want to spend so much time on it? Why go on holiday and still train? Why do you want to push yourself so hard? On the first of August, I completed my [...]
Probably hot flashes is the most associated symptom with the perimenopause. I am sure growing up we all had an older female relative who suffered badly from this. Photo by Joel Muniz on Unsplash Associated with the hot flashes, women can also suffer from night sweats and cold flashes. I’ve experienced becoming hot [...]
We tend to associate incontinence with being postnatal, but did you know that many women suffer from incontinence during perimenopause? And no, no one wants to talk about it. Firstly, let’s talk about what urinary incontinence is. Incontinence is when you are no longer able to control your bladder and there is leakage in urine. [...]
Did you realise that, when training, the main work to improve your strength and fitness actually happens during the night? This blog is about the relationship between training and sleep.. Photo by Alexandra Gorn on Unsplash Muscle growth Yes, while you need to put in the hard work during the training sessions, what [...]
Photo by Jen Theodore on Unsplash The first book that I read and made me realise I had the beginning stages of perimenopause is called “Period Repair Manual” by Lara Briden. I was experiencing waking through the night, which was crippling and was becoming a bit of a problem. One of the chapters [...]
