There’s absolutely no doubt that our bodies change when we go through the menopause or as we near it.  It’s not an “illness”.  It just happens to us all and some ladies sail through it and some ladies really suffer mentally and physically.

There are days when I jump out of bed and could clean the house from top to bottom and there are other days when I think everything aches and I cannot get going.  Yes this is ME!  Tigger!

What am I talking about?

Getting on the scales of course!

If they fill you dread then I’ll admit that the experience of being weighed may meet all your (terrible) expectations BUT, and you’ll have to bear with me here, it’s not the number that’s the problem.

Let me explain.

You joined with some goals in mind – you might have a goal weight/dress size in mind, or you may have decided to focus on the health and well-being benefits, or maybe a bit of both.

Sometimes we joke about “going to your happy place” in your mind while you are working out, but there is some truth here, and some benefit.

Rather than it being a dissociative process, “zoning out” can mean a person is focused in their own present moment, they’re really paying attention to how the machine is feeling and the muscles that are being worked, and that’s a good thing.

Each month we celebrate with two lists – Top Attenders and Top Goal Setter Go Getter, and we do a prize draw of all the names in each list and the winner gets a t-shirt.

Hands down, the ladies who get on those lists get more satisfaction from their workouts and they enjoy them more, and that means, they stay motivated.

The real answer to where your motivation lies is, it’s in your RAS, and if you make friends with it, it will help you achieve all sorts of things you may have struggled with in the past.

The fact is, you probably know that high fives motivate but when do you ever cheer for yourself? Also, what are you waiting for, what will it take to get you to cheer for yourself? And do you hold others to that standard, or do you cheer others literally for tying their own shoelaces?

We know you didn’t join a gym so you can do workouts at home! We are all here because we need or want to be coming into the gym, seeing people, benefitting from the support of the Coaches and using the equipment.

Returning from holiday a leaflet came through my door for Curves with an offer for 6 weeks, I thought 6 weeks - why not? I can always quit if I don’t like it!

We’re on a new mission this summer to help women build the habit of exercise in just 6 weeks. How long does it take to build a habit? A quick Google and you’ll find many answers to that question.

And that’s the mistake lots of people make. Because here’s the thing. It’s not time that forms a habit, it’s FREQUENCY.

This is how you do it!

Our Kaz, making her plan for June, she's got her work rota, her glasses, she's pulled up a chair and asked me for a ruler - she means business!

Meet Bec – Bec joined us in May 2021 and she recently got the news that her DIABETES IS IN REMISSION, and she has reduced her cholesterol!!!

Bec shared her story with us last year as part of our 💜💜 Strengthening Women 💜💜 challenge. Here it is...