Moovit Women Only Fitness

My darling girl, 15 today, I honestly don’t know where the time has gone! As the years pass I start to think of this day as a celebration instead of a loss. I forever get to hold you in my heart as a tiny perfect baby whilst I watch your 2 sisters grow, my time with them depending on me fully disappearing with each year as they become independent women.

I think about you everyday and thank you for making me the strong woman I’ve become. You gave me the drive to start my incredible business 9yrs ago, and the opportunity to be surrounded by the most wonderful women all of whom have heard your name and the reason moovit exists. The gym is my therapy, my Moovers fill me with passion & happiness, watching them learn to fall in love with themselves and feel strong is my drug and you’ve given me that ❤️

Olive & Moovit happy birthday 🥳

Thank you to everyone who has stepped inside the Moovit gym & supported me grow my business , I love you all

A full body mid week dumbbell workout to get those endorphins pumping on a grey springs day💪🏻

15x glute bridge skull crusher
10x weighted dead bug
10x suitcase squat into hammer curl
10x bicep curl over head press
12x each side bird dog row on bench
10x each side sn**ch

Repeat x3

Let me know how you all get on 🔥
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Sneaky 9.30am session available tomorrow morning as a one off….open to new or existing clients, DM for more information xx

Full body mid week dumbbell workout 🏋🏼‍♀️
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Feel the burn with this beastly little workout….
10x alternating reverse lunge with neutral from raise
10x squat over head press
10x deadlift curtesy
10x sn**ch each side
10x leg extensions
10x single leg crunch
10x tuck double extension
10x shoulder tap
Repeat 4 rounds
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Let me know how you get on 🔥

Sunday morning stretch ❤️
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This morning I had all the good intentions to do a solid strength & sweat session, my body had other ideas!
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Post hideous head cold, half term juggling, and a period looming my energy levels are at an all time low.
Today I listened to my body and took my own advice. I tell all my beautiful Moovers….’any movement of any kind is good for your body & mind’ so today I just stretched and moved, helped along by my gorgeous puppy Roy!
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Cat cow x10
Thread the needle x5 each side
Open hip rockers x5 each side
Downward dog flow in bear x8
Deep hip opener x5 each side
Pigeon hold x8
Child pose x4 each side
Shoulder/tricep stretch x4 each side
Seated forward bend
Repeat as many times as you feel comfortable 🙏🏼
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Happy Sunday Moovers

The latest addition to my mental health maintenance…..HRT ❤️
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Its mental health awareness day but also menopause awareness month and so very often the two affect women hand in hand.
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I visited my GP after feeling as if I was on the verge of another bout of anxiety and to adjust my medication before I fell down my black hole again. After discussing with her my symptoms….extreme tiredness, waves of irritability, the worst brain fog known to man, and I mean THE WORST, even the kids thought I was loosing my mind, I couldn’t remember words, what I was doing….it was driving me mad and making me feel so anxious 😕 Turns out I was peri menopausal and I needed to adjust my hormone levels, oestrogen in particular.
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After 6 weeks of slavering on the slimy gel (anyone who uses it will know, this s**t takes forever to dry!! 😳) I’m feeling back to myself again!

As promised, a beastly dumbbell thigh workout 🏋🏼‍♀️
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Grab a dumbbell, you just need one, I’m using an 8kg. Work through each exercise, keeping the core engaged and shoulders relaxed, focusing on using glutes and both the inner & outer thighs.
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10x 3 way lunge each side
10x sumo squat
10x alternating heel raise sumo squat
10x plié squat
10x side lunge knee lift each side
10x bridge
10x frog bridge
10x held bridge with knee extension
Repeat 3 times for a juicy little burn 🔥

Happy new month Moovers….what a beautiful day to start August off ☀️
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I’ve had lots of requests for some more workout videos so here is a juicy little dumbbell abs workout that you can add to the end of your beasting.
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10x plank drags
10x pike plank
10x single side sit up
10x extended deadbug
10x sit up with rotation
Repeat 3/4 rounds
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Remember to keep ab exercises slow and controlled, engaging the core using your breath to protect the lower back.
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Give it a try and let me know how you get on 🙌🏼

Throw back Thursday to my first article in Bath Life Magazine…same favourite green jacket but bigger hair and a wonderful business that has brought me so much joy over the 6 years since it was published!
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Thank you for promoting my business over the years and for inviting us to celebrate your 20th anniversary last night, here’s to many more years 🥳
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The latest article featuring Moovit....so amazed and happy at all the positive response we have had 😍😘💪👊

Post covid fitness
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After dodging the dreaded ‘vid for over 2 years it finally got me ☹️
Although my symptoms were manageable the effect on my chest left me feeling short of breath and fatigued, I didn’t do any exercise for nearly 2 weeks, even short walks left me wanting to get back into bed.
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After a week spent in the sun I finally felt well enough to do a gentle workout…it was bloody tough, 30mins left me in a sweaty mess but it felt great to move again!
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Post covid health is different for everybody, listening to your body and what feels right is key…..little and often for me is what is feeling good right now and so I’ll keep it up until I’m ready for a good beasting 💦

