Embrace over 40
News, articles and guides
Read all my latest news on Fitness, Nutrition and Wellness for women over 40. I share all my tried and tested tips and strategies to help you embrace life after 40.
Why is exercise so important after 40?
To put it bluntly: if you want to slow the ageing process and live longer, then try and find 10-15 minutes to exercise every day. Just moving your body will be hugely beneficial – your stress levels and anxiety will decrease, your sleep will improve and you will lower...
Embrace a different approach
Even if you haven’t hit the menopause yet, you may be dismayed at what is happening to your body. There is an alarmingly large band of stomach fat, your underarms are turning into “bingo wings” and none of your clothes seem to fit any more. You can’t understand it...
How to age well at 40 and beyond
As we age, our metabolism slows down, we begin to lose muscle and the efficiency of our cells within the body progressively declines. Although we can’t stop the ageing process, we can implement strategies that tackle the fluctuating hormone levels and lead to a...
Exercising & your Menstrual Cycle
If you’re still having periods, do you find that a few days before your period, you have little energy, feel a bit nauseous, headachy and irritable? I certainly do. Exercising is something that even I don’t feel like doing around the time of my period. What I’ve...
Stress and what it does to the body after 40
Cortisol is our main stress hormone, and it's a life-saver when we're in danger. However it can also have a hugely negative impact on the rest of our body if we don't manage it. Stress messes up our hormones, especially through perimenopause, - digestion, brain...
Change the environment you live in
“IF THE SURROUNDINGS ARE SERENE, THE MIND IS CLEAR.” (Buddhist monk) As well as eating the right foods and exercising in the correct way, the environment we live in is vitally important for our wellbeing too. Your home is your nest, your sanctuary and it’s where you...
Simplifying your wardrobe and your life!
How is your wardrobe looking? Is it a disaster zone?! Have you lost your sense of style? No idea what to wear any more? As well as offering a library of fitness and nutrition tips (that truly work!), I want “EmbraceOver40” to encapsulate fashion styling and what...
Perimenopause? “I’ve never heard this word before!”
A best friend of mine recently phoned me up and said she had been feeling really peculiar. She had been experiencing a lot of tingling in her legs, she couldn’t focus on any tasks and generally did not feel like herself. She was so worried about the tingling legs...