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Happy to share that I'm now a Certified Walk Active trainer.

For more information and free resources for National Walking Month (and available for the rest of May) visit https://walk-active.com/national-walking-month/

I'll be offering bespoke 1-1 support to teach the Walk Active technique along with regular sessions to master the approach.

If you'd like to know more, book in a call with me at https://movemindset.as.me/schedule.php

I came across this post today from an old school friend Liv, and asked her for permission to share her thoughts on my page.........she kindly said yes....I find her words inspiring (she always was an amazing writer) but it shows yet again the transformation that can be achieved by creating the time each day to invest in yourself, moving in the way that works for you, and just being consistent with it...........

"I have some bad news folks, turns out exercise really is a magic bullet.
I am on my second week 4 of Couch to 5k. It’s been a bit of a leap so I will repeat it until it’s not such a big deal.
So I’ve been doing these ‘runs’ 3 times a week for 9 weeks now, progress not really as important as developing this habit without any emotion attached that might trigger self-sabotage. I also want to start strength training at a gym later in the year without being stressed out at the thought of a warmup/cooldown treadmill run (although I will miss the outdoors when I start).
I don’t like to call them runs because at most I am jogging slowly for a few minutes but it is 30mins of outdoor aerobic exercise which is more than I was doing (ie none). Having felt like I’ve aged a huge amount over the last 5 years, I can literally feel my body getting younger. I have the energy back that I must have had back when I was wrangling 3 small autists. I’m actually finding it hard to concentrate on negative things for very long, despite some emotional drama happening elsewhere in the background, the old rose tinted anti-catstrophizing goggles are firmly welded on.
I also started yoga again once a week around the same time and my yoga teacher says she can see my focus, accuracy and posture improving every week.
Really enjoying being outdoors so much too (esp since starting the Walk 100 Miles in May challenge this week) and obviously I am incredibly chuffed with myself so there are some emotions attached after all. I never expected it to push so many good buttons."

As a Health Coach, I'm supporting UKIHCA's find your healthy week. Its all about inspiring and encouraging others to find and sustain what is healthy for them....

Go to https://www.ukihca.com/fyh for resources and inspiration from UKIHCA members and supporters.

Excited to have spent the last few days on the Walk Active Trainers Training with Joanna Hall at www.walkactive.com

Will be taking my certification in April - watch this space for more info - excited to be bringing this to my community.

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I recently did a presentation on values. What are values - our own set of beliefs about what we see as important. It got me thinking about my values for movement and exercise. There were some common themes in the kind of movement/exercise I enjoy and those I'm not motivated to do at all. I discovered my values were around variety, focus, connection, freedom and learning.

Now I know why I'm not motivated to do a spinning class or virtual classes! Do you know your movement and exercise values?

ASICs have commissioned a report, the largest global study of its kind, on the gender exercise gap where 24, 959 people around the world shared their views.

Key findings:
* women's physical activity levels are positively linked to their state of mind. The more they move, the better they feel.

* around the world over half of women don't exercise as much as they would like to.

*51% reported stopping or decreasing exercise as they got older
* the most reported barriers were lack of time, other commitments, cost of trainers.

*2/3 of mothers sited motherhood as the reason they dropped out of regular exercise.

The report shows common barriers faced by women across the globe.

Understanding the barriers that stop you from moving more is useful to know as a starting point to finding a solution.

If you would like a free discovery call to talk about the barriers you are personally facing towards exercising regularly, and how you might find a solution, please book at:

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Good afternoon, I'm looking for your help.

Would you (or someone you know) be willing to have a short (15 minute) chat with me so that I can understand more about what you might want to know more about re Health and Wellbeing. I'm looking to put together a programme with info/support so it would be good to understand the kinds of things that people are looking for.

If you are able to help, please message me at [email protected].

Sharing this research by BMJ on the effect of exercise on depression - concluding that walking, yoga and strength training are more effective than other exercises, particularly when intense.

For the full research https://www.bmj.com/content/384/bmj-2023-075847

At Move Mindset Health Coaching, we start with goals (or outcomes) in any area that YOU want to change....

- to have clear direction
- to understand the specifics - what specifically you want to change from how things are now
- to check your goal fits in to your world and your sense of self
- to check your goal is in your own control
- it is worth the cost of what you might have to give up

This is the starting point of the coaching work and opens up the conversation for me (as coach) and you to really understand what's most important to you. Together we can then work on how you get there.

If you'd like to know more, go to www.movemindset.com or sign up for a free discovery call at https://movemindset.as.me/

Move Mindset Personalised Health Coaching Welcome to Move MindsetGet ready to embark on a journey of self-discovery and transformation. Our health coaching services are here to guide and support you in achieving your health and wellbeing goals. What do we offer? Want to be healthier? We offer personalized coachi...

How can Health Coaching help you?
- creating awareness of what right now isn't working
- for weight loss
- to start or an maintain exercise regime
- adherence to a food plan or lifestyle plan recommended by a medical professional
- better work life balance
- changing habits what aren't working to make life work better for you

A Health Coach will support you to have space to consider what you want to change, and how you want to change your current behaviours and strategies to achieve that. They listen, provide accountability and allow you find your own way.

Message if you'd like to know more or go to www.movemindset.com for more info.

So today, I tried Zumba - thanks to my sister-in-law Lauren for suggesting it and going with me....

If I'm honest, I did not have a clue what was going on BUT.....

there was music, it got me moving, my heart rate went up (next time I'll remember to track it), and ultimately I felt so my better for it....

What I noticed was, the class was full, there were women of all ages there, no-one cared how you danced. As soon as I stopped trying to do the moves right - I started to enjoy myself, which is pretty much what the instructor had recommended at the start of the class.

What is Zumba - a fitness programme that combines Latin inspired dance moves and cardio.

Millions of people round the world go to a weekly class...

I loved the fact that people of all ages got involved.

They offer it as a class at my local leisure centre. Many fitness centres offer it.

You can look up classes at:

Find a Zumba Class Near You | Fun, Effective Fitness Classes No matter your fitness goals, whether they're losing weight, toning muscles or maintaining a healthy lifestyle, Zumba classes can contribute to all of these goals and more.

Welcome to Move Mindset Health Coaching. I like to help my clients move more, get outside, away from their desks, experience a sense of freedom, gain some clarity and have the sense of moving forwards.

You may ask....... what is Health Coaching and why would I need it? Its hard to explain. The beauty of the process is that its all about you! As everyone is different and everyone wants different things in life its very tricky to explain what you can expect to get from Health Coaching.

Essentially it will help you to change behaviours that are not useful to you. How often do we know what we should do, but just can't quite manage it or sustain it.

Please go to the website at www.movemindset.com or message me directly if you would like to know more.