Embracing the curl ❤️
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Over the past 5years I’ve struggled with some thinning and hair loss mostly due to stress and also changes in my hormones.
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As a family this is something we’ve had to deal with in the past. After loosing Olive, Floss suffered with a bout of stress induced alopecia. A bald patch appeared almost overnight in her beautiful thick blonde hair. Over time the patch slowly grew back and today you’d never have known she was ever effected.
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I’ve turned to extensions to thicken my hair out over the past year but since having them out and focusing more on my diet, taking regular supplements and dealing with my stress levels with fitness I’m beginning to see my hair start to fill out….who knows, the 70’s curls might be here to stay! 💕

A daughter, sister, mother, step mum, aunt and business owner…women are in every corner of my life, my rocks supporting me in everything I do 💕
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In the crazy, scary & unpredictable world we live in today I know that I am lucky enough to be surrounded by the most incredible women to fill my heart, listen to my worries, encourage me to become the strong women I am today ❤️
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Happy international Womens day Moovers, here’s to strong women…may we know them, may we be them, may we raise them 🙌🏼

A relapse over Christmas forced me to make a promise to myself this year….to take some control over things I know can affect my mood, to let go of things holding me back and to accept the things that I have no control over.
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After a few weeks of intermittent training I listened to my own advice and started being consistent with my workouts. Exercising regularly through the week with weights and sweaty cardio or stretching and lengthening with Pilates and yoga, listening to my body and what felt right, making sure to move everyday.
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Drinking at least 2 litres of water a day, a simple but hugely beneficial habit to get into. Keeping hydrated has reduced my bloating, helped with my peri menopausal skin and given me the energy I’d normally have to reach for the coffee to help with!
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Taking a good multivitamin, omega 3,6 & 9, a multi B vitamin, Vitamin D & a probiotic has helped to regulate my ever erratic hormones and give me the best chance against the dreaded lurgy!
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Last but by no means least, I’ve accepted that despite all of the above I sometimes need the help of my little friend Sertraline. A maintenance dose that allows me to recognise when I need help and to actually have the brain space to do something about it.
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As we approach the end of one of my trickiest months of the year I can honestly say I feel the best I’ve felt in a long time, both physically & mentally ❤️

Cliveden house, what a stay!
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Not often do you see me out of my gym kit, but this weekend Zac and I went to our first post Covid party and completely let our hair down 🥳
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Eating, drinking, dancing & the most incredible scenic walks….it was an amazing 24hrs, we loved every second!
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Thank you for having us, we will definitely be back!!

Winter sunshine in the gym ☀️
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What a bloody difference it makes to have that sun shine and to see some blue sky, a little boost that so many of us need right now!!
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Almost half way through the dreaded month of January Moovers…keep mooving, stretching and those positive vibes flowing ❤️

Not going to lie, my personal fitness has taken a side step with the arrival of these beautiful puppies….5 perfect mini dachshunds to waste all my free time on, 8 weeks of pure, unconditional love, a mountain of mini poo and a flooding of wee!!
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Whilst I have LOVED every second of time wasted watching them open their eyes, start walking, eating and developing their own little personalities, the time has come to pass them on to their new homes and to get some serious motivation back for my own fitness in the gym!
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I’ve said to so many clients over the years….consistency is key to fitness, it’s not about how long you train or how much you can lift….if you do it constantly you will see the changes in your strength, body shape and overall fitness….for it to become part of your everyday life is key and something I’ve definitely let slip the past few weeks!
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Instead of beating myself up over the training I’ve missed i’m going to listen to my own advice and set a plan for some sweatiness and time to myself over the coming weeks, I’m excited to feel strong both in body & mind 🙌🏼
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I am a mummy, a mummy of 3 girls, just one of them isn’t here any more.
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Olive was born 12yrs ago but is no longer with me. To this day one thing I dread more than ever is being asked ‘how many children do you have?’
In that split second I weigh up wether or not to say 2 or 3….Will that person feel awkward if I say 3 and they ask their ages to which I’ll respond…’well my middle daughter isn’t here any more, she died at birth’….Am I in the right frame of mind to tell her story, or do I say 2 and then spend the rest of the day feeling like I’ve forgotten about her, a daughter who’s such a massive part of my life and yet invisible to the outside world.
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Losing Olive has shaped my life and I think about her every single day. As I approach a time in my life where pregnancy isn’t an option any more I feel even more cheated of being able to enjoy my last pregnancy with my youngest daughter, Alice. Worrying about every single scan or consultation that your going to be told something is wrong, I can honestly say I felt petrified for the entire 40 weeks.
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Miscarriage and stillbirth have affected many people I know and love recently and I am thankful that has spoken so openly about her experience. I lost part of me when Olive died, a part that can never be replaced but being able to talk openly about my experience with other women has definitely helped me normalise my experience and come to terms with what happened. Thinking of everyone affected by their loss 🤍