Lindsey Fitness News - 18th November 2021

Lindsey Fitness News - 18th November 2021 - Menopause & Exercise

Published: Thu, 11/18/21

I hope this e-mail finds you happy and well this week.

The classes in WGC and Ware this past week have been so well attended again, there really is a buzz about them and feeling almost 'normal' again - I love to see you and work out with you - always such a thrill. We continue at the F2F classes with COVID secure guidelines and a booking system in to ensure there is no overcrowding at the sessions.

It seems we are literally speeding now towards Christmas and all the organisational skills and related stresses that can bring too.

However for myself and Lindsey Fitness Home Members starting the day with the online Mindfulness and Mobilisation session goes along way to keeping things balanced, manageable, calm and focused - and who wouldn't want to feel like that everyday!.

Lindsey Fitness members have access to a LIVE session with me every weekday morning and a library of replays to use at any time to suit. If you would like to try a week FREE - just get in touch and I'll invite you in!

Last week I posted details about a really useful informational website relating to the Menopause - I have left the link for the ROCK MY MENOPAUSE website on this newsletter too - see below.

Rock My Menopause - Find Out More HERE!

This week I wanted to touch on Exercise and the Menopause and how important, essential in fact it is for women at this next stage in their lives.

Being more physically active can help with some of the common menopause symptoms.

Regular exercise might:

reduce hot flushes
help with weight management
lift low mood
improve self-esteem
help with quality of sleep
reduce anxiety

After the menopause, women are more likely to be affected by Osteoporosis, a condition that causes bones to become weaker. This is because there is less of the hormone oestrogen in the body, which is important for bone density.

Keeping active can help keep bones healthy and can reduce the chance of them breaking or fracturing following a fall. Bones get stronger as you use them and give them work to do. To help keep bones strong, both muscle-strengthening exercises and weight-bearing exercises are recommended.

Cardiovascular exercise makes you breathe more quickly and causes your heart and other muscles to work harder.

It is important to include some weight-bearing exercises, as part of, or alongside, your cardiovascular exercise, as these are good for your bones.

Weight-bearing exercise is any activity where you support your body weight through your feet and legs (or arms and hands). This includes things like walking, jogging, aerobics & HiiT exercise.

Muscle- Strengthening Exercise - Muscle-strengthening exercises are movements where you move your muscles against some resistance. This includes lifting weights, using resistance bands, or doing body weight exercises like press-ups.

Balance and Flexibility - Keeping flexible and practising your balance might help reduce the risk of falling over as you age. Exercise such as Fitness Pilates, yoga and Tai Chi are brilliant for this.

All the exercise mentioned here is incorporated across Lindsey Fitness Classes with Aerobics , HiiT and Fitness Pilates. Are you covering all of them too?

Pelvic Floor Exercise - The Menopause can also cause pelvic floor muscles to become weaker causing both bladder and bowel problems. Take a look at the Pelvic Floor Exercise guide from the ROCK MY MENOPAUSE Website

Pelvic Floor Exercise Guide

Booster COVID Vaccination - Had Mine!- How About YOU?

A coronavirus (COVID-19) booster vaccine dose helps improve the protection you have from your first 2 doses of the vaccine.

It helps give you longer-term protection against getting seriously ill from COVID-19.

If you live in England, please use the link below to book your booster appointment or find your nearest walk-in Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination site.

You can get a COVID-19 vaccine from a walk-in site without an appointment.

Find a Walk In Centre or Book Your Booster HERE

The November Reset Participants are 11 days into their 14 day 'deep clean' ahead of the final transition week next and feeling just FAB-U-LOUS!

I am always so proud of and thrilled for all taking part as excitement mounts towards realising a whole new way of looking after their future health .....along with the consequential weight and inch loss of course . I'll be sharing their transformational results along with booking details for the January Reset in this newsletter next week.